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April Showers bring May Vegetables - CSA Info

Posted by Jenny Svetec on Thursday, April 28, 2011, In : CSA 

Our CSA 2011 is almost here!

There is still room to join the Svetec Farms CSA! 

 

As promised, here is some news to keep you informed about the exciting farm season ahead of us at Svetec Farms.  This past winter has been a very busy one here at Svetec Farms.  Two new greenhouses have been erected in order to produce an eartlier crop of vegetables for our CSA customers.  A new cooler is being built (thanks Empire Farms!) for better post-harvest handling, and we are still searching for a cu...


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January Newsletter Part Two

Posted by Jenny Svetec on Thursday, January 13, 2011, In : Farm Life 
If you haven't signed up for our newsletter and want to peek at it, this is a great way to do so.  Here is Part Two of the January newsletter:

Food Inc.

In November this year, staff at Svetec Farms gathered together for a movie night to watch Food Incorporated, a highly educational film about the current crisis of food management in North America.  As an organic farm production, we were was relieved that our practices offer alternatives in Durham region from the mass production of food wi...


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November 09 News

Posted by Jenny Svetec on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, In : Our Newsletters 
Hello Friends!
 
We hope you are enjoying this sunny weather as much as Paul is, as he harvests our 165 acres of grain corn with a great big smile on his face!Smile emoticon
 
We have just "processed" sixty fresh young chickens, and are happy to share them with you. If you'd like some chicken, please come visit! We have heard great reports about their delicious taste, and in fact, it is the ultimate dinner for our guests when we serve one of our fresh chickens.
 
Our 98 Rhode Island Red layer chicken...

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