Eating local in winter just got a little easier

Blue Moon farm chicken guarding the spinach

Sadly our wonderous Farmer’s Market is closed for the winter.  One of these days, when we a root cellar, a chest freezer, and a hoophouse for overwintering, we’ll be able to supply ourselves with fresh veg through the winter.  In the mean-time we don’t really have the means to do much stocking up for winter, other than canning. Luckily, we don’t have to go a full season(+) without fresh, local produce.  Our food co-op has been getting a steady supply of hardy winter veggies from Blue Moon farm.  Better yet, Blue Moon is now organizing a bi-weekly off-season direct sale.  Customers (like us) pre-order what they want and pick up the booty on weekends.  Personally, I think this is a great idea.  It gives a market-garden farm like Blue Moon a chance to drum up a bit more business in the “off” season without risking lack-of customers and it gives us a way to get just-picked spinach and carrots. Win-win.