Welcome to the second week of the CSA Fall Extension!
Just like the regular season, the customization period begins once this notification lands in your inbox (which should be around noon on Friday) and will end at 11:59pm on Sunday, October 24th. During this customization window, you can make swaps to your box and add extras. Pick up your box at your chosen location on Wednesday, October 27th. (Just as a reminder, if you'd like to change pick up locations for the share that is currently open for customization, please email Harvie support to request that change support@harvie.farm. Always feel free to double check with Holly to make sure the change was made. It is so important to the farm that CSA members have flexibility in their pick up location.)
This week's newsletter contribution is written by M Mueller, ATG Biodynamic farm worker. M has been facilitating the construction of ATG's compost piles in 2020 and 2021. At ATG, we consider the compost to be the spiritual heart of the farm. The compost piles take all the old and used up materials, recombining and re-energizing them into a substance that offers fertility and energy to the soil and the crops.
After building some 5 or 6 large compost piles this year, we think we finally arrived at a good pile. A good pile is not too hot nor cold, not too fast nor slow, not too wet nor dry, but is alive and well. We will watch our pile with care and tend to it as we must and give gratitude for its gifts. At last we will give it, turned into the soil, to help us grow our crops.
Much love and happy eating,
Holly, Andy and the ATG Crew
