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• Through a CSA (fruit & veggie subscription) - see our farm page on LocalHavest.org:

http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M24817

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• Directly from our farm outside of Ridgeway, Ohio

Location: 18214 State Route 292, Ridgeway, OH 43345

Contact Information: Phone 937-363-3205

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Hello,

Spring has started here at VanScoy Farms. Seed orders have been placed and seedlings are up and running. CSA subscriptions are coming in and spots are being filled. We hope to have all of our subscriptions sold by the end of March.

The member referral program is still in place for 2012, you get a free additional week of produce for every 30 week paid CSA referral. We had several that used that program last year. You will have to let us know when you will want the extra produce!

Our pick up locations during the farm markets this year are:

Worthington Farm Market Saturday 8 – 12 Starting May 12

Granville Farm Market Saturday 8:30 – 12 Starting May 19

Bexley Farm Market Thursday 4 – 7 Starting May 17

Dublin Farm Market Wednesday 3:30 – 6:30 Starting May 2

The Dublin Market is changing locations this year. The market will be hosted by Oakland Nurseries at 4261 West Dublin Granville Road, just minutes from our old location in Historic Dublin.

We hope to start CSA pick ups during the first 2 weeks of May. Plantings are on track for that to happen , the rest is up to Mother Nature.

We are also selling Corporate Sponsorships this year. Companies are promoting healthy eating via our CSA Subscription as part of their benefit package. Therefore CSA spots are filling up faster this year. We still have some flexible terms left in the season for paying if you need to use them. We are encouraging anyone who wants to enroll , please do so soon so your CSA spot is secure for the 2012 season!!

For those of you who have already signed up we would like to say "thank you for your support." The referral program is still in place for you to use.

As always , if you have questions or need help signing up , give us a call or send an e-mail and we will be glad to assist. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Spring!

Sincerely,

Bill, Sonie, Wesley, Matthew & Amanda and Phillip VanScoy

The 2012 season is already here. We have the planting program set up and most of the seed is on the farm and ready to go. To have crops ready in May, we have to plant in January and February so our season is on the move.

This year we are going to have 3 types of beans, the Green Pole, Purple Pole and the Red Yard Long Beans. Snow Peas are back in the spring , being a cool season crop their time is limited but they are also well liked. The winter cabbage will be back this spring. We have it growing now with the Lettuce and hope to have it available for the first and last weeks of the CSA. 

This seems to be the year of three's because we are planning on 3 kinds of Cucumbers. The wrapped English Cucumbers will be joined by the Mini Cucumber and the Asian Cucumber. The English Cucumbers have to be wrapped to preserve the moisture and taste, plus they will have the longest shelf life. The Asians will need to be eaten first but are really sweet. The Mini Cucumbers are in between the other two in taste but being smaller, they can be eaten all at once. So there is no extra to put back in the refrigerator. 

Following in the tradition of three, there will be 3 kinds of Grape/Cherry Tomatoes. We will have the Red Grape, Yellow Cherry and Black Cherry. We will try to have more of the rainbow assortment in the CSA this year. They did well last year so we hope it does well this year too. Peppers did well last year so we will continue in an assortment of Peppers. Some will be sweet and then there will be the hot ones as well. We haven't decided on the Cherokee Purple Heirloom tomatoes yet this year. For the Beef Steak we will continue on like before, just a larger planting this year. 

We have three types of Strawberries this year. We hope to keep berries all season this year in the CSA program. Our goal is still to have strawberries in every CSA. Sunshine plays a big part in the strawberries ripening. Maybe with the warm winter we are having, we will also have more sunshine in the spring.

This will be our second season for sweet, red and white potatoes. Due to the damp conditions last fall we were not greatly impressed with our crop. However we are willing to try again in the true farmer spirit. Summer Cabbage and Zucchini will be outside as well. We do plan on zuchinni in the greenhouse this year so we should have some early in the season. 

We are working on adding some additional Lettuce varieties. We are still trying to find more heat tolerate lettuces. However some heat tolerant lettuces do not taste as well as the standards we have peviously set. 

You can tell from the line up we are still staying with the staples of vegetables. Hopefully by adding some different kinds of produce in the lineup you can see the different kinds of tastes within a food group. This also helps spread the risk of growing because different varieties thrive under different growing conditions. Even in a greenhouse certain crops do better some years than others. The greenhouse gives us the early start plus helps to reduce disease and bug pressures on the crop. We are proud to say with our new standards we have set with our disease and bug control we did not have any disease problems last year. On that same note our beneficial insects controlled all of our common pests as planned. With proper fertility we hope to maintain maximum flavor and keep a good yield as well. 

We will continue the current CSA format this year. We are again set up in ten week blocks. For those of you with a garden our CSA will be in before a normal garden and will last longer. You can choose the first and last sections to eat from us and your own garden for the middle set. Some are still doing the 30 weeks with us and planting different vegetables than our CSA in their own gardens to get a bigger variety of overall vegetables.

