The Open Gate Farm On Camano Island, Washington

Dear Friends,

If you looked out your window and studied your thermometer this week and concluded the 2010 produce season at The Open Gate Farm has ended, you have the makings of a real farmer.  Frozen is the word for the garden this week.  With that ending, we are making a subtle change in the offerings for those enjoying the “Saturday Box” program.  We are deleting the produce, continuing the bakery, and adding a “From the Heart” column.  This will be for gifts you may want to give yourself or someone special!   So let us know…any of you…and we’ll have it ready Saturday morning at 10!

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Dear Friends of the Farm:

Gosh we wish we’d planted more lettuce as summer was slowing down!  We could sure use it now, with the response to our “box” program!  It’s growing faster than the produce.  In fact, the beets have said they want to take a couple weeks off to see if they can put on more weight, the carrots have just about given their all and the dinosaur kale has gone into hibernation.  The leeks finally decided to join the produce parade and are a great addition to soups or sliced on salads.   At least the bakery can chug on through the winter months!  So here’s what we have available this week:

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