The Farmers Letter: April 2024

 Hello friends,

Spring is a wonderful time of year with all the new life all around us. Seeds sprout, flowers bloom, baby animals are born, etc. God's handiwork is marvelous to our eyes with the beautiful flowering trees and bushes.

 Last week we harvested our first asparagus and rhubarb and will be offering it to you this week. The supply may be scarce this week, depending on the temperature, as asparagus is very dependent on heat to grow.

And a big thank you to all the folks who attended our chicken BBQ last Saturday! We would love to hear your feedback so we can make it better next time. We plan on having a chicken BBQ every third Saturday of the month.

You are our much-needed supporters and we wish to express our thanks and gratitude to you all. You are all doing a good job of voting with your food dollars. At Green Ridge Acres, we are working hard to assure you that we are providing you with not only organic food, but more importantly, nutrient-dense food.

Growing nutrient-dense food is not easy but is well worth the efforts in health benefits. It is unreal how watered down the main stream food system is today. A big percentage of our soils are so depleted of nutrients and biology that the soil needs to be fed first so that it can grow nutrient-dense food or grass for our animals. It's a shame to see so many sick and obese Americans voting for a cheap, broken food system with their food dollars, then end up spending thousands of dollars in the medical and pharmaceutical world. If only they'd vote more for the farm and less for the pharm, we would have a lot of surprised people. We would have fewer health problems.

Food for thought: We are fed by the food industry which pays no attention to health and treated by the health industry which pays no attention to food.

 So for your benefit, connect with a local farmer or food source you can trust. Know where your food comes from and how it is grown. This is so important in this day and age as even the organic certified label does not always mean it's nutrient dense, mainly because they are allowed some chemical sprays which bind up nutrients in the soil and therefore is not available to the plant. So keep on voting with your food dollars! It helps motivate young farmers (and older ones) to keep on keeping on.

-From the farmer, his wife, family, and the team at Green Ridge