Hi Reader! "When Dad started running to the van, I just had to follow." The 10 year old farm boy was helping Dad with chores at the packbarn when Dad got an emergency phone call from Blaise who was milking the cows. Our newly "freshened" cow slipped at the milking platform and couldn't get up from where she was laying on the concrete ramp. That's a heart-pounding emergency for a farmer. [continued below].
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Taking the week "off" from delivering Market Boxes means giving up a week of income while we are still working hard to plant and care for animals.
Your visit to our Farm Store tomorrow can really help us make up the difference.
I'll personally be in the store but if I'm not busy I'll be helping my daughters make food for Easter.
They don't need my help so keep me busy in the store by stocking up on eggs and milk.
We also have brioche rolls, scones, pizza dough and sourdough bread in the freezer that will be perfect for your Easter dinners!
I can't wait to see you to wish you a Happy Easter!
We support your desire to have a good, healthy way of life and food on your table that supports that goal.
We'll keep farming for you!
Reuben and Tessa DeMaster
Willow Haven Farm
P.S. Visit us at the farm store Saturday 10 am - 1 pm.
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Growing up on my family's farm in Pennsylvania, I never would have pictured the life I live at Willow Haven farm. As a kid I spent summers in our large family garden we called, “The Truck Patch”. I helped mom every summer, picking beans, weeding, and cutting fruit and vegetables for the hundreds of jars of canned and frozen produce we put up. Now I spends less time out in the field and more time in the kitchen doing the same preserving for my own farm family. Farmer Reuben values my many hours doing much of the behind the scenes marketing, writing emails to cultivate customers and capturing the farm story each week. I'm always learning along the way in my quest to improve the farm experience for each of her current and future farm members in our 500+ member, year-round customized farm box delivery program. Reading our stories will connect you with your food in a way you never experienced before. Someday soon you will want to fit local food into your life and we'll be here to help you.
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Hi Reader, Grimacing with pain and walking slowly, Farmer Reuben entered the kitchen. "I didn’t do anything hard this morning." Moving empty market boxes and twisting and lifting was all it took to strain Reuben’s back and send him to the house to rest. The story continues... We Are Open! Saturday: 9 AM - 3:00 PM Vince's Special Stone Ground Organic flour baked into BRICK OVEN BAGELS** Pastured Pork Sampler only 99.00 ** Click over to my blog for: My heart warming moment at the Member...
Hi Reader, "Your pigs are out!" When our neighbor's daughter shouted through our screen door, I didn't even jump. Chasing animals back home is what our kids grow up doing. The animals only want one thing too. To go home! The story continues... We Are Open! Saturday: 9 AM - 3:00 PM Vince's Special Stone Ground Organic flour baked into Honey Wheat, French CountryMaple Pecan Scones ** Pastured Pork Sampler only 99.00 ** Wellness Class on July 20 Continue reading for more: Electric Fence...