Category Archives: Field Notes

     
           Sara hails from Northfield, MA where she got her first taste of farming at Northfield Mount Hermon School, mucking stalls, weeding the lavender fields, pressing apple cider, and collecting endless buckets of sap for maple sugaring. Before attending Gettysburg College, she spent a year traveling in South Asia and working in Perryville, Arkansas at the Heifer International Learning Center at Heifer Ranch. In college, she quickly became involved in local food initiatives, volunteering at the Gettysburg College Campus Kitchen, the Adams County Food Policy Council, and the Adams County Farmers Market Association. She also helped to found the Gettysburg College Farmhouse (student theme house) and served as the Center for Public Service (CPS) Sustainability Program Coordinator and student director of the college’s Painted Turtle Farm for two years. Without a doubt, issues of food and sustainability have become a personal and intellectual passion for Sara, tying together many social, political, economic, and environmental realities, both at home and abroad. In May, she will graduate with a BA in Environmental Studies and Globalization Studies, with a minor in Philosophy. She is thrilled to be joining Amazing Heart Farm this season and is eagerly looking forward to meeting everyone and robustly exploring the small farm dream.

Greetings CSA folk!

Next year, we’re adding a forth distribution site to make it a bit easier on the folks in Gettysburg. Many thanks to Thom and Judy Marti of Broad Valley Orchard for offering to share the basement space in the St. James Lutheran Church! Because of the addition, I’ve switched up the pick-up days just a bit. The 2012 CSA distribution schedule will be as follows:

1. Mondays: on farm pick-up after 2pm
2. Tuesdays: St. James pick-up in Gettysburg after 2:30
3. Wed.: Blue Ridge Summit and Waynesboro pick-ups

Also, I’ve made a few adjustments to the 2012 membership application. You can find the latest version HERE. Please check it out!

Dreaming of spring,

Elizabeth

Have you ever walked through the local farmer’s market and wondered “what’s
THAT!?!?” Or opened your weekly CSA share and felt intimidated by a new variety of winter squash or some colorful Asian greens?

These are issues Danielle Schneider encountered when she joined Amazing  Heart Farm’s CSA is 2009. That’s why, starting in June of 2012, Danielle will be offering a bi-monthly cooking class designed to teach cooks of ALL skill levels how to take better advantage of the fresh food available during the growing season.

These classes will begin with an overview of the produce featured that class and the recipes that will be used. Following the overview, a side dish and a main dish
will be prepared by the class. The evening will end with a casual meal in which
we enjoy the recipes prepared together.

THE DETAILS

The cooking classes/dinners will be held on the 2^nd and 4^th Mondays
of June through October (10 classes), from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Amazing Heart Farm kitchen.

To cover the cost of Danielle’s time and the ingredients needed to prepare meals,
we ask participants to pay $12 if you are an Amazing Heart CSA member and $15
for all other participants.

Registration Options:

1. Early Registration: We’ll be using our own kitchen so space is limited and we recommend signing up in advance. Pay for the whole series (10 classes) in full by Feb. 1, 2012 and receive a 10% discount. CSA MEMBERS/$108; NON-MEMBERS/$135
2. Regular Registration: Pay for the whole series (10 classes) by May 15, 2012 CSA MEMBERS/$120; NON-MEMBERS/$150
3. Pay Per Class: If you’re unable to attend all 10 classes but would still like to participate in some of them, you may pay per class.  Please designate the number of classes you’ll be able to attend and their respective dates on the registration form. CSA MEMBERS/$12 per class; NON-MEMBERS/$15 per class

To Register, please fill out THIS form and send it to Amazing Heart Farm: 181 Orrtanna Road / Orrtanna, PA 17353