I would like to thank everyone who got behind resolving the raven egg negotiation. Several of you replied with suggestions. Dorle gave me the original idea about the mirrors, Paul had a big one he could give me, Tara and Tsvete gave me auto mirrors, Christine gave me a bunch of cd’s to hang… Ansley took the pictures. The community responded to the raven to kindly keep away from the chickens!
Thank you!

Does anyone have a mirror that’s not made of glass that they could donate/loan for an experiment?
Since the chickens have gone outside in their summer wagon home, I’ve had to contend with ravens stealing eggs (this picture is off the internet). If I do nothing they will steal every single egg the chickens lay. If I’m able to chase them off I get all the eggs, but if I’m busy doing other things they keep coming back no matter what obstacle I place. They are very smart. So I’m a bit short on eggs for the spring shares today.
It was suggested to place mirrors around to deter them…

To register for any of the in-person or on-line workshops or courses (see the full list on the School for Sacred Agriculture page) send an email to saugeenrivercsa@gmail.com with your name and which event you’re interested in. I will then send you any pertinent details and payment/donation information.
I’m still ironing out the technical details of a registration page on the website, and hope to have that up and running soon. With winter not yet here, the garden season is still wrapping up, but the first workshop is early December 🙂

Here are the planned Friday dates for the Winter Share pick ups 2024-25:

Nov 8, 22
Dec 6, 20
Jan 3, 17, 31
Feb 14, 28
Mar 14

If we have a bad snow storm I might make the call to adjust this schedule, at which point I’ll post the adjustment.

I’d like to announce a new chapter in the farm’s biography. Don’t worry, the CSA isn’t going anywhere.
For many years I’ve been teaching through the winter, but under the wings of other organizations. This winter I’m making the fledgling start with offering courses and workshops as an aspect of this farm’s activities. I’ve set up a new page on this site dedicated to the school. Here’s a poster of what I’ll be offering this teaching season:

And here is a poster for the first event/workshop happening in just over a month. If anyone is interested or has any questions, always feel free to check in!

I received an e-transfer to the CSA account but don’t know who it is from. It was from a “Dasa Properties” account and had the message “Saugeen River 3 invoices” If this is you, please contact me to make sure I record your payment… 🙂

Many of you are asking when the main season ends, so here are the dates to remember:
The last Farm Market Friday when I will have extra for sale will be October 11.
The last Friday of the main season CSA will be October 25.
The last Tuesday of the main season CSA will be October 28.
The first Winter CSA pick-up will be Friday November 8 (more details to come).

As a reminder, if you have had a winter share in the past and are interested in one again this season, please let me know by the end of the month. Many of the winter crops look really good (the rutabaga you’ve gotten is an example, but don’t worry it won’t be all rutabaga!) I do have a number of new people interested in the winter share, so if you don’t let me know, you will likely lose your spot.

A few of you have been asking for garlic for planting. Rony and Myriam of LunaMia farm have some they have selected out specifically to plant. If you are interested let me know how many pounds you would want. Or if you tell me how many cloves you intend to plant we’ll figure out the weight. If I know by the end of the day Wednesday I can have it in the store by Friday…

It’s the first of September and at this time I would like to start accepting RETURN Winter CSA members to sign up for shares. Anyone who has had a Winter share before has the month of September to sign up again. If the Winter CSA is not full by the end of the month I will accept new members. The Winter share prices will remain the same as last year: $250 for a small and $400 for a large share. Like last year, potatoes from Ben Cameron will be available to purchase. When you sign up, please let me know how many pounds of potatoes you would like for the winter. I will pick them up before the first Winter CSA date and store them for you. You can take them as you need them through the winter.

As always, if you have any questions, please ask!

At the Friday store and Tuesday CSA there will be beautiful garlic for sale from Rony and Myriam of Lunamia Farm near Desboro. Don’t miss it!