This week, we are simply copying in our email with a few edits and maybe a picture to spice it up a bit. This gives you a taste of what we send in our weekly emails to those who join our email distribution list. If you would like to join us: gff at genuinefauxfarm dot com
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In answer to the questions regarding
eggs and veggies. We will be delivering in Waverly today, Wednesday,
July 8. We have learned from past experience that it is not wise to
mix fresh poultry delivery with a veg/egg day.
So - YESTERDAY, July 7, we had fresh broiler chickens being delivered in
Waverly - ST Andrew's at 5:00pm
Cedar Falls - Jorgensen Plaza at 6:00pm
TODAY, July 8, we will be in Waverly for veggies/eggs, splitting time between
St Andrew's at 5:00
Yogi Life at 5:45 (NOTE the later time!)
Quick news (details lower in this post):
1. Are you new to the Genuine Faux Farm? Visit #5 in the GFF news below.
2. You can still sign up for farm credits, see #4 in GFF News below.
3. New
Delivery Method: We will mark out 6 foot spacings with chalk OR if we run out of time, we'll just ask you to respect space. We will
place your order into a yellow tray and put it on our table. Once we
step away, place your order in your bag/box you bring. then set the
yellow tray in the 'dirty' pile next to the table.
4. See list below for available items!
5. We
will limit orders to 1 dozen eggs per family. If you are ordering for 2
families, please tell us so we can honor the 2 dozen order.
6. Please place orders by NOON Wednesday, thank you!
7. We will not take cash or checks from you during this delivery. Use mail or other methods to buy farm credits please.
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Waverly: Wednesday, July 8 5:00-5:30pm St Andrew's parking lot
5:45-6:00pm Yogi Life parking lot
Please respect each person's space. We will place your
order into a yellow tray and put it on our table. Once we step away,
place your order in your bag/box you bring. then set the yellow tray in
the 'dirty' pile next to the table.
Contact: Rob 319 610 9201 Tammy 319 610 9115
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Available to members:
eggs - $3.50/dozen (limit 1 doz per family)
eggs - $3.50/dozen (limit 1 doz per family)
scapes - $1/bundle
peas - $4/ pint
summer squash/zucchini - $1 ea
green beans? - $2 / half pound (limited this week)
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THE GFF NEWS
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1. Upcoming Schedule
- July 7 - Broiler chicken delivery in Waverly and Cedar Falls (unfrozen birds)
- July 8 - Waverly Delivery
- July 16 - Cedar Falls Delivery
- we are carefully considering how to handle deliveries in Cedar Falls - especially at Hansen's Outlet. See below for more in #? The construction there is ongoing and WILL require adjustments or potentially removal of that location for a time. If you have specific feedback you should let us know. Our likely response is to give a longer period of time at Jorgensen Plaza until the work that limits parking lot options is completed.
2. Crop & Poultry Report
The
broilers went to the park. We got up at our normal time yesterday to
try and get some work in the high tunnels done before the heat caught up
to us and got out of the buildings by 10:30AM. We both did office work
during the main heat of the day with trips outside for various chores
that have to happen. In the evening, we made sure the truck was cleaned
out and we gathered the crates to haul the birds.
Once
the sun was going down (about 9:20 or so) we drove the truck out to the
pastures and started loading broilers into crates. The mosquitoes were
nasty, but at least there wasn't a thunderstorm raging (yes, that has
happened in the past). We put an average of 12 birds in a crate and
lifted them into the truck. That got 144 birds ready to go. We then
drove to Greene and unloaded the birds from the crates and drove back to
the farm.
Once back at the farm, we put the
remaining 91 birds into crates and left those spaced in their building
to keep them cool and in a familiar place. Then, we got up in the
morning, did chores and then loaded the remaining birds into the truck
and took them to Greene - etc.
On the return
home, we sanitized the back of the truck and gathered coolers and
containers to pick up the processed birds. When the birds are ready, we
drive back to Greene, load them into containers, drive to Fredericka
and leave the birds that have not been spoken for for freezing. We will
return to the farm and put a few more of the unordered birds in our
freezers. After that, we drive to Waverly and then Cedar Falls.
