This warm spring weather we find ourselves in the midst of is hard not to love. Beneath blue skies, with wild plum trees blooming all along Birchville road, the farm is bustling and humming to life in anticipation of an early season. And as nice as it’s been to live and work unburdened by the inconvenience of weather, the reality of a February without rain is deeply troubling. As farmers, we worry about the consequences of drought and the constant threat that fire danger brings to our land and community. We are intimately acquainted with climate change, always working to adapt to whatever curveballs it might throw our way.
CSA Newsletter Week 13 - Partnership with Bear Yuba Land Trust
I have some more good news! The Bear Yuba Land Trust, with support from Briarpatch and Sierra Harvest, are working to purchase our main farm site on Birchville Road. This coalition of nonprofits is launching a new endeavor called “Forever Farms,” to begin protecting the scarce and precious farm land that sustains our local food movement. And they are starting with Mountain Bounty. Their plan is to raise the money to buy the property and then lease it to us and to future farmers so that the land remains as a long term community asset. This is one of the most exciting things that has happened in my farming career.
CSA Newsletter Week 12 - Changes to the CSA!
Letter from John - Help us sustain Mountain Bounty Farm
MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Winter 2019-20, Week 9 of 25
Dear Farm Members,
I hope you all are enjoying the slower pace and cozier times of these dark winter days. I’m wondering if you would be willing to help us with an important new farm initiative. We need to recruit some additional CSA members. The farm is thriving in so many ways, and for a variety of reasons, we are starting to see a small but significant decrease in our CSA membership. We continue to throw ourselves wholeheartedly into farming and we think it shows:
What we have to offer is better than ever:
We hear from many sources that our produce is the cleanest, freshest, tastiest, and most beautiful around.
We are switching to new web signup software that will make CSA membership easier and more flexible than in the past. For example, members will have the option to sign up in 4 week increments as well as the traditional 6 month seasons. Also, you will be able to easily put your box temporarily on hold if you go out of town.
We believe that connecting directly to your local farm, where a strong team of real people are working hard to make a difference, is more important than ever in this age of convenience and instant-everything.
So here’s what we are going to do:
We are going to call all of you to ask you if you will reach out to your friends and encourage them to join the CSA. For each member you gather, we will give you one additional veggie box week on your subscription, or $25 cash, whichever you wish. All you have to do is tell your friends to mention your name when they sign up. We’ll email you and you can choose if you would like box credits or cash.
We know that our CSA members are our strongest advocates. And we also know that word of mouth is how this CSA has always gotten the job done. Please take a few minutes to connect with your community and help keep the farm going strong into the new year!
Thanks,
Your farmer,
John Tecklin