CSA with a Twist

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BOSSERD FAMILY FARM

February at the Farm.





Bear, the puppy is growing fast and we are finally getting caught up from a very long harvest. We are busy trying to put together some exciting new adventures for the farm. Most of them will be offered in the fall but we have a few spring surprises.


One of the newest plans is to develope a CSA with a Twist. (Community Supported Agriculture)



This will involve coordinating with our customers and delivering their produce, flowers and meat.
We will offer veggies, meat, and flower packages weekly. You can pick them up at the farm, pick up at a site in downtown Marshall or we can deliver(minimum $30)to your home.

The twist is that you do not have to pay up front. You will start by paying for the first and second packages of goodies. From there your packages will be paid for when you pick them up. There is no charge for a week you do not want veggies because you are on vacation. These packages will have an order form or you can email us your order for the next week. At the beginning you will need to order for two weeks ahead of time.
Below is a tentative schedule for the produce we will be offering this summer. Please look it over and let us know if there is something you may want us to grow that is not on the list. There is also a sample monthly order sheet so it can give you an idea of what you can select.

A sample package : This would be typical July 25 - Sept 15th
The cost would be about $30/week ( This will very if you order steaks or roasts)

1 cucumber
1 zucchini
1 onion
1 bag of potatoes
1 1pound bag of green beans
8 ears of corn
1 pepper
1 tomato
1 box raspberries
2 packages ground beef
1 Flower Bouquet

Advantages:
*No need to worry about getting to the farm by 6:00 pm
*FRESH Locally grown food
*Hormone Free Beef
*Veggies pick that day of delivery
*All products come from our farm

We will still have the farm market open 7 days a week from 10 - 6. The CSA is for those busy families' who cannot get out to the farm or cannot physically get to the farm.
Tenative Bosserd Order Sheet

June 5th - July 2
Strawberries ____qts
Mixed Lettuce ____1/2lbs lettuce
Flowers Bouquet _____

Beef - Check beef list
July 16th -July 23
Cucumbers _____
Zucchini _____
Onions _____
Potatoes ____ 1 lb bag
Green Beans ____1 lb bag
Raspberries ____ pints
Flower Bouquets _____
Beef (Please check beef list)

July 23 - Sept 17th
All the above plus

Tomatoes ____
Peppers ____
Melons _____
Eggplant _____
Carrots _____
Winter Squash _____
Herbs _____
Beef (Please check beef List)

Please remember this is a tenative list and schedule. If you do not see something please let us know so we can grow it for you.
Our email at the farm is bos2P@aol.com Please let us know what you think and if you would like to become a CSA customer. We will have limited sign up for this year so let us know as soon as possible if this would interest your family.
Thanks for checking our blog.

Kyle's Birthday and Puppy Pictures

We named Dave's puppy Bear. He is having lots of fun on the farm and we are having lots of fun with him. He loves Rocky(Pam's dog) and Rocky is tolerating him.

Kyle had his 14th birthday and we are getting lots of cleanup done on the farm. Corn harvest is over. We finished last Wed. and we are very glad that 2009 is behind us.

Seeds are ordered and we are now looking toward spring.

Let the new year begin!!!!!

Happy New Year from the farm.

We are still harvesting corn but had a great Christmas and New Year.
A few pictures to let you know what is happening.

Grand Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer
Moving Cattle

New Puppy - BEAR

November at the Farm

The Farm Market is Closed for the Season.

Please come see us April 1st for Beef, Pork and Flowers

I will continue the blog so you can see what farmers do in the winter.

Lots of people ask us what we do in the winter so I'll keep you updated.

Our family just got back from a cattle show in Louisville. It is called the North American Livestock Show. We took Kyle's bred heifer to the show. He worked really hard for 5 days washing, feeding, watering and caring for his animal. She placed really well in the show and she now is going to join the others in the pasture. She is due to have her calf in the spring. Kyle will be updating the blog with pictures of the birth and her calf.

Kara was named the Michigan Shorthorn Lassie Queen for 2009 -2010. We raise Shorthorns and she will be representing the breed in Michigan and at the Nationals. Some of the meat that we sell at the farm market is from Shorthorn cows. The quality is excellent and taste is awesome.

Bosserd Family Farm is Closed for the Season - Reopening April 1st, 2010

We want to take the opportunity to thank you for your business this past year. With your support we can continue farming and growing the things that we love. I will continue to update the blog for the winter so you can see what we do when there is snow on the ground.

Above are Kara's senior pictures.

She will be attending Black Hawk college in the fall.

Ethan and Kyle are working with their animals for next year and Kyle loved carving pumpkins with his Dad on Halloween.

Bosserd Family Farm

October is almost over but we still have a nice selection of fall decorations, u-pik pumpkins and the corn maze is still open.

Specials at the Farm

Winter Squash - $1.00

All U-Pik Pumpkins - $1.00

Indian Corn and Gourds - 1/2 off

Fall on the Farm

Fall is the best time of the year.

Bosserd Family Farm

Pumpkins, Mums, Straw Bales, Indian Corn, Squash, Corn Stalks, and Gourds

Fall is here and it is time to bring the kids and come enjoy the farm.

Pumpkins, Mums, Indian Corn, Corn Stalks, Straw Bales and Gourds are all here at the farm. We have been very busy all summer taking care of these wonderful gifts from God and the harvest begins.

Dave will begin soybean harvest in a couple of weeks and we will be harvesting corn in October. Along with that we will be hosting school tours, day cares and preschools. We love the kids and it is a treat to be able to tell the kids where their food comes from and show them how we care for animals on our farm.

The weekends are filled with a hayride, u-pick pumpkins, a straw maze, a corn maze, straw climbs, a cow train and a petting farm.

We have a package for children of $8 and it includes any size pumpkin from the field.

If you are a school, preschool or day care and would like to visit our farm please call the farm and make a reservation. Tours include: Hayride, Pumpkin and all the activities. It is $4.00/child and teachers are free.

If you want to make a group reservation of 10 or more: Tour includes: Hayride, any size pumpkin, corn maze, and all activites. $7.00/person

Call 269-781-4905 for reservations.

Thanks for checking our blog.

Pumpkins all shapes, sizes and colors.

Now I've got you!!!

Indy and Lone Ranger

Just play with me!!!
Indy vs. Lone Ranger