Upcoming projects include winterizing our tools, some necessary maintenance on the truck, flooring and sheathing on the cooler trailer, and, of course, removing our deer fence. We still have a lot of moving to do.
A mentor of ours always used to say that farming is really just moving things from one place to another. That has never felt more true than right now.
Iâm going to have to make âmove lessâ one of my goals for next season. Thatâll have to be a stretch goal. As for the newsletter Iâm probably going to cut back to maybe just once a month until the season really gets underway in March. I feel like there wonât be much to write about over the winter. So keep an eye on your inbox once a month from now on.Â
For those affected by the SNAP pause (due to the ongoing government shutdown) the market will be running itâs double up food bucks scheme and they have a gap-bridging SNAP program that should help maintain access to fresh/local food. The winter market starts up again in Ypsi in November. The Ann Arbor market is running a similar program. In Ypsilanti, there is a food donation drop-off/pickup point at Bloodroot Herb Shop for shelf stable items.Â
We are going to miss seeing you all at the Ypsi Farmerâs Market every weekend! Feels weird signing off and not writing out a list of everything we will be bringing. Looking forward to that first market next year already.
Have a great Halloween!!
Zach and Magda
