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Freeport Flyers Farm are offering CSA accounts for the season of 2007. I'm starting to email our weekly specials. If you want to be put on the mailing list email me to let me know. We are a small Barry county poultry and produce farm. We sell Farm fresh chicken and duck eggs. All of our poultry are free range, we only feed them organic food NO JUNK OR HOUSE HOLD WASTE!!! We sell our eggs for $2.00 a dozen. We will have Christmas turkeys. Call to reserve yours today 616-765-3677 All our turkeys are heritage breeds, No commercial breeds turkeys allowed on our farm. We also sell chicken meat. We have fresh all Michigan vegetables, no chemicals. We have just started making all kinds of homemade dry mixes , breads, soups, dip, main dishes, spices and rubs. All made with the freshest ingredients. We hand pour all of our soybean candles, and hand make all of our soaps & bath bombs, Specially for you and your family. Our small family farm is located in the Barry county Michigan. Right on the Barry, Kent, and Ionia county lines. Freeport a small farming community. We are proud of our small chicken farm. You can order any of our products by calling 616-765-3677 or emailing us at freeportflyersfarmorders@yahoo.com

About our Community Supported Agriculture Program:
Members receive weekly shares of a wide variety of just-picked Fruits, vegetables, and baked goods, and eggs approximately two grocery bags; enough for a family of four. All CSA accounts get 10% off fresh meats. Vegetables: asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, onions, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips. Fruits: blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, melons, rhubarb, strawberries, watermelons. Meats: chicken, gamebird, turkey. Dairy/Eggs: eggs. Nuts/Seeds: peanuts. Processed: baked goods, bath / body, bread, cider, coffee, flour, maple syrup, pasta/soups, pickles, preserves, soap, teas. Flowers: fresh flowers. Gourds: gourds, luffa, pumpkins, summer squash, winter-squash, zucchini, For more info. or to order call 616-765-3677 or email us freeportflyerfarmorders@yahoo.com Contact Information: April Nicholson 616-765-3677 CSA Details: Season: June through November Since: 2007 # of Shares: 50 Full Share: Full season price is $400.00 paid before March 1st. Or a $50.00 Non refundable depoist and $15.00 a week 10-wk. minimum 1/2 Share: Full seasin price is $300.00 paid before March 1st. Or a $35.00 Non refundable depoist and $10.00 a week 10-wk. minimum Work Req? No Pick Up/Drop Off Points: Freeport Flyers Farm Pick up times at a later date Contact: David & April Nicholson Phone: 616-765-3677 Address: 170 St John St. Freeport, MI 49325 Hastings farmers market (in Hastings city parking lot next to Tyden Park) PIck up time at a later date Contact: april nicholson Phone: 616-765-3677
CSA pick-up spots: Pick up times at a later date Pick Up/Drop Off Points: Freeport Flyers Farm Pick up times at a later date Contact: David & April Nicholson Phone: 616-765-3677 Address: 170 St John St. Freeport, MI 49325 Hastings farmers market (in Hastings city parking lot next to Tyden Park) PIck up time at a later date Contact: april nicholson Phone: 616-765-3677

Practices Followed on our Farm:

  • Organic (not Certified)

This year we will be selling our goods at the following farmers markets:

  • Hastings Farmers Market

Products offered by :

Dairy & Eggs

  • eggs

Flowers

  • fresh flowers

Fruits and Berries

  • blueberries
  • cantaloupes
  • cherries
  • melons
  • raspberries
  • strawberries
  • watermelons

Herbs

  • dried herbs
  • fresh herbs

Meat Fish & Fowl

  • chicken
  • duck
  • gamebird
  • geese
  • turkey

Processed

  • baked goods
  • bread
  • cider
  • corn meal
  • flour
  • jam or preserves
  • pickles
  • soap
  • teas

Specialty Products

  • broom corn
  • candles
  • Christmas trees
  • Christmas wreaths
  • corn shocks
  • decorative, floral wreaths
  • gourds
  • greenery
  • landscape plants
  • luffa
  • ornamental corn
  • salves
  • sustainable wood products

Transplants

  • Plants

Vegetables

  • asparagus
  • beets
  • broccoli
  • brussels sprouts
  • cabbage
  • carrots
  • cauliflower
  • celery
  • chiles
  • cucumber
  • eggplant
  • garlic
  • green beans
  • green onions
  • hot peppers
  • kohlrabi
  • leeks
  • okra
  • onions
  • parsnips
  • peas
  • pole beans
  • potatoes
  • pumpkins
  • radish
  • rhubarb
  • shallots
  • spinach
  • summer squash
  • sweet corn
  • sweet peppers
  • tomatillos
  • tomatoes
  • turnips
  • winter squash