The size of the share is the same as last year. The scaled down version of our CSA went over well last year, so we will continue that this 2012 season. The price will remain the same. A ten week block is $250.00 and you can buy all three blocks for $750.00 which averages out to $ 25.00/week. We still have our on-line sign up for the CSA on our web page , www.vanscoyfarms.com . Just go to the CSA drop down window and look for the on-line order form. For those who want to do all three parts just remember to check all three boxes from the list. An invoice will be sent by e-mail and you can send a check or you can send your credit card info for payment that way. Pick up locations are on the order form as well. We can add new sites of pickup but we need at least ten CSA subscriptions per drop site to add new ones.

The member referral program is still in place for 2012, you get a free additional week of produce for every 30 week paid CSA referral. We had several that used that program last year. You will have to let us know when you will want the extra produce!

The CSA membership is limited so do not delay too long for sign up. Since we are planting now we cannot change or add much to the program once we commit our plantings to our space. We hope to complete the sign up some time before mid March. You will also get a new carry tote bag so we need time to print the next batch!!

 Hope this helps to explain the new season! Special thanks to the early birds who have already signed up. We look forward to seeing everyone again this year. There are some events planned in the Columbus area in the future and we will keep you up to date. Our first event will be Wednesday, February 1st at House Wine from 6:00 - 8:00. We hope to see you there. 

Sincerely,

VanScoy Farms

Bill, Sonie, Wesley, Matthew, and Phillip

Current and potential CSA Subscribers

We have changed our CSA a little bit this year to accomadate some suggestions we have had from our current share holders and potential share holders.  We have extended our CSA to a 30 week offering all at once.  The full 30 weeks is divided into 10 week increments that can be signed up for individually.  This is to accomadate the main complaint that our CSA runs through garden season so it discourages some from purchase.  With this set up you can sign up for weeks 1-10 which will be before the average garden season.  Then skip weeks 11-20 to eat out of your own garden and sign up for weeks 21-30 to have fresh produce from Fall to Christmas.  Or if you don't have a garden you can sign up for all 30 weeks.  Also many said that the share was just to large for them to use everything in a week.  In response to this we have reduced the amount of produce per week for the summer months to a little bit bigger than our current fall CSA.  The price is set at $25 a week which equals $250 for each 10 week segment. Also we have a $50 discount to those who purchase a full 30 weeks and pay for it before December 15, 2011.

Click on the links to view our CSA Brochure and Order Form.

Thank You for Your Consideration

VanScoy Farms

November 10, 2011

Friends of VanScoy Farms,

Our Fall CSA is drawing near the end and we are starting to plan for our 2012 CSA.  We had some crops do very well this year and others not so well, in turn we are making some changes to hopefully have an even better yield of those crops next year and maintain the quality of what we did well on this year.  All this will be done with our practice of natural, chemical free produce straight from our family farm to your family dinner table.

For the 2012 season we are keeping the CSA price the same as 2011.  We will continue to offer up to 30 weeks of fresh fruits and veggies in 10 week increments.  So depending upon your preference you can sign up for all 30 weeks at a price of $750, and if you would sign up and pay before December 15, 2011 there is a $50 discount.  Or if you will be traveling in the middle of the summer or have your own garden with our option of 10 week increments your family can enjoy fresh early produce from our greenhouse starting roughly the 1^st of May, then take weeks 11-20 off to have your own produce and sign up for weeks 21-30 to finish off the year with fresh produce through the middle of December.   Each 10 week segment is $250 which comes out to a very affordable $25 a week, which also includes the peace of mind of having safe chemical free produce.  We have our whole family helping in the greenhouse so keeping everything chemical free helps keep us healthier and safer and offers you a safe and clean source of fresh vegetables that will keep your family healthier and happier.

This year we are planning on expanding our strawberries even more to help insure that we will be able give every CSA member fresh strawberries every week.  Also we plan to keep the staples of our CSA such as all the varieties of beef steak and small tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and lettuce.  We are going to try and expand to include some pie pumpkins again and possibly some melons in the later weeks of the CSA as well as the white, red and sweet potatoes.  We are going to keep growing small quantities of onions, radishes and cabbage to be able to add in as extras throughout the season.  The main idea of our program is to offer our members a reliable consistent supply of staple produce that you already know how to prepare; only we add a twist to the staples with different varieties to give you different looks and flavors.  This makes it easier for you to plan meals for the week and shopping since you have a rough idea of what you will get in the CSA, you can then shop at your local farmers market with other vendors to pick up additional produce we don’t grow.

We do have a program in place that will give you a free week of produce for referrals to friends and family.  If they do buy a full 30 week CSA and give us your name you will receive a free week of produce.  You will be able to pick it up at any point during the CSA program when you would need extra produce.  If you are very ambitious if you would refer 30 CSAs we will in turn give you a full 30 weeks of free produce!

We would like to say thank you all of our current and past CSA member for supporting our farm and we look forward to offering fresh produce for a long time to come.

VanScoy Farms,

Bill, Sonie, Wesley, Matthew and Phillip