A letter from our farming neighbor Geoff Kinder about his 2015 RTB Meat CSA offering:
Hello everyone,
Many, many thank-yous to all of you for your commitment to my meat CSA. It brings me peace of mind knowing that so many of you are committed to my product and trusting enough to pay ahead of time and wait patiently for your returns. I hope that you have been satisfied with the quality of your experience. Please know that your commitment has allowed me to continually focus on animal and land health without having to spend a whole bunch of time peddling meat.
So, it is a thank you from Geoff Kinder. But more importantly I believe; a thank you from our local ecosystem and human community and the future of agriculture.
The farm is under snow…. amazing how different it is from season to season! Cows, pigs, and sheep are all snuggled in down by the barn with dry bedding and feed and hay that has all been harvested from less than 1/4 of a mile from the farm. Everyone is healthy, expecting lambs soon, just weaned our latest litter of pigs. The daily routine of barn chores gives life a structure that is a welcome change to the chaos that can ensue during the growing season.
I have gone around in circles a few times about how to construct next year’s CSA offering and have settled on a very similar model to last year’s. (lamb optional). I was feeling as though the sheep business was not the best fit here at RTB, but my tune was changed when a neighbor from down the road offered their property as a place to graze. And so, the sheep will have new ground to graze on next year and will hopefully have a lesser internal parasite load. I am hopeful.
I hope this email finds each of you healthy and happy and doing what you love. As CSA members you have first priority to sign up again. I will be sending it out into the big wide world in about a week….. so please consider signing up sooner than later. Please also, and always, feel free to give feedback about your experience and what you may like to experience in the future.
Thank you all,
Geoff