Berries Available for Order

It’s a berry bonanza! The addition of strawberries and blueberries both in the box AND available for special order in the web store in bulk quantities this week has led to a frenzy of berry-related activity. If you have never ordered from the web store before, all you have to do is:

• click on the web store link: http://csa.farmigo.com/store/highgroundorganics
• sign in with your usual sign in information (your email is your username and you can always reset your password if you don’t remember it)
• add the berries and/or other items to your order and click “Checkout”
• agree to the farm policy, submit order and make payment

We do cut-off orders at 7am the day before delivery (that’s Tuesday for Wednesday deliveries and Wednesday for Thursday deliveries). We need to have the final numbers at 7am because that is the time we send our crew out to pick the berries with the number of flats to pick for the following day’s delivery. We realize this cut-off is before the Tuesday newsletter goes out, so if you are eager to get berries or any other store items, it is worth it to check the web store on Monday to see what is available for that week. If your order comes in after 7am, it will be bumped to your next delivery, either the following week if you are on a weekly schedule for your CSA box or on your next biweekly delivery schedule if that is what you are assigned to.

Your order will have a sticker with your name on it at the pick-up site. Please make sure you pick up your correct order as there may be both flats and half-flats at the site. If you are not picking up a special order, kindly resist the urge to sample your neighbor’s order or help yourself to one of their baskets (it should go without saying, I know, but please inform anyone who might be picking up your box for you not to take anyone else’s special orders, thank you!)

Flats of both strawberries and blueberries are a total of 12 baskets of berries. We also offer half-flats, which are 6 baskets. Both strawberries and blueberries are great to make jams with, to bake or to make homemade fruit leathers. They can also be frozen for later use or to make smoothies out of.

We should have berries for order on the webstore for a little while, so don’t fret if you didn’t get your order in time this week. We will also have U-pick events coming up soon. Stay tuned for details.