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4 days ago
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Week #18 of 20: 10/1+10/3- How is it October?

Well, September just absolutely flew by. The weather has been so warm it's been difficult to even remember it's September!...

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Sep 14
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Summer Share Week #16 of 20: 9/17+9/19- Marching On

Well, the fruiting crops like sweet peppers, tomatoes, and summer squashes are starting to wane, while the transitional crops (transition...

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Sep 7
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Summer Share #14 of 20- 9/10+9/12 Flip the Switch

**REMINDER ** We are signing up current members for the Winter Share, please bring your payment with your next share pick up ($280)...

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Aug 31
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The Week of Labor Day Break

There is no share pick up this week because the farm crew will be taking Labor Day off for a needed rest before gearing up again for...

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Aug 24
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Summer Share #13 of 20- 8/27+8/29 A Lot of Info

Yikes! Things have been busy on the farm and sometimes the blog gets put on the back burner. So thank you to everyone hanging in there...

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Aug 4
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Summer Share Week #10 of 20: 8/6+8/8- Halfway

So, as you can tell we've been pretty busy the last month. And to be honest, we are about halfway through the most tiring and busiest 6...

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Jul 20
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Summer Share Week #8 of 20- 7/23+7/25

We are currently on the cusp of the Summer crops entering the share mix. The corn is filling out the first ears, the peppers are getting...

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Jul 9
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Summer Share Week #6 of 20- 7/9+7/11: Abundance!

We are really starting to see a pivot away from our earliest seeded crops (some of them we have been harvesting for 6+ weeks now), and...

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Jul 1
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Week #5 of 20- 7/2+7/4: Yes! We are Open on the Fourth

If you picked up a share last week, or read the blog ever, then you know that the share is happening as scheduled this week even with the...

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Jun 24
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Update Week #4- Fruit Share Start

We just found out this morning that we will have fruit to start the Fruit Share one whole week early! Because this is sudden news, we...

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Jun 23
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Summer Share #4 of 20- 6/25+6/27 Oops

Here we are on to week 4 of the Summer Share season, and things have gotten a little nutty. The weather last week was out of this world....

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Jun 8
2 min

Summer Share #2 of 20- 6/10+6/12: The KISS Method

The first week of share distribution went great, and we were so happy to see everyone again! Just a reminder, specifically to Tuesday...

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Jun 2
2 min

Summer Share #1 of 20- 6/4+6/6: Welcome Back!

Woohoo the Summer Share is starting this week! We just sent out reminder emails to everyone who is signed up for the share. Some email...

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May 26
2 min

The Summer Share is Starting Soon!

We hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend and able to take time to pause and reflect (the reason Memorial Day was established)....

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May 21
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Final Spring Share Week this Week!

This week marks the 5th and final week of the Spring Share! What an amazing Spring Season it has been, and it flew by so quickly. Of...

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May 14
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Spring Share #4 of 5: 5/14+5/16- Planting Season

The growing season in Western New York is short compared to a lot of the country. We don't mind because we love seasons and all the...

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May 6
1 min

Spring Share #3 of 5: 5/7+5/9 Hurry Up and Wait

This time of year is a real 'Hurry up and wait' situation. If you are not sure what I mean by this, then lucky you for never having to...

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Apr 29
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Spring Share #2 of 5: 4/30+5/2- Hello Sun?

Well here we are in the second week of the Spring Share (which is not the Summer Share) and we are still waiting for the sun to show up...

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Apr 21
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Spring Share #1 of 5- 4/23+4/25: The Spring Share is not the Summer Share

We are excited to welcome everyone in our Spring Share to our first Spring Share distribution this week! The sun and rain have not...

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Mar 7
2 min

Ready and Set for the 2024 Share Season

WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE 2024 SHARE SEASON! And the seeding has already begun! *for anyone who was on the wait list and received an email...

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