[CSA Update] Welcome to week 6

Get excited about your first basket! Just some introductions as we welcome you this week to help you get to know us. I do like the phrase "Know your farmer, know your food!" I am Farmer Joe, and together with my wife, Homestead Ida, we are gearing up for our first customized share deliveries this week. I am the fourth generation farmer on my family land. I started farming because I would find my entire family in the fields, so I joined in. Today, I am genuinely delighted to head out before the sun comes up to work with the soil and hop into a tractor every day. My wife manages the farm stand and the chickens. My sons are counting the days they have left of summer before they return to school. They help us clean produce, mind the chickens, and even help out on CSA days. We have several folks on the farm team that you will meet along the way - but if you encounter Amelia, Heather, Ted, Sarah, Nichole, Madison, or Sydney, you make sure to introduce yourself and share your favorite stories about how having a farm share changed your routine.

Each week we will include our newsletter with updates around the farm, recipes for the main box, and storage tips. With customizations in your box, the emails will be critical to save you time and help you get the most out of your share. We kept our Swiss chard squeaky fresh for more than six weeks from harvest in our fridge at home to test the method - just trying to help.

Lastly, build the farm share you get excited about - update your crop preferences. Log into your profile and select "My Preferences". Rate any items that you have a strong feeling about. If you put something as "not for me," you won't see it in your shares. You can update preferences throughout the season as well. If you are up for trying things, leave them as no preference - you will still be able to swap and order extras.