This week’s box:
FULL SHARE
- 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County and Snead’s Farm
- one half bushel “September wonder” apples from the Allegheny Mountains
- one half bushel sweet potatoes from Canning Farm
- 1 small bag Snead’s Farm tomatoes
Pick-your-own options for this week:
- Members may pick the following items at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 2 (please note times for each item):
- 8 jack-o-lantern size pumpkins (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- 1 dozen sunflowers (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- 2 half-pints raspberries (9 a.m. to 11a.m.)
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $154
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1427.75
SMALL SHARE
- 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County and Snead’s Farm
- one peck “September wonder” apples from the Allegheny Mountains
- one peck sweet potatoes from Canning Farm
- 1 small bag Snead’s Farm tomatoes
Pick-your-own options for this week:
- Members may pick the following items at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 2 (please note times for each item):
- 4 jack-o-lantern size pumpkins (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- 1 dozen sunflowers (9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- 2 half-pints raspberries (9 a.m. to 11a.m.)
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $91
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $876
**A note on pumpkins: You will find the best selection of orange jack-o-lantern size pumpkins in our back field (where the hayrides are). We have a bumper crop of these pumpkins, and you are entitled to pick up to 8 with your full-share CSA membership. We have a limited number of multi-colored and Tarzan-sized pumpkins. If you choose to pick these, please pay full price at the gate upon exit.
Also included in your CSA pickup: Fun things to do at the Snead’s Farm Fall festival! Come out on Wednesday and enjoy:
- Free admission for you and those in your carload on Wed. Oct. 2.
- From our food vendors:
- 1 free pumpkin cupcake per membership from Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania County
- 1 free sample Appalachian Kettle Korn per membership
- Unlimited hayrides (hayrides board in our back field)
- Bring your own lunch and enjoy a picnic
- Mountain Slides, Straw Barn, Zip Lines, Rope Swings, Creek Play, Learning Shed
- Farm animals: Baby goats, horses, sheep, miniature donkeys, chickens