Hail letter

This is the letter that Peter wrote and we have been giving out to folks over the past week. Everyone has been super nice and supportive, which we really appreciate!! And things are actually looking better even than when we wrote this, but, in the interest of chronicling the ups and downs of our efforts to get the farm going, I thought I'd post it.

Hello friends, neighbors, CSA members, and regular customers,

On Tuesday, July 18th, a severe storm passed through Peacham and Barnet, Vermont. Apparently, the Karme Choling Buddhist monastery had 80 mph winds, only a few miles from our farm.

The storm brought damaging winds and marble sized hail to our farm. The damage to our crops was substantial. As hard as we try to bring you the freshest and healthiest variety of vegetables, there is little we can do about the weather.

The hail damage means that for the next few weeks, we will probably not have any mesclun, arugula, spinach, head lettuce, or beets. We also suspect that we have lost our onion and leek crops for the season, and we are also expecting a significant reduction in our melon, corn, winter squash, and heirloom tomato crops.

We appreciate your support and wanted to explain in advance why we may trouble serving you in the near future. However, we anticipate getting back on our feet quickly, and we are already looking forward to a great fall.

Maryellen, Peter, Waverly and Henry