Farm Happenings for August 4, 2021

New this Week: Cherry Tomatoes, Lemon Basil, and Clarion River Organics' (CRO) Sweet Corn!!

New from Our Farm Partners: CRO Green and Purple Beans! IPM fruit is peaches!!!

We hope everyone is enjoying their veggies and other delicious goodies from Cherry Valley Organics! We are so happy to have you as farm share members this season. We know you have a lot of choices about where to purchase food, and it means everything to us and our small business partners that you have chosen to support our farms. Thank you!

Updates from the Farm

Tomato season is here! I remember when we used to get excited about first tomato harvests around the first or second week of August. Now, the harvest seems to come a bit earlier for us around the third week of July. Ironically, if you look at recent weather patterns, July is reported to be the hottest month of our summer here in western PA, and that is almost certainly the reason for earlier field tomatoes! First harvests of tomatoes mean lots of time spent getting pathways and plants in manageable form for efficient harvesting. We are also getting ready to transition to late plantings of squash and cucumbers, cabbages, lettuce, kales, radishes, turnips, scallions and all those amazing fall greens! Onion harvest and curing is in full swing!

This week, we also welcomed new team members, Jared and Jaclyn!

Farm Partner Promo for August

Thank you again for making choices to support small businesses! Our Farm Partners so appreciate your support!

We are so appreciative in fact, that we decided to do another promo for the month of August! For each "Extras" purchase that you make during the month of August, you be entered in a drawing for prizes at the end of the month! Prizes will include free flower bouquets, CVO product sampler sets, houseplant collections and more!

How It Works:

Let's say that this week, you purchase a Primrose Farm Red Raspberry Jam, a Paul Family Farms Maple Syrup, and CRO Purple Beans. Your name goes into our secret drawing hat three times! We'll do this every week until the end of August, and then draw our lucky winners from the hat! Prizes will be included with your September shares!

The more items you buy, the more chances you have to win! It's time to stock up!

Have a great week everyone, and thank you again for being a farm share member this season!!

Jodi, Emily, Vanessa, Clarissa, Jared, Jaclyn, Mark, and Selena

The CVO Farm Share Team

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to vanessa@cherryvalleyorganics.com or to support@harvie.farm at any time.

Cherry Valley Organics began in 2001 as a USDA certified organic farm, producing a high diversity of agricultural products, including vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, and potted plants. Since those early years, we have grown into an organic lifestyle company, producing a wide diversity of products that support a clean, organic lifestyle, including our herbal teas and herbal body care products, all of which are grown or hand-made at our farm.

At Cherry Valley Organics, we believe in…

*Living the healthiest life possible (full of organics!)
*Fair, livable wages for our team members
*USDA certified organic growing and production practices
*Minimizing our carbon footprint and ecological impact
*Supporting our local community

Cherry Valley Organics is a collaboration. Unlike traditional family farms, we come from diverse geographical, family, and professional backgrounds. We are growers, scientists, food & health enthusiasts, teachers, caretakers, chefs, and nutritionists. We are all farmers. And, all of us here at Cherry Valley Organics are committed to growing and producing high quality certified organic products for our community. We would never compromise on organics. Ever.

Cherry Valley Organics, founded by Jodi Danyo, began as a one-third-acre “urban farm” in the Pittsburgh suburb of Crafton, Cherry Valley Organics now encompasses approximately 36 acres in nearby Cherry Valley, Washington County, PA. Despite this expansion, the footprint of the operation is still quite small with farming operations encompassing less than 8 acres. The farm was built, quite literally, from the ground up!

Our Farm Share Growers, Emily Kramer, Vanessa Davis, Lindsay Henry, Alexis Williams, and Alliy Gundlach, love producing high quality organic products for our local Pittsburgh communities. You can find our products at the Sewickley Farmer’s Market on Saturdays (April through November), and also at local florists and specialty shops. In 2018, we opened a Farm Market & Cafe along the Panhandle Trail in Burgettstown, PA.

What makes our Farm Share unique?

*We wash the produce. Thoroughly. You are unlikely to get any mud in your CVO Farm Share bag. We still recommend that you wash our veggies, but many items will be ready to eat (and may make for excellent snacking in the car on the way home from the pick-up location).

*High diversity of veggie crops. We grow over 150 varieties of vegetables and herbs per season, on average.

*Specialty crops, like microgreens. It's a bit unusual to see this high value crop in farm share programs. They are a bit tricky to grow, but wow do they pack a nutritional punch! Despite their small size, they are the most nutritious veggie in the share!

*We believe in minimizing our environmental impact, and we use biodegradable and compostable packaging wherever possible. And we have a variety of new packaging products in the works for 2021.

*Specialty cut flowers are a niche crop for us. We grow many of the hard-to-grow flower varieties like Ranunculus, Bells of Ireland, Delphinium, and more. Many more. Nearly 300 varieties! Our flowers are not your run of the mill market flowers. Our bouquets are carefully crafted, and absolutely gorgeous!

*We have extensive partnerships with other local businesses and farms, including Primrose Farm (pasture-raised eggs), Paul Family Farms (maple syrup), Tait Farm (jams, butters, shrubs), Weatherbury Farm (flours, milled products), Big Bob's Honey (honey), Clarion River Organics (potatoes, sweet potatoes, melons, winter squash), Woolf Family Farms (blueberries, apples, peaches), Cherish Creamery (cheese), Emerald Valley Artisans (cheese), Steel Cup Coffee Roasters (organic, fair-trade coffee), Conover Family Farm (pickles, hot sauce) and more! A selection of these items is available on a weekly basis and can be added onto your Veggie Farm Share in any quantity you choose. We believe in the value of small business and keeping dollars in our Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

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