We are looking forward to this April Basket-A-Month,

Hello BAM members,

We will NOT be distributing the "First Catch" catfish basket this week as previously thought.  We have a large number of members who will be out of town for Spring Break. 

We will update www.ArkansasFood.net with the next tentative basket distribution for April.  We still plan on having the "First Catch" basket; it will probably be sometime during the first part of April and will include the asparagus. We will have the strawberry basket the latter part of April.

My apologies and we are looking forward to bountiful spring baskets. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Barbara, Jody and Sandra
csalittlerock@yahoo.com

Hello BAM members and friends,
It was so good to see everyone who picked up their Foodshed Farm Basket-A-Month this past week. We missed those of you who were not there.

We have decided to distribute the Basket-A-Month again in two weeks.  We are looking at March 25 to 27.  This will be our "First Catch" basket filled with catfish and all the fixins.

BAM members:  you should have received your basket reservation notice by e-mail on Sunday, March 7.  If you didn't, please contact csalittlerock@yahoo.com.

Hello BAM Members:

It's HERE!  Finally after a long, wet and cold winter we are in the process of assembling the first All Arkansas Basket for 2010, making this our 48th basket distribution of local food to six communities in central Arkansas.

We regret that limited farm inventories due to weather have forced us to cancel January's Basket-A-Month pickup. We ask for your understanding in this very difficult month to organize a suitable basket of local fresh produce. 

We still aim to do 12 baskets in 2010, but like January 2009, we are unable to put together a high quality local food basket that you would value. We may expect this to be a continued pattern each year, although we have done several January baskets and they turned out nice in years past.  This year is hopefully an exception.

If you received BAM as a holiday gift and were expecting your first basket in January, we hope you will accept our deepest apologies.  You will still have three baskets owed to you; your subscription will begin in February (inventories permitting). Please let us know if you have any questions. 

For a good selection of what is available locally, please go to the CAFM Online Market. We hope you will note 7 Doves Creamery will be delivering to the Argenta Online Market pickup and they need your continued support since January BAM is cancelled. You may place orders at the online market until Wednesday afternoon.

Thanks for your continued support!

Jody Hardin
Foodshed Farm, Basket A Month CSA
www.ArkansasFood.net
www.cafm.locallygrown.net

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Foodshed Farm, Grady, AR

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. To order extra milk products (keep reading for the product list), we must receive your order by noon on Tuesday, September 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers. Also, please pay particular attention to the basket distribution times for each day. Thank you.

Sunday, August 16, 2009
Foodshed Farm, Grady, AR

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers. Also, please pay particular attention to the basket distribution times for each day. Thank you.

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate  orders to our farmers.

Hello BAM members!
The July Basket A Month pickup has been set for July 23, 24, and 25.  Be on the lookout for your official e-mail notification to be sent out by Monday, July 20.  When you get it, follow the reply instructions to reserve your basket.

Not yet a BAM member?  Subscribe at www.arkansasfood.net/eshop.php no later than Sunday, July 19, to get in on this month's basket. Information, rules and procedures are posted at www.arkansasfood.net/bam.php.

Questions about BAM? E-mail csalittlerock@yahoo.com

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate  orders to our farmers.

A new brochure for the Foodshed Farm All Arkansas Basket-A-Month program has been posted at www.ArkansasFood.net/bam.php.  Please share it with anyone you think would be interested in learning about our community supported agriculture program. If you would like a hard copy, e-mail csalittlerock@yahoo.com.

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Read on for distribution locations, times, volunteer opportunities and details about the April basket.

The March 2009 Foodshed Farm All Arkansas Basket-A-Month was distributed over the past few days to more than 180 excited BAM participants.  This was such a success, and I owe all the credit to our wonderful volunteers who helped us deliver and prepare for this basket.  So many of you are always there to lend a helping hand, and we are grateful.  I know you love to “work for food” and participate in this unique community supported agriculture program.  You are the community, and I applaud you all—volunteers, BAM members, farmers, vendors and especially Jody for allowing me to take BAM to the next level in his absence.