In short - it's a mad dash! We appreciate your flexibility in working with us as we try to make it all happen.
3. New blog material for you
- If you want to learn more about our Mellow Turklets, this blog post will provide you with some enjoyable reading.
- Why aren't there hollyhocks on the farm this year?
- Rob's new job with PAN is gaining clarity and we share some of that here.
- Oh no! It's a attempt at "serious" writing - Cultivating Thoughts
- There was a spray rig right across the road from us - read what happened here.
- And, of course, we always have something about the weather.
- Finally, a little something about baseball and being a real fan.
4. 2020 Pre-Paid Farm Credit Program
We will run the
system in $50 increments. In other words, you can purchase a minimum
of $50 of farm credit at a time. We will cap the maximum amount of
credit at $200 and you can refill your farm credits at any point.
Like
the CSA program, this gives you the advantage of not having to pull out
money at each delivery. Instead, we will have a ledger with tracking
for your current credit balance. This also provides us with some
working capital to start the season. Also, like the CSA program, we
will give participants better pricing and opportunities than those who
might prefer to 'pay as they go.'
A major
difference this year is that farm credits can be used for ANY farm
product the Genuine Faux Farm offers. If you buy farm credits, you can
apply them to purchasing meat chickens, vegetables, eggs or any other
thing we offer this year.
Want to sign up by mail?
Genuine Faux Farm
2345 150th Street
Tripoli, IA 50676
make checks to GFF or the Genuine Faux Farm
Want to use Paypal?
You may send cash to gff at genuinefauxfarm dot com
We are
accepting purchases of credits now and throughout the season.
5. Welcome!
If you are new to this email newsletter
for the Genuine Faux Farm, we would like to welcome you. If you are an
'old hand,' we want you to feel welcome too - but we were gently
reminded that we need to introduce people a bit more to the system.
The basics are as follows:
- we deliver once per week - alternating between Waverly and Cedar Falls locations.
- Waverly is on Wednesdays
- Cedar Falls is on Thursdays
- anyone with farm credits can order from either location, you just have to arrange to get what you order.
- to order, you only need to respond to this email - sent the day prior to the delivery.
- a "gentle reminder" email is sent the day of the delivery. This
email confirms that we have received orders by listing those from whom
we have received orders.
- delivery instructions will be in this email each week. Please pay attention as circumstances may require a change.
6. The Hansen's Outlet Location
We
have received feedback from some folks regarding the delivery points
and we appreciated hearing from you. At this point, we think it is
likely that we will remove Hansen's as a delivery location until things
settle down a bit there. We are not positive at this point what our
answer will be, but we are leaning towards simply providing a longer
delivery at Jorgensen in large part because there is an option to get
under shelter if needed. As we move to a new delivery method that still
works to protect you, this may become important. And, we find that the
travel from Hansen's via Main Street to Hyacinth usually takes us five
minutes. It's a mild inconvenience until Hansen's gets some work
completed.
Thank you.
7. New Delivery Method
The prior method of placing
orders into the back of vehicles worked reasonably well and we attribute
that to your willingness to work with us! thank you!
We are, however, aware of some problems with the current system:
- we are using far more single use plastic than we want to be using and we want to go back to some of the re-use practices
-
our available product list will become more complex as we get deeper
into the season, which makes the current model a little more difficult
to pull off
So, we return to asking you to
bring a re-usable bag, box, etc to put your products in. We will use
chalk to provide guidance for physical distancing. We will put your
order in a yellow tray on the table(s) and you can then remove your
order and place it in your bag/box. Once done, we will ask you to place
the used tray into a pile. We will clean these on our return from the
delivery for the next use.
8. Egg Cartons
We
will be willing to receive egg cartons from you starting this week. We
will put a green tray out for you to put used cartons in for re-use.
Please nest these cartons so they take less space. We will not use any
cartons we receive until they have been 'quarantined' for a period of
time. Research has shown that the Covid-19 virus does not live long on
cardboard surfaces, but we'll be safe and re-use boxes by taking the
ones that have been in our supply longest first.
Be Well!
Rob & Tammy
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