MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 21/53 of 2020
Dear Farm Members,
You’ve probably already heard about the Forever Farms program and the Bear Yuba Land Trust’s plan to purchase the land where your food is grown. If you’d like more info about this historic and vitally important effort please read here: https://www.bylt.org/foreverfarms/ .
I ask you to please invest in this radical new way of doing things. Why invest and what will be the return on your investment? Simply, that Mountain Bounty and other farmers after us will be able to continue working to feed you. Why is this a radical new way of doing things? Because it protects rare and precious farm land. The land will no longer need to appreciate in value to provide someone’s individual inheritance or retirement. Instead, the land will be held for the benefit of all and available, long term, to nourish our community. That’s radical. That’s necessary.
Donate Here: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/forever-farms
Many thanks to all who have already contributed so generously!!! We need to raise $250,000 for the BYLT to buy the property. As I write this, 237 amazing people have contributed a total of $32,395 over the 5 days since we started this phase of the project. That’s about $137 per person on average. If all of our 800 CSA members gave $137 each, that would add up to almost $110,000, getting us within striking range of our goal. Of course not everyone can contribute that much, and some can contribute much more. Please help us, and do what you can.
With a deep bow of gratitude,
John Tecklin
HOW TO PICK UP DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK:
1. Check the delivery list each week. The delivery list is an integral part of our operation. We ask that you bring your own pen to the drop site and initial for your order on the delivery list. As always, please only take what has been delivered for you.
2. We ask that you only touch the box/bag/bouquet that are a part of your order.
3. We are asking that you pick up your box from the site and take it home with you to prevent the amount of time you are spending at your CSA site. If you’d like to pack it into a reusable bag, please feel free to do that at your car. Please bring your empty box back each week for reuse.
4. If you are sick, please send a friend to pick up for you and let them know about the pick up procedure. If you cannot leave home, or need help with pickup, please let us know and we will endeavor to find a way to get you your box.
5. All produce has been packed by farm employees who are in good health and following our food safety policies.
We will be temporarily shortening the pickup hours for all sites and asking you to pick up by 7 pm. Please maintain social distancing while you pick up. If you have an issue, let us know and we will help sort it out.
If there's a problem, please take what we’ve delivered for you and contact us by email or phone.
If you share your subscription, please make sure you check in every week about who will pick up so one of you does not accidentally take someone else's order.
If you send someone else to pick up for you, please make sure they know the pick up procedure.
HELPFUL MEMBER LINKS
Log into your Member Dashboard (pay your balance, place your box on hold, update your account, renew your subscription)
Current Members Info on our Website for more information about your subscription and our program
THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS
Disclaimer: Box contents are dependent on actual harvest, but this is what you’ll likely receive in your boxes.
REGULAR BOX:
Beets (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Spinach (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Dino Kale (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Arugula (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Radish (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Broccoli (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Dill
SMALL BOX:
Beets (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Zucchini (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Dino Kale (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Arugula (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Radish (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Broccoli (Mountain Bounty Farm)
SUMMER FRUIT SHARES: (Provided by Sunset Ridge Farm Fruits)
Summer fruit shares start June 2nd/4th and run for 19 weeks.
PEONY FLOWER SHARE: (Provided by Little Boy Flowers)
This is the second week of the Peony Flower Share. Shares will run until June 2nd/4th.
The Spring Flower Share ended on May 7th. The Summer Flower Shares will start in July. Please only take the flower shares you are signed up for.
BREAD SHARE: (Provided by John's Bread)
This is the first week of the Summer version of John's Bread Share.
For the summer, there will be one option for everyone, a subscription for a weekly “baker’s choice” loaf. You are welcome to sign up for multiple loaves. And I will be baking a smaller number overall, in order to mesh with the Mountain Bounty Farm delivery schedule, so please sign up right away if you are among the addict group.
In practice, the baker’s choice will be as it has been -- a non-sequential rotation between most of the types on my current list (all organic, all sourdough, emphasis on whole grains). There will be no 100% ryes, or Cranberry Walnut in the baker’s choice this summer. I will regularly include the Real Country, because it is so popular. And I will continue to experiment with new combinations and share the best of my successes with you.
Here is the link to order bread: https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/store/johns-bread-bakers-choice-C15596. This is a bread subscription that will automatically renew, via credit card, each week.
RECIPES
Recipes may sometimes call for more or less of a certain item in your boxes, or an ingredient you might not have on hand. We encourage you to enjoy the creativity associated with eating locally and seasonally.
Roasted Beets with Sesame and Marjoram
Green Shakshuka (a delicious strategy for using up all those amazing greens!)
Sweet Potatoes with Charred Lemons and Crunchies
Beet, Goat Cheese, and Arugula Salad
Mountain Bounty Farm