It's been a great weekend for North Star Farms as we actually kicked off the market season Friday night with a CSA (community supported agriculture) shareholder meeting.

It went very well as several of our shareholders from 2009, got on board and we met numerous new people who are willing to get involved with community supported agriculture and receive fresher and better quality produce. In one night, we nearly equalled the number of shares (10) that we had last year (11).

We also want to thank Ken and Eileen Otto, shareholders who hosted the meeting. Without their hospitality, the meeting, first of all, wouldn't have been possible. And secondly, the food was delicious, but then I'm probably a little biased as much of it was our own products that were made into pickles and potato salad. But Eileen had a house full of people and spent a lot of her time in the kitchen. Thank you, Eileen!

I have to put in a plug for the Lindsay Group too. Friends and business associates, Athan and Cori Lindsay, set up the meeting and facilitated. That is what they do best and it showed as the meeting went so well, we had a great crowd and did some socializing as well, which to me, is just as important as any presentation since we consider everyone our friends and partners in our farm.

Our presentation was fairly short. We talked about the farm, what we produce and what CSA means to us and to our shareholders. It's just a win-win situation and it feels great knowing people out there (consumers) trust in our product enough to get on board a second year. 

Thank you shareholders and friends for believing in North Star Farms and since we've bumped up our acreage and varieties this year, we will provide a better selection than we had last year. We look forward to providing fresh, certified organic produce through the 2010 season.

On Sunday, our friend Finny stopped in to help work on the greenhouse. It was a long day but we got a lot done. The frame of the greenhouse is now in place and mounted. We now have to put the ends on, finish the wall of water and get the plastic over the top so we can get planted going in there. 

Finny, who built greenhouses in Michigan, was a huge help as his construction expertise cut down on the time it took to get the frame up. 

Yes, it was a great weekend for the farm and on the farm.