The dahlia frost protection worked great...in that after going through the effort of putting it up, it didn't frost! Ah well, if that's the way the universe works, then it's well worth putting up some unused protection. So the dahlias live on and many are destined for the Harvest Festival this Saturday. If anyone else would like to showcase some of their flowers, the Harvest Festival has put out a call for flowers to decorate!
This has been a big week for us at the farm. First of all, we've been preparing for your last official CSA pick up (YES! We will have more farm stand boxes, but we surely won't have a delivery of boxes as big as this one for the rest of the season). We've been preparing for the market tomorrow, and we've also been preparing for the Kootenai Harvest Festival on Saturday 12-6. We managed to wrap up our potato harvest this week, and we are oh so close to finishing trimming the onions (pic above). Suffice it to say, that we're going to severely need that day of rest we have coming on Sunday!
Is this the last official CSA pick up of the season? YES! Does that mean this is the last Hoot Owl email you'll be getting? NO! We'll be in touch to let you know where we'll be and how you can continue getting our produce until the bitter end of the season. We'll be in touch because we'll want to hear from you about how the season went and if you have any suggestions, comments, etc. Further, we have hopes for some sort of CSA member event for once the season has slowed down for us. So in a nutshell, don't forget your pick up this week, but you won't BE ABLE to forget us because we'll still be around and sending you emails for a while yet!
We look forward to seeing you all soon, and THANK YOU so much for being CSA members this season. Our CSA is a huge part of our farm and we simply wouldn't be in business if it weren't for all of your support!
Cheers, Bonnie & Rudy
