Here we are, another morning with the frost kissing the leaves and coating blades of grass, hopefully helping to harden off the crops rather than give them cold damage. November is just days away ending the week for us and just like October the main season is really wrapping up too. This is officially the last week with the crew this season, some have left at August’s end, some a week or so early. And for those who remain only three more days of glorious farm work are left. Farming is hard work and certainly made easier with extra help around. As solitary as most farmers may be the fact of the matter is you need people around in this line of work. It’s been a really great season and there is certainly no way we could have gotten this far without the hard work of the 2025 farm crew. Walking through the back fields at SLGNW it looks like a proper farm and indeed at times looked like paradise this Summer where just months before it had been an overgrown mess of perennial and annual weeds. The sweat and toil that was put in this season is truly apparent and if left solely to J and J we’d more than likely have two broken farmers rather than these beautiful backfields. So for one last time this season(at least in writing) we want to give a shout out to the 2025 farm crew, Thanks so much for all your help we will miss you.
Another thing we will be missing this week is the Madison Farmers’ Market which is off because of the town’s trunk or treat. It will be be back for 3 last markets in November closing one hour early due to day light savings from 3-5. Luckily for all of you that don’t want to miss us this Friday we will be having the Grand Opening of our open farm shop hours, at 85 School Street in Middlefield. Starting this Friday and continuing every other we will have open farm shop hours Friday from 3-6pm, this will be in addition to the regular preorder pick up option for both Friday and Saturday. We will of course continue to be in New Haven Saturdays year round. A quick note on the uncertainty of funding for the SNAP program. If you are a snap customer we don’t want this to deter you from coming to the market, we are brainstorming ideas to continue to serve all of you, more on this next week if it still in an issue.
Have a Great Week