In these unprecedented times, we continue to be buoyed by the incredible words and actions of support from all of you as well as the increased interest in local food.
We are working to improve our order and delivery system as it looks like it will need to be in place for several months. Below is the scoop for the rest of this week and we hope to have more updates over the weekend for next week’s (April 7-10) ordering and deliveries/pick-ups. Thanks for your patience and reading our somewhat long missives! If you haven’t seen last week’s longer explanation of changes we’ve done so far, check it out as it still explains what we are trying to do.
We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time. Our small farm is doing its best to keep producing nutritious food for us all.
Availability
The list of what we have available to order is viewable in 2 spots on our website as well as in our newsletter. You can always check out “Available From the Farm” section and our “Order Form”. They will note with dates when they are relevant for. The order forms include prices and some details on package sizes. You can follow the above links or go to our website home page and look on the right and in lower section of page for links.
Ordering & Pick-Ups April 2 & 3
Here is the plan for the rest of this Week – April 2&3
Logistics for Food Pick-Ups
How to Place your order
- Type up your order in text of email, feel free to use any descriptive terms for sizes, etc; OR Fill in a check out sheet and email it;
- Email orders to: orders@eatstayfarm.com with requested pick-up location and time and we will confirm.
- Feel free to send your order in at any point, but minimally 4 hours before delivery time to allow us to pack it.
What you can do: Clarify if you will take a substitution of something similar or would prefer to go without and try something new & plentiful.
How to Pay for your Farm Food
- Members: nothing changes, you are on account & we will send your monthly statement
- Retail Shoppers: We prefer to send you an invoice via Square to pay via credit card but we can also send you the total so you can leave a check when you pick-up your order or mail us a check.
- If you are interested in become a farmshare member, Thank You. We should have updated information out this weekend to begin admitting new members.
Pick-Up options April 2 & 3
- Northfield: Thursday 4/2 4:30-5 pm in lower lot of the Gray Building (old schoolhouse). Boxes will be on a plastic table or the back of a truck for pick up.
- Montpelier: Thursday 4/2 4:30 PM, Location confirmed with order.
- On Farm: Thurs 4/2 4:30-6 pm; Friday 4/3 2-6 pm (On farm pick-up does require good clearance due to mud season)
We are grateful to be in community with you, learning and striving for wellness and well-being. All of these changes and challenges will take some patience and resilience on the part of us all. Best wishes to us all to take care of ourselves and our community.
Other Resources and Ways to Support Local Farms
#1 – Be kind and patient, all are scrambling to provide as much local, healthy food as possible in these new circumstances, while ensuring we can continue to do that for the months and years ahead.
#2 – Another of many great resources for local food is Roots Farm Market (owned by the Bear Roots Farm team). They have been scrambling to get an online order store open and are pulling from larger farms.
#3 -Check out the resources from our farm support organizations like NOFA-VT and Vermont Agency of Agriculture, including this op-ed from Secretary Anson Tebbets