Would you like to learn more about the Catholic Worker Movement?
Join us in a series of virtual lessons and discussions about the core values of the catholic worker movement.  this is a great  opportunity to learn more about the catholic worker movement and to get to know people from other communities.  You don't need to sign up for all the sessions (though i think they will all be great!)

featuring this week's newsletter by Mira Livia Berkson. (alice's apologies for the cut-off edges. the original is bigger than the farm's scanner)

hello everyone!
Here's this week's newsletter, made by Maggie Miller, an intern and community member on the farm.  The weather continues to be very challenging and stressful, leading to lots of unpredictability in the crop yields.  All of us on the farm are thankful for the cooler weather today, and Sunday's half inch of rain, but we need much more.  we are still hoping for some more this week.

here's a very fun and informative CSA sheet made by new community member Katherine Weatherall.

we hope to be able to give you at least 1 kind of berry in your box every week for the next few weeks.
possible berries you might be getting this week:
strawberry, honeyberry, juneberry, raspberry, gooseberry
and hopefully soon, also currants, blueberries, and black raspberries.
here's some more info about honeyberries and juneberries on our website:
http://mustardseedfarm.org/?q=node/404

WEATHER REPORT:

5/27/2020 Yes, we now have prairie plants and garden plants available for on-line order and for sale at the Ames Downtown Farmers Market the first 3 weeks of June.

We are currently planning on being at the Ames Downtown Farmers' market (May 22, June 5, 12, and 19), and doing an online order form for on-farm pick-up (Sundays 10am-5pm).

Veggie plants

First CSA Delivery starts this week!

hello wonderful members!
thanks for your patience at this amazingly full and busy time of year!  After last weeks rain, the crops and the weeds are growing like crazy.  we are trying to keep on top of planting and weeding and training our new workers and it's hard to find computer time. 

 important things to note for this first box:

We are getting ready tonight for the ames downtown farmers market tomorrow morning.

We will have our Good Food Everyday Resilience Beginning Garden Kits and the first of the prairie plants. We haven't been at the farmers market in almost 2 years, so we are excited and also had a hard time finding all our stuff. We will certainly be missing something important.

As you may know, over the past few years we have been fixing up or replacing the old farm buildings here. It has been a big effort - requiring so much time and money and skills and work, and we are so very grateful for all of you that have helped us along the way.

we have been hosting a monthly ASK A FARMER zoom session geared towards helping people start gardening. here are a few illustrations from alice the farmer and tidbits shared from our other hosts (tidbits to be added soon).


and more

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87153508947?pwd=UkZXRXZmTHZBb29WaFQ0R2xnNFBTUT09

Meeting ID: 871 5350 8947
Passcode: 750800

This is our last weekly Wednesday virtual LUNCH & LEARN.
(we do have another tentative ASK A FARMER session scheduled for June 2 with Kate Solko, but we aren't totally sure if the farmers will be able to fit it in the busy June schedule)
MAY is a good time to plant your garden!
Join us to learn from some local farmers and to ask all your gardening questions.