February CSA Deal

 

Winter is definitely still with us here in Vermont, but it’s not too early to start thinking ahead to summer’s produce bounty.  At this time of year we are planning what we will grow and getting ready to start seeds for the coming CSA shares.  We like to offer a deal for those willing to sign up early for a CSA share so that you can save some money and we can get some up front income to cover start up expenses such as seeds, soil, and mushroom spawn that we have at this time of year.  Here’s the deal:

Sign up for a 2020 CSA share and pay in full by February 29 to receive a free June share!

That’s right, you save $44, help us buy seeds, AND you can rest assured that you know where your quality fresh veggies, fruits, and mushrooms are coming from this summer.

We offer June 1/2 shares, small and large shares that run July – October, and fall Medicine shares.  For all the details, pricing and photos of the shares members received in 2019 visit our CSA page

Sign Up Now! Click Here

We also welcome early sign ups, even if payment is not possible until later.

or contact us with your questions 

by calling:  Rebecca Beidler and Jeffrey Ellis 802-755-6336

by emailing: peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net

message us via our Facebook page

or via snail mail (checks can be mailed here as well):

Peace of Earth Farm

43 West Griggs Rd.

Albany, VT 05820

Medicine Shares 2019

Medicine Shares are Back!

Throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall we’ve been collecting and processing all the leaves, flowers, roots, berries and mushrooms needed to make our teas, tinctures and syrups as each comes into season.

We believe well grown food can be the best medicine.  All of the herbs and fruits used in our products are grown by us or wildcrafted from our land.  Most of the mushrooms in our tincture were grown or gathered on our land, but some were wildcrafted from nearby woodlands.

Medicine Share are available in late November as a one time pick up at the farm

(since everything is shelf stable we could also ship this share)

For $65 share holders receive :

3 herbal tea blends – our tea blends are tasty and full of vitamins and minerals to keep your immune system humming along.  These teas are herbal, contain no caffeine and are loose.  VT Earl Gray Tea is our local version of the same flavor profiles as traditional Earl Gray.  Berry Good Tea contains a mix of dried berries and berry plant leaves, full of antioxidants and vitamins and tart, rich berry flavor.  Our newest tea blend, Tree Tea,  tastes like a walk in the woods, containing evergreen needles, sage and Tulsi.

4 oz. Elderberry/Black Currant Syrup- Fight off colds and flu with this sweet medicine made with Elderberry and Black Currant juices, local honey, organic cider vinegar, and tincture of rose hips, Tulsi, and Echinacea.

2oz Gift of the Forest Medicinal Mushroom Tincture– This triple extracted blend of 7 mushrooms wildcrafted or grown by us is used for immune system enhancing and tumor fighting

2# Garlic– Probably the best example of food as medicine, garlic is antimicrobial and fights off viruses and promotes immune health all while making just about anything you cook taste better.

Red Currants

 

To sign up for a Medicine Share contact us at peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net

or give us a call 802-755-6336.

Also makes a great gift!

And Coming Soon…

CBD Tinctures and Salve.  We’ve grown a successful crop of high CBD Hemp that we are currently processing and having tested.  We plan on having some mixed berry CBD tinctures and CBD/Willow Bark Salve available for sale by early Winter.

Spring is Here! Free gift with March CSA sign ups.

The Spring Equinox is here and snow is steadily dripping off the roof as I write today.  There is still a long way to go until we are planting in the ground this year, with multiple feet of snow that needs to disappear first.  We are starting seeds indoors though and planning for all the tasty crops to grow.  Soon we’ll be inoculating a new crop of mushroom logs.  One of several wind storms this winter took the plastic off of our largest hoop house, and we had also removed the plastic from our other greenhouse due to its worn out state.  We hope to get the plastic back on both greenhouses in April as soon as the snow melts and we can financially make it happen.

Early Sign ups and payments toward CSA shares are always appreciated at this time of year, as it helps us plan and cover the many up front costs of farming (seeds, spawn, plastic, soil amendments…)  This year especially, we’d love some help covering the cost of replacing the greenhouse plastic we lost.  We are offering a special gift if you sign up for a small or large CSA share and pay in full by the end of March.  You will receive a free “Gift of the Forest” medicinal mushroom tincture, or if you’d prefer we could offer a bag of each of our tea blends “VT Earl Gray” and “Berry Good”.

If you’d like to sign up for one of our shares, but can’t swing the full payment right now that is ok too.  You can find all of our CSA information and sign up for a share here on our CSA page.  Feel free to send us a note at peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net or call 802-755-6336 with questions.

Happy Spring!  Here’s to the promise of green things to come.

Early Bird Special 2019!

With the snow and cold still ever present, those first tastes of asparagus, fresh lettuce, spring onions, and peas seem far off.  However, the early bird gets the worm as they say.  In this case, the early bird gets a free June share of vegetables by planning ahead for a summer of tasty veggies.

Sign up for a 2019 CSA share and pay in full by February 28 to receive a free June share!

That’s right, you save $44, help us buy seeds, AND get to check sign up for a full growing season of fresh veggies, fruits, and mushrooms off your list.

