Order by Thursday at 8 pm for Saturday Pick-up

Welcome to the Against the Grain Farm Stand where you can pre-order for pick up at either Watauga Country Farmer's Market or at the farm for Saturday, June 27th. If you're reading this in an email, you'll see the items that we have to offer this week below. You can simply click on the yellow button "purchase from the farmstand" to reserve a box, make swaps and add extras to the base box that Harvie will put together for you. If you're reading this in the Harvie platform, navigate over to the "farm stand" to reserve your box.

The ordering period for Saturday pick-up closes at 8pm on Thursday, June 25th.

If you have any questions about your box or the farm stand process, please reach out to Holly directly by email at atgfarm@gmail.com or by phone at 828-406-4439. If you are having any difficulties placing your order or would like to confirm the contents of your box, please reach out to Holly. Her job on the farm is to help trouble shoot and double check orders for Farm Stand Customers. It is part of our mission that the food produced on the farm be easily accessible to members of our community. The Harvie system has proved challenging for many, so please don't feel embarrassed if it's not working well for you. Holly is here to help as best as she can!

With the summer solstice just behind us, the farm can feel the season at it's apex, with abundance all around. The days are long, the weeds are luscious and the tomato plants seem to grow before our very eyes. It's difficult to look around and not feel gratitude for all the farm produces. The crew is busy weeding, pruning and transplanting, while the harvest days are really starting to gain momentum.

The farm said good bye to a dear friend and mentor this week. Hugh Courtney, a life long Biodynamic preparations maker and teacher, passed on his farm in Woolwine Virginia. Andy attended a workshop hosted by Hugh in 2013 and returned to ATG with the deep understanding that a Biodynamic farming practice was the farm's path. Both Andy and Holly traveled to Hugh's to study the preparations and have gained so much from him over the years. His passing is felt deeply on the farm, as well as in the Biodynamic farming community as a whole, but we trust in the knowledge that his work continues through the hands of all of those who he inspired and taught.

Until next week, we wish all of you full tummies and happy hearts.

Holly, Andy and the ATG Crew

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