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Live Earth Farm Community News                                                Week 14 - 19th Main Season
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What's in the Boxes
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Regular ShareBox
Basil  
Cabbage, Napa 
Chard
Fennel

Kale
Leeks

Lettuce

Peppers, Corno di Torro 

Potatoes
Radicchio
Squash, Summer Mix

 

Small ShareBox
Basil
Cabbage, Napa
Carrots
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce
Potatoes
Radicchio
Squash, Summer Mix
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Farm News & Tom's Reflections
 
Seasonality of Food - Nourishing Pleasure
 
I love the anticipation embedded in the seasonality of growing food. As a farmer it is exciting to anticipate the maturity of a crop, it is the highlight of the growing cycle, the time we can offer and share the results of our efforts. I like to honor new crops coming into season, harvested for the first time, by highlighting them in a family meal, a simple way to celebrate and be thankful.  At Live Earth Farm, we like you to experience a direct relationship to the land and people who grow the nourishing crops you eat. This intimacy and openness of the farm to its community has always been a guiding principle and a source of pleasure that continues to nourish our passion for farming.  
 Read more on our web site 

Summer Camps at Live Earth Farm
 
Live Earth Farm Discovery Program Summer Camps offer a unique opportunity to engage with the food the Farm grows.  Campers get their hands dirty exploring pieces of the Farm's 150 acres, learning about life as an organic vegetable farmer, and discovering the benefits of humane livestock management by assisting with the daily chores caring for our goats and chickens.
 
Camps and Dates
Young Farmers Camp
:  July 14-18
Art on the Farm Camp:  August 4-8
 
Learn more on our web site 
 
Rebecca's Recipes

 
Rebecca Mastoris is a chef/teacher at Bauman College, and a partner with Karen Haralson in Vibrant Foods Catering. Both Karen and Rebecca teach cooking classes here at the Farm and at
Let's Cook! Santa Cruz. Go to VibrantFoodsCatering.com for more information and to register.

CSA Members Comment
 
We have the most wonderful CSA Members, and our new Choice Share has turned out to be a great addition.  Here are some of the comments we've recently received:
 
I have been a member of two other CSAs in the past. This one is THE BEST. - Barbara B.  
 
I just want you to know that I feel like a ROCK STAR now that I'm getting the CHOICE SHARE box. It feels like I've got a BACK STAGE PASS and FRONT ROW SEATS at LEF being able to be more in control of what I get each week. We were long time regular CSA members, then when kids came, it became more difficult to consume even the small share and had to stop. This new option is perfect for us and we're back again. Thank you for creating this CHOICE SHARE - Loving It!!
- Sandy S. & Family
 
I just picked up my first choice share and I am thrilled.  Hooray!  so glad you are doing this. I took the winter season off from LEF CSA, but was soon missing my LEF fresh veggies.  Now I'm back and able to choose. So nice. Thank you for making the extra effort to make these choices possible.  It's renewed my commitment to LEF. - Laurel P. 
 
...it has been great getting to choose vegetables each week.  My family has many food allergies and it will be especially handy during the main season! - Karen S.
   
If you've been thinking of joining our CSA, now's the time.  There are still Choice Shares available and the summer season is upon us, which means more abundance and variety in what we grow.
Don't miss out!  Click here for Choice Share FAQs   
 

Summer Meadows Farm

Goat Milk Shares
 

Lynn Selness of Summer Meadows Farm raises dairy goats on her small farm on the flanks of Mt. Madonna. For several years now she has been offering a raw goat milk share with options like kefir, yogurt, and fresh chevre. We are happy to let new folks know about Lynn's shares, as well as remind past year members, too. The main thing you need to know is - you sign-up directly with Lynn, not Live Earth Farm. She can be reached at 831.786.8966.

   

Lynn delivers her shares to Happy Girl Caf� in Pacific Grove and Main Street Garden & Restaurant in Soquel; and LEF delivers for her to our Willow Glen location. 

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Live Earth Farm
PO Box 3490
Freedom CA 95019-3490
831.763.2448  [email protected]
www.LiveEarthFarm.net
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