We offer June 1/2 shares, small and large shares that run July – October, and fall Medicine shares.  For all the details, pricing and photos of the shares members received in 2018 visit our CSA page

Sign Up Now! Click Here

We also welcome early sign ups, even if payment is not possible until later.

or contact us with your questions 

by calling:  Rebecca Beidler and Jeffrey Ellis 802-755-6336

by emailing: peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net

or via snail mail (checks can be mailed here as well):

Peace of Earth Farm

43 West Griggs Rd.

Albany, VT 05820

Medicine Shares

We believe well grown food can be the best medicine.  We grow and wildcraft a variety of nutrient dense fruits, herbs, mushrooms and veggies throughout the summer.  As each berry, leaf, flower, root, mushroom or fruit comes into season some will go into our solar dryer for later blending into tea mixes or tincture.

Some berries go to the freezer to later be turned into syrup.

For the first time, we are now offering a collection of this preserved summer goodness as a Medicine Share.  Available in November as a one time pick up (since everything is shelf stable we could also ship this share).

For $65 share holders receive :

3 herbal tea blends – our tea blends are tasty and full of vitamins and minerals to keep your immune system humming along.  These teas are herbal, contain no caffeine and are loose.  VT Earl Gray Tea is our local version of the same flavor profiles as traditional Earl Gray.  Berry Good Tea contains a mix of dried berries and berry plant leaves, full of antioxidants and vitamins and tart, rich berry flavor.  Our newest tea blend tastes like a walk in the woods, containing evergreen needles, sage and Tulsi.

4 oz. Elderberry/Black Currant Syrup- Fight off colds and flu with this sweet medicine made with Elderberry and Black Currant juices, local honey, organic cider vinegar, and tincture of rose hips, Tulsi, and Echinacea.

4oz dried Shiitake mushrooms– Our dried Shiitakes can be rehydrated in warm water and thrown into all kinds of dishes, or tossed into soup.  We sun dry our mushrooms which greatly increases the Vitamin D content.  Enjoy shiitakes just because they taste delicious, knowing that they are also boosting your immune system!

3# Garlic– Probably the best example of food as medicine, garlic is antimicrobial and fights off viruses and promotes immune health all while making just about anything you cook taste better.

 

To sign up for a Medicine Share contact us at peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net or give us a call 802-755-6336.

Also makes a great gift!

Spring is Here! Fresh Veggies are on the Horizon.

The ground is finally bare, and under all that snow green shoots were ready to pop.  The rhubarb is getting going, garlic is pushing through mulch, and perennial herbs are sending new shoots up and out.

Tomato starts under lights in the house

Our little hoop house is full of plants

More starts in the larger hoop house getting ready to go in the ground.  You can also see some logs inoculated with Reishi mushroom spawn under the table.

We have starts all over the place, getting ready for planting in the hoop houses and garden beds.  We are now spending a lot of time seeding and preparing the soil.  Since we don’t till the soil, this time of year means a lot of forking, hand weeding, spreading compost, and mulching in preparation for planting.

Lovely baby arugula that I cut last night from the hoop house

Future salad in the hoop house

We should have plenty of greens, asparagus, rhubarb, and other early veggies for the first CSA shares coming up in June.  We may even have some shiitake mushrooms to offer by then.

We still have room for more CSA members for the year, if you are interested please sign up soon!  You can sign up by filling out this survey  click here

or check out our CSA page for all the details about share options, sizes, prices, and more.

We also have loads of eggs right now, both chicken and duck.  You can pick up a dozen of either type from the farm in a self service cooler.

The ducks are out of their winter hoop house and on to the summer grounds.  For just a few days they will have access to the mushroom yard so they can clean up any slugs and other bugs that want to chew on the mushrooms once they start to come out.  

Early Bird Special 2018!

Fresh salad greens, ripe juicy tomatoes, crisp baby carrots, juicy blueberries, and pungent basil feel a long way off at this time of year.  When managing snow and firewood are your daily chores, the summer’s bounty seems a far off dream.  Even though we won’t be tasting much fresh produce from the soil until May or June, there is a lot of planning and preparation that needs to happen now to make things grow when the temperatures rise.  Seeds, plants, potting soil and amendments all need to be paid for in advance of the growing season too.  Here’s where aspiring CSA members come in…

Sign up for a 2018 CSA share and pay in full by February 28 to receive a free June share!

That’s right, you save $40, help us buy seeds, AND get to check sign up for a full growing season of fresh veggies, fruits, and mushrooms off your list.

We offer June 1/2 shares, small and large shares that run July – October, and NEW this year, a Medicine share.  For all the details, pricing and photos of the shares members received in 2017 visit our CSA page

Sign Up Now! Click Here

We also welcome early sign ups, even if payment is not possible until later.

or contact us with your questions 

by calling:  Rebecca Beidler and Jeffrey Ellis 802-755-6336

by emailing: peaceofearthfarm@myfairpoint.net

or via snail mail (checks can be mailed here as well):

Peace of Earth Farm

43 West Griggs Rd.

Albany, VT 05820