Sunday, March 27, 2011
Need eggs?
I will be at the farm most of the day 2moro. If anyone needs eggs let me know. We don't let the eggs get more than a week old, but if anyone wants us to hold 18pks of eggs for Easter (easier to peel if they are a little older) let me know now so I can set them aside for you. thanks! Have a great week!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Drive slow, please!
Getting the fence put up around the swing set/kid play area today! YEAH! When visiting the farm please SLOW DOWN in the driveway and ALWAYS be watching for kids! (especially between the house and the garage, where they like to run the most)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Need eggs?
Delivering Eggs to Sauk today around 11:30am to the Eagle Plaza, if anyone needs some let me know.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Can you be our Verona drop off site?
We are looking for a weekly drop off site for produce near Verona. Anyone interested, please let me know. thanks!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Drop off sites
Possible drop off sites: Waunakee, Westside, Fitchburg, Middleton (off of Q). Looking for a Sun Prairie drop off and East Side yet. Thanks for all your support. It is sooo exciting to know we will be growing for such wonderful people!!!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Home Deliveries
Sorry to bother you, but I am just looking for a little feed back... If we were to make Home Deliveries on Monday afternoons (every week or every other), would anyone be more interested in participating in our Weekly Produce Box program? Our only 2 drop off sites so far are Sauk and Spring Green. We have not found any drop off sites in Madison or surrounding towns yet, but feel there may be more interest in produce purchases if people didn't have to take time out of their busy weeks to drive to the farm. Keep in mind we MAY have to charge a small fee for gas, as the gas prices don't seem to be coming down any time soon. The more people we have interested the less we'd have to charge. Just wondering, thanks for your feed back.
Jamie
Jamie
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Weekly Produce Box sign up deadline is TODAY !!
Hello Everyone!
Just wanted to remind you that TODAY is the deadline to sign up for our Weekly Produce Box program. If you need more time or details, please let me know.
Have a great day, (keep that warm weather comin')
Jamie :)
Just wanted to remind you that TODAY is the deadline to sign up for our Weekly Produce Box program. If you need more time or details, please let me know.
Have a great day, (keep that warm weather comin')
Jamie :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Chickens
We will be butchering the last of our chickens this week. We won't have fresh meat chickens again until June... first come first serve! $2.50/lb. My guess is that our prices will go up by June with the rising cost of feed, so buying a few and freezing them might save you some $'s! Around 5lbs.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Spring Green Farmers Market
We officially entered the Spring Green Farmers Market: Saturdays 8-noon. Starts Mid May and runs thru October. I probably wont be off maternity leave until June so we won't start our stand til then. Members of the Weekly Produce Box program can also pick up their boxes in Spring Green on Saturdays!!!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
This month's newsletter raffle winners
Congrats To Wanda Williamson and Lauryn Durtschi. They each won a 2011 Farm Coupon Book. We will be drawing 2 names each month from our e-mail/mailing list to win a Coupon book from now til June. If you'd like to be added to our newsletter list please send your e-mail address or mailing address to hillsongridgefarm@gmail.com.
March 2011 newsletter
Hello Everyone! March is here, which means SPRING is just around the corner. There is not much to report this month, as we are patiently waiting for the season to change. Once the weather warms up we will have lots of work to do on the farm and we are looking forward to all our new adventures this year. We will have baby goats in the next couple months! We are not sure when they will arrive but my guess is mid April. We are hoping for 3 new sets of babies, maybe even twins from 2 of the mommies!
Spa Night In Sauk:
The spa night in Sauk went very well! Thanks to all of you that came to support us and the other vendors. We had a great turn out, there were lots of prizes to give away and the massage therapist were kept very busy all night long. We hope you had a great time and if you have any suggestion for next year please let us know.
Chicken Update:
We have a small batch of chickens to butcher yet sometime next week. I will send you an e-mail update when we know which day. There are about 25 left and we are estimating they will be around 5lbs. This will be the last of the fresh chickens until at least June. We will get a new batch of baby chicks when the weather warms up and it takes roughly 8-10 weeks before they are ready for eating again. I have a handful of frozen chickens that are between 6-8 lbs for sale. We also have a few frozen soup chickens for sale as well. Just let me know if you are interested. First come, first serve.
Eggs:
The hens are starting to pick up on egg production as the weather is slowly warming. Due to the rising cost of feed we will be raising the price of eggs to $3.00/dozen starting next week (Monday March 7th). Those of you that are participating in the egg share program will receive your eggs at $2.50/dozen until next quarter starts. Fresh Eggs are available daily at the farm, so come on by whenever it works for you!
Eggs Share Program:
Our next quarter starts Thursday, March 24th.
The egg share program is quarterly (12wks).
NEW SHARE PRICES:
½ Share = 1 doz. Every other week = $18 (+ $2 delivery fee)
Full Share = 1 doz. Every week = $36 (+ $4 delivery fee)
1 ½ Share = 1 doz one week, 2 doz the next = $54 (+ $4 delivery fee)
2 Full Shares = 1 doz. Every week = $72 (+ $4 delivery fee)
We are definitely looking for more neighborhoods to deliver too. We ask that you get at least 3 people interested in participating in the egg share program. We will deliver a cooler to a designated house once a week with everyone’s eggs. Those members will have a 4 hour time frame to pick up their eggs each week. It is really a great way for you and your neighbors, friends and family members to get fresh eggs weekly and saves everyone a little money in gas (as we all know that is a bonus these days!)
