Blue Moon Farm Veggie and Cheese Sales Available for Saturday Pickup in Urbana
Greetings! Winter has finally arrived with a respectable covering of snow and frigid temperatures. From the weather forecast here, it sounds like we'll be all melted in the next 24 hours, but it was beautiful while it lasted. Things continue to be slow and peaceful here at the farm. The biggest ruffle of the week was that a few yearlings decided to come into heat. This means June births!!
FOR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AND OTHER CENTRAL ILLINOIS PATRONS: On the local food front, Blue Moon Farm's pre-order system for veggies, cheese and some eggs (very limited quantity) is now live on their website. Below is their message about what's available and how to order. Please note that their cut-off date for ordering is this TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH. They need sufficient time to harvest everything so it's ready for you to pick up on Saturday January 21st from 9-11AM (inside Lincoln Square Mall, Behind Common Ground Food Coop). Here's the full message:
Greetings all. Thanks to everyone for a relatively smooth, if a little crowded, pick up last Saturday.
Ordering is open and will close Tuesday at 10pm for Saturday's Pickup at Lincoln Square Village. The hours for the pickup are 9-11am.
That's right, we close at 11am on Saturday.
The weather is too unpredictable to keep the ordering open until Thursday. We need to have the week for harvesting.
We have limited amounts of arugula available this week. Tatsoi is on hiatus We are offering a braising mix this week which consists of small leaves of tatsoi, mizuna, red mustard and kale. We will also have salad mix, spinach, kale, chard, parsley, cilantro, mache, beets, turnips, carrots, and a variety of cheeses and eggs from Prairie Fruits Farm.
We changed the increments on the order sheet to reduce confusion. Spinach and salad mix are in .5# units, or increments. Turnips, beets, and carrots are in 1# units, or increments. Thanks for everyone's patience last week with the confusing variety of unit sizes. Another note about the order form: if you do not see a product listed, then it is either sold out or on hiatus.
Please don't write out a check beforehand with the amount written in. The prices are going to vary slightly at the pickup. It's hard to get exact weights on things, so you may end up paying slightly more or less than the total given to you on the website. Also, no products are completely guaranteed, given the weather.
Here is the link to the order form http://www.bluemoonfarm.biz/products-page/.
If you are new to this whole process, visit this page: http://www.bluemoonfarm.biz/about/winter-market-how-it-works/
We welcome all feedback. Please email us at bluemoonfarmurbana@gmail.com
Have a great week and see you on Saturday.
