FRESH & LOCAL

Moss Hill Farm ~ www.MossHillFarm.net

I am happy to announce:
Vegetable deliveries from Moss Hill Farm will start again on April 11th.
Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Fill out this CSA Application and drop it off at my house with your deposit any time. You can place it in the locked drop-box in the carport if I am not home when you come by.

These are the freshest, most nutrient-dense vegetables you will find anywhere. Almost everything we get will have been picked that very same day. You can’t get much fresher than that unless you grow it yourself! My family and many of my close friends have been buying from Floyd Keisler for years and we have always been very pleased. Moss Hill Farm is located in nearby Milton, Ga. They are Certified Naturally Grown and use only organic, sustainable, bio-dynamic methods. I know that sounds like a lot of greenwashing buzz words, but you can go to his website for a more in-depth description of everything he does to enhance the soil and work with nature, rather than against it. www.MossHillFarm.net

What’s better than looking at a webpage? How about taking a tour of the farm to see for yourself! To kick off the 2013 growing season, Floyd has invited us to come take a tour of the farm on Wednesday, March 27th. The tour is free and children of all ages are welcome. Go to our events page on facebook to RSVP. For those of you that are not available on a Wednesday afternoon, just contact Floyd at keisler1@bellsouth.net to schedule a personal tour at a time that is more convenient for you. He will be happy to show you around and answer all your questions.

Floyd sells his vegetables through a CSA program. (What is a CSA?) Full share members will pick up from the co-op every week. Half share members pick up every other week. Payment in full is required before the start of each “season”. See the list of seasons and pricing below or download the 2013 CSA Application. If you can’t commit to a whole season, there will be a limited number of extra shares available each week on a first come, first served basis. Extra shares will be posted in The Market and you can pay for them online or in person when you come to pick up.

2013 CSA Schedule: SPRING (6 weeks: April 11 – May 16) full share – $235 | half share – $140 | week-to-week $48 SUMMER (12 weeks: May 23 – August 8) full share – $440 | half share – $260 | week-to-week $48 FALL (12 weeks: August 15 – October 31) full share – $440 | half share – $260 | week-to-week $48 WINTER (6 weeks: November 7 – December 12) full share – $235 | half share – $140 | week-to-week $48

You may be wondering, what exactly is in a share? The specific varieties will change week to week depending on what is in season, but we usually get 10 – 12 different items each week. That’s enough to provide all of the vegetable needs for an average family of four. The spring and winter are usually heavier in root vegetables and leafy vegetables, while the summer and fall are heavier in flowering vegetables and fruiting vegetables. I have listed some examples below. In addition, each CSA share will also include herbs, flowers, goji berries, and cherries, when available.

Roots carrot beet radish potato turnip onion

Leafy Greens lettuce chard kale choi arugula beet greens mustard greens

Flowering broccoli cauliflower herbs

Fruiting beans squash tomato pepper cucumber okra pumpkin

CONTACT INFO

Sandra Walker
Melody Lane Co-op Coordinator
melodylanecoop@yahoo.com
770-841-3437

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