Monday, February 3, 2014

Unveiling of the Genuine Faux Farm 2014 Calendar

Please note that these dates are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.  Please check updates on our web page.  Even better, tell us you want email updates and/or follow us on facebook.

** - events with this notation indicate that we would like you to respond and tell us you intend to attend for planning purposes.

February

Egg deliveries on Mondays (3,10,17,24)
1/2 -- Gang of Four Nota Conference at Blue Gate Farm
3 -- Recording for Garden Shed Radio Program (Rob)
22 -- Next Generation Retreat (Rob)
25 -- PFI Webinar on Spray Drift (Rob)

March  

Egg deliveries on Mondays (3,10,17,24)
15 -- Cedar Valley Local Foods Fair at Grout Museum (10-3)

April
High Tunnel Build Month


Egg deliveries land on CSA days
1 -- Spring CSA #1 (anticipated)
8 -- Spring CSA #2
11 -- GoF CE Gathering
15 -- Spring CSA #3
16 -- Hen chicks arrive at the farm
22 -- Spring CSA #4
22-30 -- High Tunnel Build (anticipated) **
24 -- Broiler chicks arrive from Hoover Hatchery
25 -- Broiler chicks arrive from J&H Hatchery
26 -- Health Fair at W - Wartburg College 8:30-11:30

May
Starter Plant Sales Month


Egg deliveries and CSA at Saturday farmers' Markets
3 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (First Saturday market of season) 8:30-11:30 am
4 -- Move 'em or Lose 'em, Perennial Dig at GFF **
10 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (plants available)
11 -- GoF at Grinnell Heritage Farm
16 -- Cedar Falls GFF Plant Sale at Hansen's Outlet
17 -- Waverly Farmer's Market (plants available)
17 -- Tripoli GFF Plant Sale
23 -- Cedar Falls GFF Plant Sale at Hansen's Outlet
24 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (plants available)
24 -- last Spring CSA day
31 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (plants available)
31 -- Iris Fest/Meet Your Farmers Festival at GFF **

June
GFF Food Bank Month

(every hour of volunteer labor will result in $10 donated to the foodbank by GFF)

Egg deliveries at CSA distributions from here until October
CSA distributions follow pattern of first week until last CSA week in October.
Tuesday - Waverly Farmers Market
Wednesday - as arranged in Tripoli area
Thursday - Hansen's Outlet in Cedar Falls
3 -- Waverly CSA #1 (at Waverly Farmers Market)
3 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (first Tuesday market)
4 -- Tripoli CSA #1 (as arranged)
4 -- Turkey chicks arrive at the farm
5 -- Cedar Falls CSA #1 (at Hansen's Outlet)
7 -- Waverly Farmers' Market (last week with plants)
14 -- Tom Sawyer Volunteer Day **
15 -- GoF at Genuine Faux Farm
25 -- Broiler chicks (batch #2) arrive at farm

July

13/14 -- Process first batch broiler chickens
26 -- Granary Facelift Tom Sawyer Day **

August
Granary Mural Facelift and Mural Painting


3 -- GoF at Blue Gate Farm
9 -- Granary Facelift Tom Sawyer Day Mural Painting **
16 -- Saturday Waverly Farmers' Market (8:30-11:30)
23 -- Waverly Farmers Market
30 -- Waverly Farmers Market
30 -- GFF Summer Festival and Heirloom Tomato Tasting **

September

6 -- Waverly Farmers' Market - Heirloom Tomato Tasting
13 -- Waverly Farmers' Market
14/15 -- Process broiler chicken batch #2
14 -- GoF at Scattergood
19/20 -- Don't Sing for Your Supper, Dig for Your Dinner **
20 -- Waverly Farmers' Market ?
27 -- GF7 Festival at the farm (tentative date) **
28/29 -- Process ducks

October

14 -- FINAL regular season Waverly CSA
15 -- FINAL regular season Tripoli CSA
16 -- FINAL regular season Cedar Falls CSA
Until mid December, egg deliveries coincide with Fall CSA
21 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #1
22/23 -- Process Turkeys
23 -- The Great Turkey Pickup of 2014
28 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #2

November
Giving Thanks for Ten Years of GFF


4 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #3
7 -- GFF Ten Year Celebration Dinner (tentative date) **
11 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #4
17 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #5
25 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #6

December

2 -- Fall Extended Season CSA #7
9 -- Final Fall Extended Season CSA
15 -- Egg delivery and extra produce sales
22 -- Egg delivery and extra produce sales

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