Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tanaka Farms: CSA Fun/Work Day

From Tanaka Farms:
Part of the Tanaka Farms CSA experience is to come out to the farm to see where and how your fruits and vegetables are grown. What better way to do that than to come out to the farm and work a little bit! What do we tell our children? "If you work for it , it means more!"

Tanaka Farms is offering this opportunity only to our CSA subscribers. The work involved this weekend is pretty simple, even for young children. In the strawberry filed we have small baggies filled with dirt (about 3 pounds) that help hold the plastic down in windy conditions. It is time to remove them. They need to be picked up and the dirt emptied into the bottom of the furrow and the dirt spread out with your feet (please....make sure and wear closed toe shoes that you don't mind getting dirty!)

If for some reason we have some really good, fast and efficient workers and all of the baggies are removed, there is a lot of weeding to be done, so you might want to bring gloves!

Of course, hard work needs to be compensated and you will be..... with some of our SWEET, JUICY, DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES! All you can eat strawberries while you are in the field! You may purchase a basket for $5 from us if you would like to take some home.

We only have the ability to host 60 workers at one time so please click below to register. You are allowed three guests but you must also register them! If you are accepted, please print out your ticket, bring that with you and show it at check in next to the Produce Stand. Please check in fifteen minutes prior to your scheduled work time. The work crew will leave promptly at the scheduled time. Plan on spending about one hour working and eating.

We have two times available. Please click on the preferred date and time to register.

Saturday, May 28, 10:45am to 12:00pm
Sunday, May 29, 10:45am to 12:00pm

Bring your own drinking water. Water is available for sale at the Produce Stand.

Closed toed shoes are mandatory! Gloves and a hat are recommended.

Once again,l we will only be accepting 50 volunteers so click above and register now. You are allowed three guests and you may register them at the same time.

Once registered, please print out your ticket and bring that with you to show upon check in at the Produce Stand.

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