June 24, 2016
Week 7
Here are some of the items you may be
receiving in your delivery this week:
Kale, Danvers Carrots, Diakon Radish,
Spinach, Rainbow Swiss Chard, Herb mixture of Mint, Oregano and Parsley
This week has brought an incredible
amount of turmoil to the farm. The first one is the severe drought we are going
through. Since early May we have had not one day of soaking rain. We have
continued to watch it bypass the valley and our farm and head towards Halifax.
This has meant that the fields have been needing hand watering which is both
very hard on our bodies and nearly incomprehensible in volume of work. Sunday I
ended up pinching a nerve in my shoulder and could barely move until Tuesday
afternoon.
Tuesday morning found us suffering
another huge loss. A raccoon had managed to get into the barn and disaster
struck our laying flock. 2 Adults and 15 young layers were killed. I dealt with
the situation and am still mourning the loss. That morning was a very painful
experience for me. Additional layers are now on order to arrive in August.
Our meat birds are growing and the
first ones will be ready in July. Turkeys also arrived on Friday which brought
additional scheduling dilemmas.
Please pray for rain for our fields
as it is dearly needed. I am concerned to the point that I will need to make a
decision if we will be able to have a harvest this week or will have to cancel
and hope to add one at the end of the season in spite of frosts.
I hope all of you have a wonderful
weekend and enjoy the beautiful sunshine.
If you have any questions please feel
free to contact me. Enjoy!
Your Farmer,
Amber
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