Some Important Announcements: 

·      We have upcoming CSA picks on Christmas and New Years, respectively. In order to avoid picking on these holidays, we have decided to shift these picks ahead by two days. This means the Sunday, December 25^th share will be available on Tuesday, December 27^th and our Sunday, January 1^st will be available on Tuesday, January 3^rd. We’ll remind folks about this next week as well.

·      For a limited period of time we are offering yearlong CSA subscriptions to our members. Here’s how it works: you pay $1200 upfront for the year, and you get 52 pickups of Mano Farm vegetables. Paying up front is a win-win: you get a free month of CSA shares (if you were to buy four seasons of 12 weeks@ $300 a season, it would only be 48 weeks) and the longevity and finances of the farm will be substantially improved. This allows us to invest in new tools, seeds, fertilizer, irrigation, and labor – all the usual suspects. If you are interested in signing up for the year, email or call us.

·      In addition to all the wonderful vegetable varieties we offer, members renewing for the year can look forward to our fruit orchard (predominantly apples, peaches, and Asian pears, but we’ve also got almonds and mulberries in the ground), which will be in its second year, ideally allowing us to put fruit in the CSA shares. Our asparagus, raspberries, and artichokes will also be in their second year, so members can expect at least some of these items in the CSA shares. Finally, before the year is up, we’ll be adding 11 new first year fruit trees – four cherries, four Pakistan mulberries, two pomegranates, and a persimmon.

·      We are presently investigating the specifics of adding egg-laying chickens to the edge of our north field, which means that at some point next year members will also be able to purchase organic eggs as an add-on to their CSA subscription.