Here are Erick's folksy and informative newsletters.

2008/04/22

1. May Day celebration—Saturday May 3rd, noon to four
2. World Food Crisis
3. Late Spring "off season" Session Starts April 30
4. We need sub-contractors! (Good news)
5. Summer Session starts June 17th
6. CSA Summer Session Handbook
7. Vacation Policy
8. Impacts of a cold spring??
9. Canning Share
10. How many Summer shares are available?
11. Subsidizing Junk Food
12. Turkeys available

2008/03/14

1. We're under way!
2. Early Spring Session begins March 19, sign up now!
3. Update on Eco-APD
4. Cattle update
5. Confirmation Letters: if you didn't get one...
6. Sign-up for Summer Session
7. First Washington State Biodynamic Winter meeting held at Jubilee Farm
8. Calling all Work Share members
9. Mineralization: the basis of "nutrient dense produce"
10. Review of Pollen's Omnivore's Dilemma
11. Once again: it's fruits and vegetables, unprocessed, please
12. A great home for sale for the gardener-lots of good karma!

2008/01/21

1. Off-Season events and activities
2. Bio-dynamic transition: plans for this year
3. Summer Session 2008
4. Winter Session starts February 6th
5. Agricultural changes in our Valley
6. Extending our production season
7. A new twist on an old skill: how to build a better compost pile
8. Photo of our latest born calf, "Myluka"

2007/10/23

1. Mother drops the hammer
2. Thanks for another great season!
3. This season's Summer Session Survey
4. Sign up for Fall Session ("ASAP," says Wendy!)
5. Why sign up now for next summer?
6. Progress in the "transition"
7. Snoqualmie Valley APD Flooding Task Force meets
8. Helping the needy for Thanksgiving
9. Buying time while we're "slip sliding away"

2007/10/02

1. It is time to sign up for Fall CSA
2. Why sign up now for next Summer?
3. Next Summer Session CSA: changes and time to sign-up.
4. A vote for the future
5. The Wind-Down...
6. Insurance rebates for being CSA members?
7. Farm Chatter

2007/09/12

1. Why has it been so long since our last update?
2. Some Comments on the Summer Session
3. October Cometh
4. Beef Availability
5. Hay Day
6. “King County Eco-Agricultural Preserve”
7. Farm Chatter

2007/07/26

1. The Federal Farm Bill: "That's just the way it is."
2. Schedule for Canning Demonstrations
3. Jubilee Farm Yahoo Bulletin Board
4. Our Thanks to Kathy Lambert, her staff and the KC Council
5. Eating a Cracked Tomato
6. Honorable Mention
7. The Jubilee Rescuers
8. Farm Chatter

2007/07/16

1. What happened to the newsletters?
2. Eating Seasonally
3. Flooding and Politics
4. Biodynamic transition update
5. Farm Chatter

2007/06/08

1. Start of Summer Session
2. May: the “quiet” month
3. Canning share
4. CSA Handbook
5. Early Summer Boxes
6. If you haven’t signed up for the Summer Session . . .
7. Work Share Needs
8. Added Kids' Activities on Wednesday and Saturday
9. Farm Chatter

2007/04/22

1. May Day on Saturday, May 5th
2. Late Spring Session to begin Wednesday, May 2nd
3. Summer Session scheduled to begin week of June 12th
4. Work shares
5. We need a special work share to help with accounting
6. Canning Share
7. Update on Political Endeavors
8. Why Biodynamic?

2007/03/14

1. Introduction of this year's "new" farm crew.
2. New "Canning Share" available this Summer.
3. Early Spring Session: why join a six week Session?
4. Our transition to Biodynamic farming (Part II).
5. Your chance to help with Spring Composting.
6. Spread the news
7. Wannabe farmer's seminar.
8. Animal Update.
9. Farm Chatter.
10. Work Shares.
11. A Word of Thanks.

2007/03/13 - A short note about summer registrations

2007/02/07

1. What happened to the winter updates?
2. Winter Session CSA starts February 7th
3. A look back at 2006
4. Distribution changes for 2007 Summer Session
5. Farming changes for the 2007 Season
6. Next Year's Work Share Program
7. Beef available now
8. Composting class February 24th and 25th

10/12/06

1. October is "registration month" for Summer Session 2007
2. When is the last pick-up for this Session?
3. More on "late October pick-up strategy"
4. Fall CSA
5. I-933 and a Vision for Snoqualmie Valley
6. Farm chatter

09/20/06

1. Member Potluck here at the farm this Saturday
2. Rain, rain go away?
3. Will it always be like this?
4. Processing: pumpkins and raspberries
5. Spinach anyone?
6. Tuesday busyness
7. October Madness
8. Organic Certification (ok, we've done a modified capitulation)
9. Organic beef and pork
10. October is Membership Month

08/30/06

1. Survey
2. Quantity of u-pick items this year
3. Can we "share" our share?
4. The Goof-Proof Policy
5. Beef and Pork this year
6. Potluck Reminder

08/16/06

1. Fall Potluck: Saturday September 23rd.
2. Rudolf Steiner and Sustainable Farming.
3. On the (inverse) relationship between eating well and aggression among children.
4. The "State of the Farm."
5. Jubilee Farm selected as "King County Conservation Farm of the Year."
6. Looking for a few good people to help out in October.
7. Eggs.
8. Farm Chatter

07/24/06

1. So, what happened to the "every other week" updates?
2. Eating seasonally: the "100 mile radius."
3. Road Work on the Tolt Hill Bridge.
4. A word about tomatoes.
5. Kids' activities.
6. Keeping vegetables cool on hot days.
7. One member's suggestions for maximizing utilization of their share.
8. Farm Chatter

06/04/06

1. Dates and times for 1st week of pick-up.
2. Is it too late to sign up for Summer Session?
3. What will be in our first box?
4. Second try at "what will be in our first box?"
5. A new delivery option for this Summer Session.
6. Weekend u-pick for delivery and farm pick-up members.
7. A reminder regarding "sharing" of shares.
8. CSA Handbook on-line.
9. Work Shares wanted!
10. Farm Chatter

04/23/06

1. May Day, May 6th
2. Work-Share meeting on afternoon of May 6th
3. Start of Late Spring Session this Wednesday
4. Wanted: drivers for late spring/summer delivery
5. Summer sign-up, first summer pick-up, and a reminder about recruitment.
6. Minerals, balanced soil, and nutrition
7. Our new intern
8. Farm Chatter: whats going on at the farm?

1. Work Share information.
2. May Day Festivities: Mark your calendar now.
3. Life in the "interim."
4. Delivery option for Summer Session.
5. End of Winter Session, Beginning of Early Spring Session.
6. Summer Session Payments.
7. Summer Session Membership.
8. Future Plans.
9. Farm Chatter.

1. Why Wendy and Erick not only didnt go to Mexico and forget about the farm, but why they didnt even go at all.
2. Every cloud has a silver lining.
3. Report from the national Acres Organic Conference in Indianapolis.
4. Winter CSA: first delivery Wednesday, February 1st, in your neighborhood.
5. Rain, Rain, Rain - flooding and the spring outlook for the farm.
6. Summer CSA delivery option available again in 2006.
7. Farm Chatter.

10/27/05
10/03/05
09/14/05
08/30/05
07/31/05
07/14/05
06/28/05
06/12/05
06/07/05
04/16/05
01/10/05