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April 13

Published on
April 14, 2020

Box Contents

1.50 lbs Gold Oak Mandarins

1 bu Red Spring Onions

1 bu Yellow Carrots

1 lb bu Asparagus

1 bu RedBor Kale

2 hd Little Gem Lettuce

Box Notes: The sweet, juicy mandarins are from Gold Oak Ranch and are CCOF-certified organic. The variety is called Gold Nugget. We had enough to include this week’s box, one more time! This will likely be the last week for the mandarins to be included in the veggie boxes.  There may be some mandarins available via the farmstore. Please check the Farm Webstore for availability as they change weekly.

Thank you for continuing to support the farm by purchasing your food directly from us! We are fortunate to have reliable employees who continue to work during this difficult time. Many of the employees have been with the farm for over fifteen years. We remain committed to supplying our customers with safe, delicious, healthy food and to protecting all who make our agricultural business possible.

We continue to practice safe food handling in all aspects of running the farm with additional procedures for COVID-19 prevention. The practices include: hand washing and glove wearing by all employees who handle the produce from harvest to wash and pack, policy of stay at home for those with fever/cough or any flu symptoms, sanitizing of all plastic harvest totes and CSA totes with a bleach solution using a pressure washer, and a new layout of the packing shed work spacing and harvesting so that each employee has a minimum of 6 foot distance from one another.

Due to the recent increase in CSA subscriber sign-ups, we have added some new drop sites. Please check www.riverdogfarm.com to view the new sites to see if there is one that is more convenient for you. You may change your pick up site 48 hours prior to delivery by logging into your account.

Here are some updates/changes/reminders:

  • New Egg Pick Up Procedure: At each delivery site, the eggs will be in a box with an open lid with a list of egg order names attached. Please look at the list, make sure your name is on the list, ONLY take the eggs if your name is on the list. Please wear gloves and mask when picking up your order. Please only touch the eggs that you’re picking up. Do not touch any other egg cartons. Do not open any egg cartons. We are no longer labeling the egg cartons with subscriber names. Keep the site safe. Thank you!

  • New chicken orders are not available for now via the CSA. The weekly chicken subscriptions and orders placed prior to 3/21/20 will be fulfilled. There is a waitlist for new chicken orders placed after 3/21/20.

  • New egg orders and add-on dozens are not available at this time via the CSA. There is a waitlist currently for new egg orders/egg subscriptions.  You may purchase eggs at the farmers markets in Berkeley and Sacramento if available. At markets, the eggs are available first come first serve.

    • Please respect the site host’s privacy when you pick up your order. Do not knock on the site host doors. Call the farm if you need assistance finding the boxes, if an item is missing from your order, or your name is the not on the sign-in sheet.

    • Please take only the items that are yours. Check order labels for your name and match them to the items listed on the sign-in sheet. If you inadvertently picked up an item that is not yours, let the farm know so we can let the subscriber know.

    • NEW A/B subscriptions are no longer available.

    • To skip CSA Box deliveries, please login to your account and enter your skip weeks as a Monday-Friday selection: http://www.riverdogfarm.com/csa .

    • For current A/B week subscribers please note that the delivery schedule is every other week. Some months may have 3 deliveries, some may only have 2 but the schedule is every-other-week for your deliveries.

    • Reminder: So your subscription continues uninterrupted, please make sure your credit card on file is up to date on your CSA account. For those who need to end the CSA subscription, you MUST contact the farm through email to request cancellation.

    • Your subscription will continue and boxes will be delivered until you, the member, send us this email request. We will confirm the cancellation request via email. Thank you!