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Box 8 "El Jefe"
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Have you noticed that the hint of rust color in the forest has turned into splashes of reds, purples and magentas? We are getting a taste of fall color and what goes better with that than a bountiful fall harvest? This box is mostly from our farm with some accents from the Stevens Point Farmers Market (some tomatoes and all potatoes). The first of the melons give this box some serious weight. You may see a yellow or red watermelon or even a cantaloupe. IF you are the one member with the only pie pumpkin please contact us, you have won a free chicken!
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| Apples are coming! |
There is a component of our land that you don't usually see when you are blinded by the beauty of the bounty. The health of the soil is not always considered when you are buying produce. The corn in our box does not compare in nutrient density to the corn you buy at the grocery store shipped from another state or Mexico and this is especially true when you compare our corn which was grown organically to the corn grown conventionally of a GMO variety. There really isn't any room for debate here they are NOT the same. Our soil is very healthy and nutrient rich which means that the produce grown here is also. Our practices contribute to the health of the soil year after year. Doesn't it feel good to know that when you eat local, organically grown produce you are getting the absolute best quality and health out there?
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| our solar system, helping us and helping you |
Did you know that Vespertine Gardens is 100% run by the sun? Our photovoltaic system that was installed last year by
North Wind Renewable Energy gathers enough sunlight to cover our farm in total. The extra energy is put into the grid which means that if you use electricity (just guessing everyone is raising their hands here) then you should know that our system is helping you too!
Want to learn more about solar in general? We encourage you to learn more about the grid and what it means to use energy, where your energy comes from and how you can become an active participant in insisting that we use more renewable sources!
Here is a great article from Consumer Reports you should definitely read.
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| Even the flowers work for us here, they attract pollinators! |
