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

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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.

(drawing by Annie Panthani)

COOKING CLASS WITH BENJAMIN DUBOW
Wednesday April 28, NOON-1
All times are CST
Topic: Mustard Seed Community Farm Lunch & Learn

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Here's the ingredient list for Wednesday's demo of Blintzes.

4 eggs
1 egg yolk
1?2 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 yellow onion
1 cup blueberries
1 lemon
a few russet potatoes (enough for ~1.5 cups of mashed potatoes)

APRIL 21, NOON-1:WELLNESS SKILLSHARE with Amy Miller The Art and Science of Happiness. Happiness! We all want it. So why is it often just out of reach? Where can we reliably find it, and how can we nurture it and make it grow? Science has been asking the same questions, and the answers just might surprise you!

all times are CST
Topic: Mustard Seed Community Farm Lunch & Learn

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