Oct 22, 2013

Sign Up for Winter CSA Shares Now!

You can enjoy our farm grown vegetables this winter. Our Winter CSA Shares run from December through February and include our storage crops: potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, winter squash, brussels sprouts, onions and greens from our green house. Also included are delicious recipes with ideas for how to use everything.

Single Winter Shares pick up once per month. Sign Up Now! www.valleydreamfarm.com

Apr 28, 2013

Get your CSA Membership NOW

Hello members,

We have been so busy at the farm and it shows.  Jay has been planting for weeks and things are growing like crazy. The lettuce, tomatoes, and cukes are planted in the greenhouses and are already starting to bud and flower too.   It's time to purchase a plan for your families' summer vegetables at the Valley Dream Farm -  CSA.  We have been very busy planning our vegetables for this summer and are excited about the many varieties from which you can choose.   

CHOICES - Members choose our CSA because we give them more choices.  Our members come to the farm stand and may select the items each week from the display of vegetables. You even get to exchange items every week for what you want.

SIZES -  Get what fits you!  We offer a full/family size and single/couple size and even a senior citizen size with ID for those 65+. 

DURATION - You can try us for a 16 week summer share or a 24 week full season share which will give you close to 6 months of vegetables - right up to the week before thanksgiving! 

SAVE the most MONEY!! - Our weekly price is the lowest around.  We offer payment plans for everyone, with a deposit.  When you buy a share you save so much more.

EAT a HEALTHIER diet - A diet full of organic vegetables and fruits is better for you. NO Chemicals in organic.  No GMO's either.

FRUIT - Our members get extra fruit as it ripens thru the season, strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, and watermelons all for no extra fee.

FLOWERS  = They are BIGGER and fuller THAN EVER!!  because we have a new fertilizer machine so before you travel to Burlington for your bedding plants and hanging baskets, just pop in the greenhouse and check us out!  

Mother's Day Weekend (May 12th) - we will be open!! 
All members receive a 10% discount on our bedding plants. 
The hanging baskets are just over flowing with beautiful colors.  

SIGN-UP NOW!  Looking forward to hearing from you soon.  See all options at valleydreamfarm.com then send us a check or pay on-line or phone us at (802) 644-6598 or e-mail valleydreamfarm@gmail.com  or  just drop by and peek in the greenhouse.

Nov 29, 2012

Winter Share, Week 1, Dec 6, 2012

This Week’s Vegetables: 
  • Potatoes – Blues - 5lbs 
  • Squash – 1 acorn, 1 butternut, 1 pie pumpkin (u can cook & eat the pumpkin just like butternut squash) 
  • Carrots – 2lbs 
  • Turnips (gold) – 2lbs 
  • Beets (red) – 2 lbs 
  • Brussels Sprouts – 1lb 
  • Onions – 2 lbs 
  • Cabbage – 1 head 
  • Kale – 1 bunch 
  • Lettuce - 1 bag 
  • Garlic – 2 small
Regular members will pick-up or be delivered again in two weeks, on Dec.20th. Single and senior size members will receive their next box on January 3rd. 

Recipes and Tips:
... more at valleydreamfarm.com

Hello & Welcome Members,

This is the first week for CSA Winter Season!

You are receiving this while we are in sunny Florida. It started like this, Jay bought a time share in Orlando so he could force us to take an annual family vacation. I am not saying it is a bad thing at all. I kind of like being forced on a vacation. Only wish the whole family was joining us. Jon our youngest has to stay home, to keep working at this new job. Some years we trade it with the RCI exchange and go further south where it is slightly warmer. This year we decided to return to Orange Lake our home resort. Then my sister called and had vouchers for a cruise ship that would expire if not used, so Ashley, Becky, and Kevin (Beck's boyfriend) are taking Jay for the weekend (Party Central) while Joe and I go on a little 4 day cruise. I am so darn excited. We all are! First stop Harrisburg PA then onto Chattanooga, TN, then Orlando bound. A week there and ending with a cruise before we drive back. That should take the stress right out of the Holiday rush. I will be thinking warm thoughts of all of you back in Vermont.

Things run slightly different for the winter CSA, the farm store is closed, yet deliveries are still on Wednesdays and Pick-up at the farm is on Thursdays from 5-6 pm in our heated storage room. (this is the same place as last year for returning members.) For new members it is on the Irish Settlement Rd-side of the barn past the greenhouse and silos and through the white paned door beside the loading dock. Enter and take a right into our heated dry storage area. We will light it up and label it for you!

Winter Squash has a much shorter window than potatoes, so what we recommend is for you to use them in the next week or two and then cook the remaining ones (I bake/roast for an hour or so, until brown), then cut in half, remove pulp, seeds, and skin while still warm. Mash or puree the flesh and then freeze them in zip-loc type bags for the best quality all winter long.

Winter shares has us digging most of your vegetables from our winter storage bins and cooler. We have included a how best to store your veggies when you get them home. There are many recipes on our web site if you need a new idea on how to fix up your veggies. You can look them up at www.valleydreamfarm.com or on our recipe blog.

We are now looking forward to 2013! WE will soon be flipping through the seed catalogs. Tell us if you have a favorite variety that we should order. 

Enjoy your veggies and Have a great Holiday Season!

Anne