This week’s box:
FULL SHARE
- 6 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
- 1 half bushel gala apples from Snead’s Farm
- 1 half bushel sweet potatoes from Canning Farm and Steven Minter Farm in King George County
- 1 quart Snead’s Farm tomatoes
Pick-your-own opportunities this week:
CSA full members may pick 1 half pint raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 8 orange jack-o-lantern size pumpkins and 12 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
**Please note that if you pick a Tarzan-sized pumpkin, or a multi-colored pumpkin, you will need to pay full price for these before exiting the farm.
**Fun Things to Do on the Farm**
CSA members and their families can enjoy free admission to the farm’s Fall Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 4. This includes free unlimited hayrides, Mountain Slides, the Whispering Pines Maze, Learning Shed, creek and chickens, horses, goats, sheep and donkey. CSA members may also receive 1 free pumpkin cupcake per membership from the Pälzer Mädel food vendor station, and 1 free sample of Appalachian Kettle Korn. Members may bring a picnic lunch on Wednesday.
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $174
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1,587.50
SMALL SHARE
- 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
- 1 peck gala apples from Snead’s Farm
- 1 peck sweet potatoes from Canning Farm and Steven Minter Farm in King George County
- 1 quart Snead’s Farm tomatoes
Pick-your-own opportunities this week:
CSA small share members may pick 1 half pint raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 4 orange jack-o-lantern size pumpkins and 12 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m to 5:30 p.m.
**Please note that if you pick a Tarzan-sized pumpkin, or a multi-colored pumpkin, you will need to pay full price for these before exiting the farm.
**Fun Things to Do on the Farm**
CSA members and their families can enjoy free admission to the farm’s Fall Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 4. This includes free unlimited hayrides, Mountain Slides, the Whispering Pines Maze, Learning Shed, creek and chickens, horses, goats, sheep and donkey. CSA members may also receive 1 free pumpkin cupcake per membership from the Pälzer Mädel food vendor station, and 1 free sample of Appalachian Kettle Korn. Members may bring a picnic lunch on Wednesday.
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $93
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1,022