Information for 2009
Sorry, we are full for 2009.
Please sign up with us next year.
Subscribing to a share of
vegetables from the farm
To order a North Creek Community Farm vegetable share,
please download a subscription form and mail it together with payment
to Kate Stout at the farm, with a deposit of $150. Final payment is
due by August 1, 2009.
Complete instructions are found
here.
In addition to regular vegetables shares, the farm is also
pleased to offer subscriptions to coffee shares and
cheese shares at an additional cost. These shares will be delivered together
with your vegetable share if you elect to subscribe to them. Details are
provided below. We regret to announce that Prairie Suds
Homemade Soaps won't be returning this year.
Farmer to Farmer Coffee Shares
This is a joint coffee project between Mayan farmers from Lake Atitlan,
Guatemala, and Farmer to Farmer, Glenwood City, Wisconsin. Fair market means the
growers receive a much better wage than would otherwise be possible on the regular market.
Currently our growers receive almost three times the regular market price. Shade grown
means forests are preserved and growers are encouraged to plant more trees.
It also means a better coffee bean and a more delicious cup for you!
A coffee share is one pound of whole beans of Farmer to Farmer Coffee
delivered every second week, eight deliveries over the course of a season. It is
available in dark or medium roast, or medium roast decaf, for $80 a share.
To subscribe, add $80 to your subscription check made out to
North Creek Community Farm, and indicate on the subscription form which type of
roast you want. Want two shares? Add $160 to your check and indicate two coffee
shares on the subscription form, and the type of roast for each. Heck, sign up
for three shares if you want. That is how much coffee your webmaster buys
every two weeks.
Next Generation
Cheese Shares
My neighbors, Rolfe and Roger Klefstad, are producing organic cheese with
their Next Generation Cheese Company.
This incredibly creamy flavorful cheese is available direct to members at a discounted price.
Much of the cheese is made with raw milk for higher digestibility and bioactivity.
One cheese share is two half-pound packages delivered every second week, eight deliveries
over the course of a season. If this is not enough cheese for your family, just sign up for
two shares! The varieties you will receive include Caribbean, garlic parsley, parsley, cilantro,
plain Colby, and mild cheddar.
To subscribe, add $75 to your subscription check made out to
North Creek Community Farm. Want two shares? Add $150 to your check and
indicate two cheese shares on the subscription form.
2009 Festival Dates
Note: All festival dates fall on the weekend
Saturday, May 30, Planting Festival. 10:00 until dark.
Bring a dish to share for lunch and/or supper.
The farm will make a big salad. We will be
putting melons and tomatoes in along with
other work as needed. This is a great chance
see the gardens in their infancy.
Sunday, July 18, Garlic Harvest. Popular festival
where we harvest garlic and get it drying
and then enjoy roasted garlic, french bread,
brie and salad on the porch. Starting at 1:00 with
supper at 5:00.
Saturday, August 22, Corn Feed and Overnight Camping.
Relax at the farm with a meal of sweet
corn fresh off the plants. The farm will provide
sloppy joes and a vegetarian entree. You bring
beverages or dessert. Starts at 1:00 with hay rides and
farm tours, lounging on the lawn. We will pick corn at
3:00 and eat around 4:30. Pitch a tent if you like and
spend the night. Enjoy a farm breakfast in the morning
and then help with some harvesting.
Saturday, September 26, Harvest Festival . Come and
celebrate the bounty of the season at the farm. Help
harvest pumpkins, glean goodies from the field. Can't
make it to the harvest festival? Come to the farm on Sunday,
October 4 and get your share of the bounty for the winter.
We will have a meal at 1:30. Details as we get closer