Workparty today @ 4: Peace benefit concert tonite @9 &FW: Florida Food Summit and On Campus Farmers Market, April 12-13‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
I want to extend a Big Thank You to the kids at Job Corps and their leader, Aaron Pringle, as well as the folks from Swallowtail Farm and a big bunch of volunteers they brought out last Saturday. Thanks to all these hard working folks, the berry patch by the church is [...]

Beehive open house tomorrow at 2 & Work Parties Tomorrow (Sat) Sun and Tues at 4pm and FW: Citizen’s Co-op Member Day Today!‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
A Great Big Thank You to all the wonderful volunteers and junior volunteers!!! Its great to see so many folks willing to come out and help out in the rows so there will be berries to pick for years to come. It is easy to see the difference we are [...]

Work Parties this Sunday and Tuesday at 3pm and FW: The Co-op Home‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
First a BIG THANK YOU to all who came out to our last round of work parties, turnout was great and we had a good time and got a lot done! I really enjoyed talking and working with you all – Thank You!
 
Now the bees are buzzing and the [...]

Workdays Sun 2/7 @ 2pm, Sat 2/13 @ 10am and Sun 2/21 @ 2pm & FW: Press Release: Training Session for Area Farmers‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Just a reminder to come out to the farm this Sunday at 2 and get some sun while workin’ in the rows. And how about the next weekend as well, Saturday the 13th sounds like a great day for a chainsaw oak massacre, like the one we had last year, we’ll [...]

Workday Sunday @ 2pm

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Hope you are staying warm and enjoying the winter – and if your beginning to think about fresh tomatoes, then its time to start some of your favorite seeds to plant out after the last frost. If you dont save your own seed and would like some to start check [...]

Calling ALL MOWERS! & Workparty Sat @ 3pm & Thanks to You the Sale was a Success!!FW: Press Release: Free Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening Class‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
THANK YOU WONDERFUL FRIENDS! Last Sunday’s Big Barnyard Benefit Sale for Haiti was a success because of all the great stuff, and delicious food that you donated for the sale, and all of you who stopped by to shop. We made $503.25 and thanks to some wonderful folks who [...]

Donation Drop off TODAY 4-6pm at the barn. Big Barnyard Benefit Sale for Haiti TOMORROW from 8 to noon.‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Well we have had a great response and lots of great donations came in yesterday, but many have requested to drop off donations today so I will be by the Blueberry Farm Barn again today from 4 – 6 to accept donations for the big sale tomorrow.
 
Also I was [...]

Barnyard Sale to benefit Haiti, this Sunday 1/24 from 8-noon. Donation drop off Fri. 1/22@4 to 6pm at the Blueberry Farm barn‏

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Have you been feeling powerless to help Haiti, like I have, because money is tight? Time to do that early Spring cleaning and bring all your clean, gently used clothes and goods to donate for the Big Barnyard Benefit Sale. Donations may be dropped off at the blueberry farm [...]

Hope after the thaw! Workdays tomorrow and Friday @3 pm

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Yes, the blueberry flower buds are still safely wrapped in their coats, and so hopefully no worse for the ridiculously cold weather we’ve had for the last few days And now is the perfect time to dig up blueberry sucker plants (some with flower buds already) from in between [...]

November Update

Finally its raining and Its shiitake time! (see pictures at end of letter or attached)  Those of you who participated in our shiitake inocculation parties last year should be looking for some lovely mushroom caps on your logs – depending on the variety you chose they may have already fruited, or may wait until December. [...]