Dear CSA friends,
it is March, it is cold, 10 F (-14C) last night. I am sitting in the warm Hugging House watching the squirrels raid the bird feeder. We had a cozy morning, I milked the cow, brushed the cows and they stretch their necks in bliss to get more. Every other day I throw down 4 hay bales from the hay loft for the next two days; if it is warm I use the hose to fill their water container, if it is cold I carry four 5 gallon buckets from the frost free water sprigged in the greenhouse, next to the cow barn to fill it and stuff some hay around it to keep the water from freezing too fast. Then I open the door and the cows go outside and stand in the sunshine. If they see us walking on the side of the road to go to the school where we start our ski trail Goldie will moo.
it is March, it is cold, 10 F (-14C) last night. I am sitting in the warm Hugging House watching the squirrels raid the bird feeder. We had a cozy morning, I milked the cow, brushed the cows and they stretch their necks in bliss to get more. Every other day I throw down 4 hay bales from the hay loft for the next two days; if it is warm I use the hose to fill their water container, if it is cold I carry four 5 gallon buckets from the frost free water sprigged in the greenhouse, next to the cow barn to fill it and stuff some hay around it to keep the water from freezing too fast. Then I open the door and the cows go outside and stand in the sunshine. If they see us walking on the side of the road to go to the school where we start our ski trail Goldie will moo.
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I also baked fresh rolls for breakfast and made cookies for later. I had to hide the cookies so we don't eat them all right away. They are on the seedling table next to the just sprouting onions (don't tell Steve).
Here are some winter activities. We are lucky to be a group together in this pandemic, always something going on: skiing , sledding, games, movie nights, meetings, committee meetings and eating dinners together.
Here are some winter activities. We are lucky to be a group together in this pandemic, always something going on: skiing , sledding, games, movie nights, meetings, committee meetings and eating dinners together.
 winter sledding |  party with friends |  skiing the back fields |
I was considering seeding greens, spinach and arugula into the greenhouse last week, but with the cold week coming decided against it. Some farmers seed into boxes and transplant spinach and arugula into the greenhouses later, extra work and extra space, I am thinking about it. I did seed two boxes of lettuce as usual. Also peppers and first tomatoes are seeded. The first seedling table in my house is full, full. For the next project I have t put up more tables along the southern windows. As this takes away space from the house I wait till I really need them.
You may wonder what we farmers do in the winter and CSA members Glenda and Don send me this poem they found and it just about sums it up.
He Knows No Winter
By Sudie Stuart Hager
“He knows no winter, he who loves the soil,
For, stormy days, when he is free from toil,
He plans his summer crops, selects his seeds
From bright-paged catalogues for garden needs.
When looking out upon frost-silvered fields,
He visualizes autumn's golden yields;
He sees in snow and sleet and icy rain
Precious moisture for his early grain;
He hears spring-heralds in the storm's ' turmoil
He knows no winter, he who loves the soil."
Artist Gary Bunt
Glenda also wrote the following kind words, in case you are still thinking weather to sign up for another season:
" I so appreciated our weekly boxes this past summer! Fresh produce and no need to shop at the grocery store for our favorite foods."
You may wonder what we farmers do in the winter and CSA members Glenda and Don send me this poem they found and it just about sums it up.
He Knows No Winter
By Sudie Stuart Hager
“He knows no winter, he who loves the soil,
For, stormy days, when he is free from toil,
He plans his summer crops, selects his seeds
From bright-paged catalogues for garden needs.
When looking out upon frost-silvered fields,
He visualizes autumn's golden yields;
He sees in snow and sleet and icy rain
Precious moisture for his early grain;
He hears spring-heralds in the storm's ' turmoil
He knows no winter, he who loves the soil."
Artist Gary Bunt
Glenda also wrote the following kind words, in case you are still thinking weather to sign up for another season:
" I so appreciated our weekly boxes this past summer! Fresh produce and no need to shop at the grocery store for our favorite foods."
 cabbage |  carrots |  parsnips |
Also check out our online market at the Birdsfoot website: www/birdsfootfarm.weebly.com
After a year (we are trying out own programming to not have to buy into a costly online store front) of figuring it out you can now order online and pay with PayPal or cash on receiving the goodies. I am coming through Canton and Potsdam every other week for deliveries (add $2) or you can pick up at the farm.
Attached is the new 2021 CSA sign up sheet and bonus buck application for low income subsidy.
I hope you are all staying warm and safe, I am waiting my turn for the covid vaccine.
peace,
Dulli
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