During this coming year we are going to be instituting a new marketing system at our farm. Similar in some ways to a CSA, we would like to get together a list of contacts for people who are interested in receiving a list of the products that will be available during certain times.
These products could include everything from fuelwood to eggs, potatoes, raw milk, cut flowers, dried flower wreaths, and educational workshops. We will be creating a monthly list of products that will be available during the following month or two. In this way people can order ahead for those products that we would otherwise have to harvest and hold in inventory waiting for a potential customer.
As of January I can say for sure that I will be harvesting fuelwood from March through May, and I can take orders for up to 20 cords. This wood will be available at the farm, split, or in round-wood form. I am currently cutting red pine, and will be cutting white pine saw logs in February. These pine logs I am cutting for sale to mills, but if there is any interest I can take custom orders to fill while I am working in these stands. Any lumber that would be cut from these logs will not be cut until March or April.
Right now the list is short, but if this approach appeals to people then we will broaden it.
If you would like to be on our contact list, primarily e-mail at this time, please send your info to earthwise@hughes.net.
We will also have the list, schedule, and prices listed on website on our Products Page.
Thank you, Carl and Lisa