Justinefreebird Espiritu <[email protected]>10:52 PM (9 minutes ago)
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Hi LibreBird Farm supporters,
I wanted to email a quick thank you and some photos on our CSA so far. Thank you again for your support and monetary faith in this enterprise. I feel the word "farming" has become too much of a label and at an 1/8 of an acre and being incubated by the gofarm program, I can't seriously call myself a farmer, so I like to just say we're growing food! It feels real good to hand over veggies to friends that we have raised from seeds and I hope you have found them to be edible and satisfying, even with less than perfect aesthetics.
On that note, food waste is a huge problem, and so many vegetables go unsold and uneaten because they are not marketable to grocers and other markets based on their appearance. We appreciate you keeping an open mind and putting your dollars towards fresh, nutritious, locally grown produce that then goes on to support the Gofarm program and educating other aspiring food growers.
I've recapped the bounty of the past two weeks below. Please note that the salad mix (minus the arugula this past weekend) came from community plots rather than Dave and I's plot directly. The sprouts have been from my personal operation from home. The collards this week came from Dave's home plot in Palolo. We are working to pool from all of our food resources to give you your money's worth of diversity!
4/19 CSA bag included
- Red Russian, Tuscan/Lacinato, and Palm kale
- Salad mix and sweet potato from Gofarm community plot
- Alfalfa sprouts
4/26 CSA bag included
- Red Russian, Tuscan/Lacinato, and Palm kale
- Collards
- A leaf of Swiss Chard (I don't want to talk about it)
- Salad mix (mixed with our own arugula) and sweet potato from Gofarm community plot
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Easter egg radish
- 1 Hakurei turnip
We are currently conceptualizing our business plan/manifesto as well as a feedback form for our customers. We welcome and invite any feedback and criticism, as well as any photos, recipes, and art conceived by our veggies! Feel free to send it anonymously to 3035 Hibiscus Drive Honolulu Hawaii.
Attached you will find photos of bounty and washing and packaging, updates on some pending veggies, and art staring our veggies!!
Thanks again for your support!!!