Pete's Musings
We hope you join our rapidly approaching spring share! The bounty coming your way includes tender baby sweet salad turnips, succulent chard, super sweet overwintered kale, the old Vermonter's favorite beet greens,  crunchy
napa cabbage, mild and sweet head lettuce, sweet stored carrots
followed by new spring tunnel carrots, flavorful and nutritious
greenhouse celery, baby beets in all colors, long tender euro cukes (my
favorite spring veggie), greens of every shape, size, color and flavor,
sweet crunchy pac choi, everybody's favorite spring kohlrabi, scallions
and baby onions, baby zukes, and of course plenty of potatoes, cabbage,
and other stored crops from last fall's epic harvest.
Fresh Greens end of March Last Year
There
are many exciting things happening at Pete's Greens these days. We have
our best crew ever with lots of young folks stepping up and taking on
leadership roles. We're buying the neighboring farm which will give us
more crop land and the possibility of using the new barn for raising
lots of critters for meat and manure (more to follow on this
development). We're in the midst of a careful 6 month long analysis of
the business that will lead to a better understanding of our strengths
and weaknesses. We appreciate your support and are excited to see what
the year to come will bring. ~ Pete
In the washhouse today (with spinach harvested this week!) left to right:
Cori Jean, Greg, Dan, Todd, Andrew, Annie, Melissa & Iris with Isaac in the background, and Molly.
Missing
from the photo: Pete (busy somewhere!), Amy (writing this now), Tim
(taking the photo), Sara (doing Good Eats Spring share data entry!),
Steve & Kevin (working on equipment), Deb (in the kitchen).
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The Spring Share begins NEXT WEEK
February 20th thru June 12th
**** THERE'S STILL TIME TO JOIN! ****
Payments must be received by Friday to receive first share next week!
(Late starts will be prorated)
local goodness that supports your health and community.
Spring is an exciting time at Pete's Greens!
The
Spring Share begins with weekly deliveries of winter greens from our
greenhouses and shoots house, lots of staples like potatoes, carrots,
onions, beets and cabbage, plus frozen summer goodies like corn, sweet
peppers, spinach and squash puree that round out the diversity. Although
it is very much winter it is our intention to provide something fresh
and green every week!
 By the end of March/early April, with increased daylight crops begin to vigorously grow and winter greens, mesclun,
baby spinach and arugula, chard pac choi and various varieties of Asian
greens begin to appear in shares along with herbs. From late April
into May you can expect a wide variety of these baby greens plus spring
vegetables like salad turnips, baby beets, scallions and hardy herbs
like dill and parsley.
And
soon afterward come European cucumbers, basil, and spring onions make
their way into the share along with tender greens harvested from the
field. Throughout the spring months we will continue to include
preserved and frozen items to keep things interesting.
Please visit our delivery page for a listing of Spring Share delivery sites.
Experience the difference
eating great local, organic produce can make on your health and well being!
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FIVE SHARE TYPES
Localvore Share
- Our most popular share is a great mix of organic vegetables and high
quality locally produced staples like cheeses, eggs, flours, grains.
This share is designed to fill your fridge and pantry with enough
veggies and local staples to cook healthy and well each week. $46/week.
Veggie Only Share
- Provides a great mix (8-10 items weekly) of seasonal organic
vegetables from our farm. Great for households of 2-4 people. $29/week.
Small Veggie Only Share - a smaller selection (5-7 items) of weekly vegetables designed for households of 1-2 people. Just $22/week.
Pete's Pantry Share - NO vegetables. A weekly delivery of high quality locally produced staples like cheeses, eggs, flours, grains, cooking oils and more $17/week.
Meat Share
- a MONTHLY selection of locally raised, pastured meats. You can
expect Pete's Greens pastured chicken along with a great mix of beef
& pork cuts and sausages from local producers we know and love, plus
occasional inclusions of salmon, or lamb or goat. $200 for four $50
monthly deliveries
See website for more info or to sign up!
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SUPPORT
Help Support the NOFA-VT Farm Share
Program.
Farm Share assists limited-income Vermonters in obtaining
fresh, local produce directly from family farms. In partnership with
NOFA VT, we will be offering subsidized CSA shares to qualifying
individuals and families within our delivery area. If you, or someone
you know, may be in need of this program, please checkout NOFA's
Website, as well the Pete's Green Farm Share web page. Farm Share relies
on donations from CSA members to help fund those who might not
otherwise be able to afford a CSA share. Please consider making a
donation to the program when you mail your checks!
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Traveling some weeks of the share?
No problem.
Just let us know the week before. You will receive a credit for your skipped week which you can use toward next sign-up.
Or donate your share to the Food Shelf!
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Spring Share Delivery Sites
Wednesday Deliveries to:
Burlington (5 locations)
Montpelier
Middlesex
Northfield
Waterbury
Stowe
Richmond
Essex
Williston
Shelburne
Charlotte
Morrisville
Johnson
Hardwick
Craftsbury
Thursday Deliveries to:
Newport
St Johnsbury
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By being a member of the Good Eats CSA you
will also receive a weekly subscription to our weekly Good Eats
Newsletter. In the newsletter you can find helpful storage and use tips with interesting tid bits of information for
the veggies you have received, localvore item descriptions about
quality, production and storage, recipes that include that week's share
offerings. You will also find farm updates and photos from around the
farm, highlights about our employees and happenings around the area that
we are affiliated with. It is a great way to learn about your food!
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