It's bitterly cold this weekend and yet our unheated barn and minimally heated Farm Store remain open! It's like zero degrees out there and yes indeed, our store remains open. Tyler, our intrepid Farm Store manager is bundled up but happy as can be keeping the Farm Store shelves tidy yet bursting with great local products. Some ask us why we do this. Why do we stay open in the dead of winter in an unheated barn? Well, it's quite simple. We gotta eat! And we like to eat well. And we know you do too! So we keep the doors open 24/7 for whenever you want to visit with us. In this time of home delivery convenience, we have opted to be a source open for you to visit with US. You don't have to plan ahead or rush to miss the deadline to order before this or that time. Just come when you can, we are here.
ADAPTING TO COLD DAYS: We do have to admit that the extreme cold temps do put a damper on how the store displays merchandise. On extremely cold days like today, we are now setting up a small area inside our new kitchen where apples and other cold-sensitive crops will be located. So feel free to go into the kitchen through the side door in the barn. You'll also get a sneak peek at the new kitchen! This space will only be used only on super cold days when items would freeze during the day if left out. On nights when temps will be below 30 we are also moving these items into the kitchen so they stay in tip-top condition. Often we move these items out of the barn and into the kitchen by 8 pm.
The small heated Farm Store remains open and fully stocked 24/7. We are cramming as many items as we can in there so make sure to always bop into the store for a slight bit of relief from the cold and to check out all the awesome local pantry items, eggs, cheese, meats, milk and so on that we have.
SHIFTING ITEMS AROUND: Over the past week, we have shifted a few items around the store. We are slowly expanding our local cheese offerings and in order to make room for these items, we have moved the Real Pickles Ferments, and Cape Ann Fresh Catch fish products to the outside glass fridge. So if you don't see some items in their usual spaces...look around, we have not discontinued any items, they are just in a different location.
STOCK LEVELS: Maintaining the supply of many items over the new year was challenging. With some suppliers taking a vacation, some items being unavailable from local farms, and some supply chain issues we had a bit of a gap in some items over the last two weeks. We are happy to report that most of these shortages and issues have been resolved and we have a healthy supply of almost all of our normal items right now. If you don't see something you love, shoot me an email and I'll let you know what the story is....
