Join Winter Harvest local food buying club

Posted by on November 12, 2004

Dear Supporters of Locally Produced Food,

Today is the launch of Farm to City’s 2004-2005 season for Winter Harvest!

We hope you will join us to enjoy the bounty from our local farms during the winter and spring months.

What is Winter Harvest? Winter Harvest is a buying club in which members order once a month for weekly deliveries of locally produced foods. Through Winter Harvest you can order a wide range of food products available from local farms and small food businesses. Among the 250 items offered are winter produce; pastured meat, poultry, and dairy products; preserves; baked goods; and honey. Thanksgiving turkeys (organic and pastured) are available on the November product list.

Where Does Winter Harvest Deliver? You can select one delivery location nearest you from a list of 10 locations in Swarthmore, Havertown, Philadelphia, and Elkins Park.

What Is The Delivery Schedule. This season’s first delivery will be on Wednesday November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving. The ordering DEADLINE for the first delivery is November 18th at 5 pm. All other deliveries are on Thursdays, from December 1, 2004 through May 26th, 2005.

The deadline for December orders is November 25th at 5 pm. The ordering period for December opens on November 19th.

You can review the Winter Harvest program and join it on our website:

<a href="http://www.farmtocity.org/WHHome.asp">http://www.farmtocity.org/WHHome.asp</a>

Joining Winter Harvest. If you decide to join Winter Harvest delivery, you must fill out the application form and submit it online. At the same time you must mail us a check so that we can activate your account.

You should send in your check to cover your November 24th order and anticipated December order by the ordering deadline (Nov. 18). If this presents a cash flow problem to your household you can send us a second check so we receive it by November 25th. Please make out your check (which counts toward your order) in increments of $50.

Ordering. When your account is activated, you will get an email message that you can order, using your email address and the password you listed on your application form. Be sure to read the Ordering Instructions page on the website.

Urgent. If you wish to order for the November 24th delivery, you must act right away so we have time to process your application and notify you before the ordering deadline.

We hope you will join us to enjoy the bounty from our local farms during the winter months.

Bob Pierson
Farm to City