Category: Farm Happenings
Wow, has winter arrived! We hope everyone stayed safe during the last few snow storms and appreciate your understanding as we had to shift delivery schedules on Monday. Nothing says time for warm soup and comfort food like a mountain of snow outside. We’ve got everything you need to cook up a feast to enjoy […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on January 27, 2023
For farmers, winter is the time for reflecting on the past season and planning for the upcoming one. This month, both the Dunbarton and Concord farmers have been meeting to debrief on 2022, start planting plans, put in seed orders, and discuss farm infrastructure upgrades and sale opportunities for this season. Planning is in full […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on January 19, 2023
We hope that January is off to a good start for you! A reminder that we will be closed on Monday to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so Monday FarmShares will be delivered on Tuesday, January 17th. Wednesday FarmShares will be delivered as scheduled on the 18th. May this holiday serve as a reminder–and […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on January 13, 2023
Welcome, 2023! Happy New Year! 2023 is here, and we are excited for the year ahead! Our team is growing here at the Food Hub: we have welcomed a new Food Safety Manager and hope to have a Food Access Coordinator on-board soon! Both of these positions will help immensely in ensuring an even more […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on January 6, 2023
Enjoy the Solstice and Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays from Fresh Start Farms! This upcoming week is the last week of deliveries prior to a two-week break in the FarmShare! There will be no FarmShare deliveries the weeks of December 26th and January 2nd. The share will resume the week of January 9th. Another reason this […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on December 16, 2022
Greetings from Fresh Start Farms! We hope you and your families are doing well and looking forward to the holidays. Speaking of holidays: we have reached our first of two opportunities during the WinterShare to order special Crust and Crumb holiday loaves. These loaves will be available for you to add in your Share this […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on December 9, 2022
Happy December! We hope you and your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving! And while it is great to have a holiday geared towards gratitude, let’s remember that we can practice gratitude everyday, especially as we head into the holiday season. We certainly are grateful for all of the hard work from our New American farmers […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on December 2, 2022
Welcome to the New Winter FarmShare! Welcome to week 1 of your Winter FarmShare! This is the first year that we are offering a FarmShare throughout the winter, so thank you for supporting local food year-round! As a Fresh Start FarmShare member, you are contributing to Fresh Start’s efforts to ensure everyone has access to […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on November 23, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve made it to the very last week of the SummerShare; can you believe it? We sure can’t. We are very thankful for your support and for the season we have had. What better way to celebrate and be grateful for the bountiful harvest than Thanksgiving? From all of us here at Fresh […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on November 18, 2022
Only 2 more weeks of the Summer FarmShare left! Thanksgiving week will be the last delivery for this share, but did you know that the FarmShare now runs year round? The new Winter FarmShare will start the last week in November and run to March. You can continue to eat local through the cold months and […]
Written by Sarah Wiggins on November 9, 2022