I am really looking forward to 2012. It is time for our CSA members to renew and for new members to join. We are adding a City of Plattsburgh pickup location this year, at a member’s house near SUNY. We will still offer the options for full-size and small-size shares, and the option to come pick out what you want on Tuesday or pick up a weekly pre-packed share on Thursday, either at the farm or in Plattsburgh.
We are taking Plattsburgh’s Winter Farmers Market through the winter, Thursdays January 12 through May 10. We should have fresh greens, and it has me pushing to have new items in April and May.
I was a beta-tester for a new farm management software program. They added lots of features we were requesting before going public last week so I have been busy in the evenings and lousy weather planning my plantings and entering the data. It is very time consuming, but should not only help me get things done on time, but as or more important, keep track of what happened, what worked, and what I need to change another year. The database format will give me more useful print-outs than my old spreadsheets did, but it is “cloudware” and costs $60/year.
We have decided to purchase a larger vehicle for delivering to the Plattsburgh pickup location and to the Lake Placid Farmers Market, probably a Ford Transit Connect. Our pickup truck was not worth fixing for inspection. We really don’t plan on purchasing until March, but I am starting to look online since I need a bulkhead behind the seats, back door windows, and a rear passenger door window.
It is really nice to go into the New Year with energy and optimism. Hope you are a blessing in the New Year, and are blessed. We look forward to providing you with wonderful tasting veggies, eggs, chickens, and ducks.
