The Hunt is On!

 

 
 

Greetings from the Farm,

We’ve got a lot going on this week with preparation for the Willowsford HOA Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 1, from 10am-1pm. Willowsford residents can join us at the Conservancy and Farm booth to learn about all that we do, and purchase some farm-fresh eggs! Two cartons of eggs are hiding a special surprise: the Golden Egg! Whoever finds these eggs will win a bi-weekly 2023 Summer Egg share! Happy Hunting!

Off-Season Hiatus: We will be taking a 1 week hiatus for the Off-Season Retail program the weekend of April 1st due to the Willowsford HOA Eggstravaganza event. Instead, please consider stopping by the Lodge in the Greens from 10am-1pm to taste some Farm produce and purchase our fresh eggs! Note** Eggstravaganza is a Willowsford HOA event for Willowsford residents and is not open to the public**

Celebrating the Earth:  We will be hosting our second annual Earth Day event at the Boathouse on Friday, April 21st. Chef Emily will be offering picnic boxes again, which are now available for preorder on Barn2Door. Please preorder by Wednesday, April 19th to lock in your delicious dinner!

Connect With Us : Join us for one of our upcoming programs or volunteer alongside us. Visit the Conservancy Events, Instagram or Facebook pages for details.

Eat well, be well,
– The Willowsford Farm Team

 

 

 
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2023 Off- Season Retail Program

 

 
 

Willowsford Farm will be offering limited a la carte sales of farm-fresh eggs, meat, pantry products and some root vegetables during the CSA off-season. Our growing season is over, but we have a bumper crop of root vegetables in proper storage to offer along with our Farm Stand pantry products and bounty of eggs. We understand that avian flu outbreaks in commercial operations and ongoing supply chain issues are causing a squeeze at local grocery stores, and we’ve decided to offer a trial program to continue sales of some of our products outside of the regular CSA season. If weekly participation is strong, we will continue to offer this smaller a la carte menu through April.  The farm is excited to trial this new off-season retail cycle, which will operate in the following manner:
  1. The Online Farm Store will be open for limited a la carte retail sales 10am Monday through 3pm Friday.
  2. There will be one location option for fulfillment: Saturday Pick Up at the Farm Pack Shed, with two time slots available, 9-10 am and 2-3 pm. We are not offering off-season home delivery.
  3. The cycle will function according to the following example: Orders placed between Monday 1/23 and Friday 1/27 will be available for pickup on Saturday 1/28 during the selected pick-up timeslot. Unclaimed orders will be notified via email EOB Saturday.
  4. A la carte purchases can be made using Store Credits and/or credit and debit cards. Please use your existing Barn2Door account. All inventory will be kept current in Barn2Door, please consider any low stock alerts to be accurate.
  5. Eggs will be available by the dozen, and inventory will be based on flock production. Our current flock has blessed us with abundance, but availability will be on a first-come first-served basis.
  6. Pantry products inventory will be according to current stock. Pantry product items are from the 2022 Farm Stand season and inventory will not be refreshed until the beginning of the 2023 CSA/Farm Stand season.
  7. Root vegetables will be available in current a la carte weights and packages.
  8. Meat bundles will be available for purchase based on current inventory. Throughout the off-season, we will be creating new bundle options as we work towards opening new space in our freezer.
  9. This will be ongoing beginning the first cycle, Monday, January 23rd tentatively running through Monday, April 24th. There will be no dedicated email communications announcing the Open/Close of the Online Farm Store, but there will be a reminder with a link to the Online Farm Store page in the weekly Farm Newsletter.
  10. This trial program is interest-based, and we encourage participants to spread the word to friends and neighbors. The Farm may announce and schedule a hiatus of retail sales or make changes to match interest in off-season purchasing. Any changes made will be communicated at least a week in advance.
  11. Questions about the off-season sales program can be directed to farm@willowsfordfarm.com

 

 

 
 

Highlights This Week

 

 
 


2023 Summer - A Summer Flower CSA Share
2023 Summer – A Summer Flower CSA Share
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2023 Farmer's Choice : Summer Share
2023 Farmer’s Choice : Summer Share
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2023 An I HEART WILLOWSFORD Summer and Winter Share!
2023 An I HEART WILLOWSFORD Summer and Winter Share!
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Photos From the Farm

 

 
 

Photos :  While collecting eggs this week, Farmer Anna found a mysterious golden egg…what could be inside?! The chickens enjoying some sun and a dust bath in the coop. Eggs come in all shapes and sizes! This one was smaller and longer than an average Willowsford Farm egg.

 

 

 
 

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