2011 Weekly Produce Box Program:
Thanks to all of you that have already signed up for the WPB program this year. We are very excited to get planting so we can start filling your boxes!!! The deadline for the WPB sign up is March 15th 2011. If you need more time to decide or if you are waiting to get conformation from your health insurance for reimbursement just let us know so we can extend your sign up date. Remember we are willing to make home deliveries this year! We are also still looking for drop off locations so if anyone has a business and employees that are interested let us know, we can deliver once a week to your business as well. (As long as the owner gives the O.K.) For those of you that live in Madison and are interested in picking up your produce at a drop off location, please let me know if you have pick up location ideas.
It’s NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD MONTH:
March is the national frozen food month. Don’t forget to take the time to check your freezers for some of that yummy food you froze last year. I just found a package of Rhubarb to make Rhubarb Crisp!!! Make room in your freezer for this years growing season. It may not seem like it, but now is a good time to think about some of the veggies and fruits you will freeze this year. Make a list, estimate the harvest dates for your product and put it on your calendar. It takes a little time to freeze or can your fresh food, but it is well worth it in the long run. It’s a great feeling when you just cooked your frozen green beans from the garden, in the winter months!
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER RAFFLE:
Each month (from March -June) we will be raffling off two 2011 Farm Coupon Books. The raffle names will come from anyone on our e-mail/mailing list and anyone that filled out our Survey a month ago will have their name entered twice! Good Luck Everyone!!!
MARCH RAFFLE WINNERS: Wanda Williamson and Lauryn Durtschi. CONGRATS! We will be sending your coupon book in the mail this week.
Please feel free to send this newsletter to any family members, friends, and co-workers you think may be interested. If you know anyone that wants farm info but does not have e-mail access just have them call me or send me their address and I will mail the newsletters to them. We also have brochures now so if you’d like us to send you some to put in your office or pass out, let me know and I’ll send you some!
As always your support means a lot to our family and we are ready to return the energy back to you come spring time when we can finally get our hands in the dirt again!
-Jamie
Spa Night In Sauk:
The spa night in Sauk went very well! Thanks to all of you that came to support us and the other vendors. We had a great turn out, there were lots of prizes to give away and the massage therapist were kept very busy all night long. We hope you had a great time and if you have any suggestion for next year please let us know.
Chicken Update:
We have a small batch of chickens to butcher yet sometime next week. I will send you an e-mail update when we know which day. There are about 25 left and we are estimating they will be around 5lbs. This will be the last of the fresh chickens until at least June. We will get a new batch of baby chicks when the weather warms up and it takes roughly 8-10 weeks before they are ready for eating again. I have a handful of frozen chickens that are between 6-8 lbs for sale. We also have a few frozen soup chickens for sale as well. Just let me know if you are interested. First come, first serve.
Eggs:
The hens are starting to pick up on egg production as the weather is slowly warming. Due to the rising cost of feed we will be raising the price of eggs to $3.00/dozen starting next week (Monday March 7th). Those of you that are participating in the egg share program will receive your eggs at $2.50/dozen until next quarter starts. Fresh Eggs are available daily at the farm, so come on by whenever it works for you!
Eggs Share Program:
Our next quarter starts Thursday, March 24th.
The egg share program is quarterly (12wks).
NEW SHARE PRICES:
½ Share = 1 doz. Every other week = $18 (+ $2 delivery fee)
Full Share = 1 doz. Every week = $36 (+ $4 delivery fee)
1 ½ Share = 1 doz one week, 2 doz the next = $54 (+ $4 delivery fee)
2 Full Shares = 1 doz. Every week = $72 (+ $4 delivery fee)
We are definitely looking for more neighborhoods to deliver too. We ask that you get at least 3 people interested in participating in the egg share program. We will deliver a cooler to a designated house once a week with everyone’s eggs. Those members will have a 4 hour time frame to pick up their eggs each week. It is really a great way for you and your neighbors, friends and family members to get fresh eggs weekly and saves everyone a little money in gas (as we all know that is a bonus these days!)
2011 Weekly Produce Box Program:
Thanks to all of you that have already signed up for the WPB program this year. We are very excited to get planting so we can start filling your boxes!!! The deadline for the WPB sign up is March 15th 2011. If you need more time to decide or if you are waiting to get conformation from your health insurance for reimbursement just let us know so we can extend your sign up date. Remember we are willing to make home deliveries this year! We are also still looking for drop off locations so if anyone has a business and employees that are interested let us know, we can deliver once a week to your business as well. (As long as the owner gives the O.K.) For those of you that live in Madison and are interested in picking up your produce at a drop off location, please let me know if you have pick up location ideas.
It’s NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD MONTH:
March is the national frozen food month. Don’t forget to take the time to check your freezers for some of that yummy food you froze last year. I just found a package of Rhubarb to make Rhubarb Crisp!!! Make room in your freezer for this years growing season. It may not seem like it, but now is a good time to think about some of the veggies and fruits you will freeze this year. Make a list, estimate the harvest dates for your product and put it on your calendar. It takes a little time to freeze or can your fresh food, but it is well worth it in the long run. It’s a great feeling when you just cooked your frozen green beans from the garden, in the winter months!
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER RAFFLE:
Each month (from March -June) we will be raffling off two 2011 Farm Coupon Books. The raffle names will come from anyone on our e-mail/mailing list and anyone that filled out our Survey a month ago will have their name entered twice! Good Luck Everyone!!!
MARCH RAFFLE WINNERS: Wanda Williamson and Lauryn Durtschi. CONGRATS! We will be sending your coupon book in the mail this week.
Please feel free to send this newsletter to any family members, friends, and co-workers you think may be interested. If you know anyone that wants farm info but does not have e-mail access just have them call me or send me their address and I will mail the newsletters to them. We also have brochures now so if you’d like us to send you some to put in your office or pass out, let me know and I’ll send you some!
As always your support means a lot to our family and we are ready to return the energy back to you come spring time when we can finally get our hands in the dirt again!
-Jamie