Alambria Springs Farm

The Open Farm Day, Harvest Dinner and Dance will be held on July 24th.

Click here for details.

It is memorial day evening and the much needed rain is pounding our metal roof overhead! We are so grateful. With all this hot weather and now this wonderful rain we are ready!!
The following are the commencement dates of our 2010 CSA season at our various locations:

On Farm Saturday June 5th from 10-4pm.
On Farm Tuesday June 8th from 3:30pm-7:30

Delivery locations:
Norwich, at Cafe Connection Saturday June 5th pick up from 10-2pm
Morrisville, at The Copper Turret Thursday June 10th pick up from 3pm-6pm.
Syracuse, at members home located at 6180 Hemingway Road Jamesville pick up on Thursday June 10th from 2pm-6pm.

We are asking that all On-Farm pick up members please bring your own baskets and bags to collect your vegetables this year!! We will not be providing waxed boxes as it is wasteful and it adds unnecessary extra cost. Let’s all work together to recycle as many plastic bags as we can so bring them with you to use.

This weeks offerings should include Head Lettuce, Spinach, Rhubarb, Radishes, Cooking greens(kale/chard), Gourmet Salad mix, and Herbs.
We will be providing some items for sale such as eggs, goats milk soap, and coffee at our farm store.
Finally, our farm store is not complete and we are asking you to work with us as we complete it over the next month. We ran into some difficulties and we apologize for the delay, but anticipate having a lovely space for all of you to gather your fresh local vegetables and other products. Once again we thank you for your understanding and support!
Amy and Brian

Grettings all!

A quick update today May 26. We are working diligently sun up to sun down to provide you with beautiful local vegetables in June. Due to the extreme weather conditions over the past month,(2″ of snow mid-May with 60mph wind storms and now very hot and dry conditions coupled with our limited ability to irrigate) some of the crops are behind schedule just a bit. We will continue to do our very best to hit the start up date of June 5th. Worst case scenerio, we will delay start up by one week and begin first pick up June 12th. We will update this post on Monday(memorial day) to comfirm start up date and what you can expect in your share for the week. If we need to delay for one week, we will make up for this and extend the season an extra week in November.
Thank you for your understanding as we are working with mother nature and the unpredicability of each growing season.
For those members waiting for a matching partner, we will be communicating with you by this weekend with your partner’s contact information. If anyone has an issue with Alambria sharing that information please email us before Saturday May 29th.
Here’s hoping for rain!!
See you all soon.
Amy and Brian

We are asking any and all CSA members, and others who may be interested, to pitch in and lend a hand during planting time this season. The planting season begins approximately April 15th, and runs through June 1st(weather permitting). Come celebrate the begining of the season, and share some special time with each other, while placing our “babies” in the earth. Check your calendar, and contact us to let us know when you will be coming to join in the fun.

We will be completing the bread oven this season. All interested parties should contact us to be scheduled into the activities. Any members who may be interested in coordinating these activities, please let us know. We would like to construct and complete the oven in June.

We are currently offering CSA work shares. This could include working for a complete share and / or a partial credit toward a share. We are also offering pro-rated student shares. Contact us for a calculation of share prices.

We are completing our “Alambria Springs Farm store” and CSA distribution center(thanks to member Mark Houseman), and are looking forward to providing a variety of local foods available for purchase starting in June and continuing throughout the year.

We are excited about sharing the season with all of you! See you during planting time! Amy & Brian

For those signing up after Feb. 6th, a deposit of $200 is due with your Commitment Form and the balance (split into two equal installments) is due every other month.

We now have a new delivery location in Syracuse at:

6180 Hemingway Road
Jamesville, NY 13078

on Thursdays, 2-6 PM

Alambria Springs Farm, CSA is located in Lebanon, NY near Colgate University. Alambria Springs Farm produces over 200 varieties of vegetables, as well as, herbs, fruits, and honey using organic/biodynamic practices on approx. 7 of our over 200+ acre farm. Currently we grow for our 80+ member CSA and three local upscale restaurants, and local farmers markets. In addition, we are in the process of implementing a diary goat herd for milk and cheese production, and constructing an earthen bread oven for production of a variety of baked items for our CSA and local restaurants. The bread oven is a continuation of our sustainable building efforts that include our completed off the grid timber framed straw bale house and our timber framed barn using lumber from our farm. Interns will be involved in all aspects of our farm operation, including but not limited to the following: hoop house production, cultivation, pest management, compost management, seed bed prep., dynamizimg and applying B.D. preps, planting, harvesting, washing and packing produce for CSA and Restaurants, delivery of same, grass cutting, possible tractor operation, animal care, bee keeping, record keeping, and involvement in completion of the earthen bread oven. All interns must be able to lift 50lbs., have a valid drivers license, be physically fit and be passionate about what we are doing. Rustic housing will be provided, as well as as many delicious vegetables as you can eat. Stipen details to be discussed upon application. Other amenities are available – please ask us. To apply send a letter of interest and resume including the names and numbers of three references to:

Alambria Springs Farm
834 Musician Road
Earlville, NY 13332

or email at womandance@frontiernet.net

Read the article, Madison County couple lives ‘green’ in straw home, about our home and farm in The Post-Standard.

www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/madison_county_couple_lives_gr.html