Old 99 Farm, Week of Aug 22 2021

Summer’s End Equinox Celebration and Climate Mobilization

You can’t have missed the news headlines about the UN’s IPCC Climate Science report last week. How will we know that real action is happening to reduce the worst of climate disruptions? When we see friends, neighbours and relations living their lives differently. How will they know? when they see us living our lives differently. So our intent is to host a celebration of summer’s end, a bountiful harvest, and local climate initiatives we can all do. Family friendly of course.
The Menu: Saturday Sept 18
2pm to 4pm: arrival for welcome and sharing a marketplace of ideas (see below)
4 to 6: assembly of citizens:  to hear the science and grieve the consequences
6pm to 7:30 dinner(bring your own utensils), and drumming
7:30 Music by The Rewynds, a pop rock group with climate connections        Dancing and Open Mic
Closing when last dancers leave.

Climate Mobilization Marketplace

Groups and individuals will offer tabledisplays about their ideas for local climate mobilization. Activities could include food harvesting and preserving, seed saving, treeplanting, downsizing and rightsizing, tiny houses, nature walks, deep renovation of homes, repurposing yards, neighbourhood resilience clubs and block captains, energy/carbon footprint checkups, suburban retrofitting, and etc.
This event will be rain or shine, renting a bigtop tent. We will use eventbrite to keep track of numbers so we don’t go over the covid outdoor gathering limit.

Old 99 Harvest this week

Time to order your freezer chickens, we can specify halves, whole or parts, as in drumsticks, thighs, boneless breast, etc. Order ahead, we’ll keep them frozen for you, and give 10% discount to boot, if over $150.

Veggies available this week include turnip greens, purple top white turnips, rainbow swiss chard, collard greens, green cabbage, scallions (Bunching onions), Leeks, fuku Komachi turnips, carrots, tropeana onions just to name a few.
We have fresh picked peaches! Tree ripened and of course organic. Fancy grade blemish free for eating out of the hand and bulk for canning. Watermelons, musk melons (cantaloupe) and many varieties of tomatoes can be ordered online. The new garlic crop is in. Apples and pears not yet tree-ripened for harvest.

We have prepared Black currant juice (pressure canned) and basil pesto (frozen) and will make on request, sauerkraut.

Don’t forget about our amazing pastured beef and pork as well as our very popular pastured eggs.

Winter CSA, Community Shared Agriculture box plans for 2021/22

This summer we started a ‘CSA’ box of veggies every week for 24 weeks in three sizes. We will be doing the same for the winter season starting Oct 1st to Apr 30, with stored root vegetables, fresh greens and eggs every week for you. This is a practical way to keep getting nutrient-dense tasty food from this local farm every week. And it helps us know how much to grow! Small size is selection of fresh vegetables each week, plus one dozen eggs, 6 items per week for 24 weeks. $600 paid in advance. Medium is 9 items, suitable for 2-3 people. Payment of $850 is 50% due on signup, balance at week 12. Large size selection of fresh vegetables, 15 items, and one dozen eggs each week for 24 weeks. Large is suitable for 4+ people. Payment of $1250 is 50% due on sign-up balance at week 12.

Please remember to place your order before 7am Thursday so we can pick and chill the produce at it’s freshest. Market pickup times are 4pm to 6pm Thursday and Friday. Alternative arrangements by request.

Be well,
Nick & Angela
Ian & Cami