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Mother’s Day on the Farm

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Posted on May 5, 2019 by Connie
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A week from today is Mother’s Day and Yellow Stonehouse Farm is celebrating with an Open Farm day on Saturday, May 11th starting at 10:00 am. It’s a day to tour and learn about the farm, pick-up some fresh Spring vegetables including, weather permitting, fresh asparagus, ramps, and greens, and celebrate all the Mother’s in our lives.  We will have a variety of flowering pots, vegetable and herb transplants, other flowering perennials and shrubs, plus locally crafted and organic food items in our farm store for a perfect Mother’s Day gift.

A lovely vintage Mother’s Day image

Mom’s and Families are very important to Yellow Stonehouse Farm.  So much of what do here is about supporting our local community – growing organically, providing freshly picked produce to members along with easy family friendly recipes, offering Pick-Your-Own vegetables, flowers and herbs as a fun family activity plus our friendly and supportive farm community.

Life is busy for today’s families and we know Mothers are the organizers, nurturers, and caretakers of the family – responsible for everything from ferrying kids from one activity to another, to making sure food gets on the table that is tasty, nutritious and healthy. Making the right food choices is complicated, with a bewildering array of foods making a variety of claims.  It’s scary to learn about the pesticides and herbicides used in conventional farming – and the growing evidence of impacts on human health of a diet that contains these substances. 

The impact of pesticides and herbicides are linked to everything from immunity related disorders to cancer and learning disabilities and have led to a huge increase in the popularity of organic food.  Eating organically is one of the fastest growing food trends in the US and a good way to protect the health of children, the elderly, pregnant and nursing mother’s and the immune suppressed such as cancer patients.

A picture of a share from August 2018

Joining Yellow Stonehouse Farm’s USDA certified organic CSA is a good way to ensure that the produce you eat every day is organic.  It is truly one stop produce shopping!  Your CSA share provides all the vegetables along with delicious recipes you need to feed your family of four for a week.  And the cost of a full weekly share works out to be just $32.50 per week – a bargain when you factor in the weekly PYO privileges!

June share items 2019

Something new we are adding to the farm this year – and focused especially on Mom’s and making their lives easier – is an expanded product line in our farm store.  We have decided that one thing we can do to simplify the lives of our members is to save them a trip to another store.  So, we are going to carry a variety of grocery items to help busy mom’s make delicious meals as well as every day items such as milk, eggs and bread.  The best thing is, most of the items are going to be organic and locally crafted from farms throughout Western, MA allowing us to support other farmers in our area.

Friends at the farm

We look forward to seeing you on May 11th.  If you can’t make it, you can contact us at the farm at 413-562-2164 or email us at yellowstonehousefarmcsa@gmail.com to arrange a visit that’s convenient for you.

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Join a CSA and have a farm to call your own.

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Posted on April 14, 2019 by Connie
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One of the reasons that John & I decided to start Yellow Stonehouse Organic Farm & CSA was to share the farm and beautiful natural landscape with neighbors and local community members.  We realized farms were disappearing from our area and the availability of locally grown vegetables was decreasing.  We started our Organic CSA to keep Yellow Stonehouse Farm in operation and we think belonging to our organic farm CSA is important because:

  • Picking beans
Just picked strawberries

  • Massachusetts is losing farms:  Losing agricultural land impacts our ability to feed ourselves locally with increasing dependence on large factory farms located in the Midwest, California and Southern states – all areas that are being impacted by climate change damaging their agricultural productivity.  Most of these farms also use conventional factory farming practices which impact food safety, taste and nutrition.
  • Local food is the better for you: When food is transported long distances to grocery stores, it loses freshness & wholesomeness.  Often, food grown for transport are varieties that are designed to last longer but sacrifice flavor and nutrients.  Eating locally grown food is the best of all worlds – vegetables taste best at peak freshness as well as being most nutritious.
  • USDA certified organic food is healthy:  Conventionally grown food is often grown with chemicals and fertilizers that we believe to be harmful to human health – especially children.  Feeding children organic food when they are young is a great start to lifelong health and wellness.  Not only are they getting the best nutrition, children also learn to like vegetables and develop good eating habits that last a lifetime.
  • YSF farm is fun for families and children:  It’s important for children to learn about and appreciate how food happens. Children who are exposed to farming are more likely to enjoy eating vegetables.  They also develop an appreciation and understanding of the importance of farming, nature and open space.  Plus, kids love being outside in the sunshine, playing in the dirt, and having a hands-on experience picking vegetables and flowers.
  • YSF Farm is a stress reducer – relaxing and refreshing:  Spending time at the farm outside in the sunshine, absorbing a little vitamin D on our beautiful organic farm is a wonderful healthy way to spend a few hours – experiencing the beauty of nature among a myriad of flowers, trees, berries, birds, butterflies, bees, not to mention turtles, frogs, and grasshoppers.  We plant flowers, vegetables and berries for members to pick their own and take great pleasure in the fun children have in filling their baskets (and tummies). 
One of the fairy gardens
3 generations of bean pickers
We are always trying different colored vegetables…

These are some other, unique reasons why belonging to Yellow Stonehouse Farm’s CSA is especially rewarding:

  • Yellow Stonehouse Farm’s CSA is limited to no more than 200 members – we want to
  • make sure we know every member so we can provide a personal touch like remembering your favorite vegetable and saving you an extra or letting you know when your favorite flower is in bloom.
  • CSA members are Yellow Stonehouse Farm’s first priority – we make sure members get first dibs on all produce before we sell to drop in customers.  We also do our best to fulfill special requests like a glorious bouquet of flowers for a special occasion or the blackberry leaves one member uses to make a special soothing tea.
  • YSF is flexible – there are a variety of share options, payment plans and pick-up days so every member can conveniently fit their trip to the farm in their schedule.  And if something comes up, or you have a vacation scheduled, we will work with you to make sure you don’t miss a share.
  • YSF is accessible – we have convenient parking close to the pick-up area and then additional parking near the PYO fields along with a U-shaped driveway to minimize congestion.  We are open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am till 6:30 pm for Pick-Your Own members. PYO crops are planted on the near side of the fields for member convenience and we have shaded picnic tables nearby for family members to relax while watching the pickers.
  • YSF has an additional 65 acres of fields and meadows for members to enjoy.  We keep paths mowed for easy access and provide maps for various features of the area including the Manhan River and turtle nesting area and will conduct tours upon prior arrangement.
  • One of the farmer’s – Connie or John – is always at the pick-up area to help members – review that week’s recipe, explain what a particular vegetable is and why its good for you, or to just spend a few minutes talking about your day.  Socializing at the farm is something many members enjoy.
  • PYO vegetables, flowers, berries and herbs are included with every share.  The flower bouquets are especially popular with many of our members.  Perennial & herb gardens along with Fairy gardens are located near the pick-up area for member’s to enjoy.
  • To increase convenience for our members, the farm store will be carrying a carrying a curated selection of local, organic grocery items and condiments including eggs, bread, jams & jellies, freshy roasted coffee and more.
Friday evening socializing
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  • Join a CSA and have a farm to call your own. April 14, 2019
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  • Thinking about Mom’s – and making CSA membership convenient for them May 14, 2018
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  • A presentation on why Yellow Stonehouse Farm thinks organic is the way to go March 5, 2018
  • Being a Locavore in 2018 February 8, 2018
  • Healthy Eating To Improve You and Your family’s health January 20, 2018 January 21, 2018
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