Notes from the Farm

Farming is hard and building a website is harder…

This week we set a goal to build and publish our farm website, which has been a parking lot project for too long.  Even with the help of an established platform which we pay to use, the process has not been simple. The thing I find most interesting and helpful in these rapidly evolving times is that with minimal setup headache we now have more than a handful of convenient options to receive payments and are working to create a pickup or delivery system that meets each individual customer’s needs.  Currently we can accept cash, take cards over the phone or in person with our Square Up reader, accept funds via Apple Pay, send invoices to customers. If you have further suggestions for ways we can serve you better, please let us know. Our first priority is to make our nutritious and locally produced products readily available to our community.  

In other news, our first pastured broilers of the season are out on pasture and thriving despite the mercurial spring weather we have recently experienced.  More chicks arrived late last week and are happily brooding until they are ready for the pastured tractor life.

Between building our online presence and maintaining day-to-day farm operations we have also been adjusting to homeschooling our vibrant 5-year-old daughter and caring for our newborn son, who arrived in early February.  Oh, and btw, we are also trying to learn the ins and outs of bio-intensive vegetable production in hopes that we can feed our family and bring fresh produce to market this summer. No big deal… 

I met up with a customer today for a contact-less delivery and even though it was a bit weird adjusting to the social distancing, it was really satisfying to have a face-to-face with someone outside the farm.  I look forward to connecting to each and every customer this season whether it be on farm, at Farmer’s Market, or a scheduled delivery. Here’s to embracing the new normal. If you have any suggestions as to how we can serve you better please don’t hesitate to let us know.  

Cheers and Namaste,  

Farmer Kala