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April 20

Published on
April 21, 2020

Box Contents:

1.50 lbs Gold Oak Mandarins

1 bu White Spring Onions

1 bu Orange Carrots

1 bu Asparagus

1 bu Curly Kale

.75 lbs Baby Red Romaine

Box Notes: We were able to source some more Gold Nugget mandarins! We know they are a very popular citrus fruit variety and wanted to be able to continue to include them in the veggie boxes as well as offer them on the webstore. The Gold Nuggets are CCOF-certified organic and come from the Fruit World Co. in Reedley that a friend of ours runs.

            We’re repeating some of the info below to be sure all our subscribers receive the important messages about our efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to protect our customers and all who work on the farm.

Thank you for supporting the farm by purchasing your food directly from us! We are fortunate to have reliable employees who continue to work during this challenging 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.

Because of the recent surge in CSA subscriber sign-ups, we have added some new drop sites. Please visit 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 eggs if you are on the list. Please wear gloves and a 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, except the ones you take. We are no longer labeling the egg cartons with subscriber names. Keep the site safe and tidy. 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 when available. At markets, the eggs are available first come first serve.