Hey everyone,
I need your help. Due to the name and blog address change, I've had to reconfigure the various email addresses/groups used to sign in to the blog, notify members, keep fans updated etc. Now we must check that everything is working OK. Please do two things for me:
1) Reply to the email notification that you get of this post, so that I know that the email I set up for general inquiries is working.
2) Visit 37gyouthveggies.blogspot.com in your web browser, and help me test the "Comment" feature by adding a genuine, non-profane and (preferably) positive comment to this post. Once approved, your comment should appear below.
If you have difficulties submitting a comment, please tell me about it in your reply email. Also, if you wish to be removed from the email notification list, tell me so in your reply email.
best,
Mr. M
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Our new online home...
Greetings,
Excitement abounds! We are officially committed to a 2013 season, with over $300 in seeds on the way. We still need to purchase peat pots for the more tender-rooted types of seedlings we plan to start, plus the zounds of potting soil needed to start "starting" our plants, and maybe also a new grow lamp (or two). In any case, my heart of hearts is beating with anticipation of a beautiful green space feeding dozens of big-hearted people... :)
OK, so let's also put access to the key subscription info in this post. The price of a share (one box of seasonal produce per week starting June 9th, and lasting for at least 16 weeks) has been set at $200 for the 2013 season . If you would like to download and print a 2013 invitation letter and subscription form, you can find a link to it at the top of the banner on the right side of the screen. Also important to note in the new season -- we are changing our name, and becoming "37G Youth Veggie Farm" (named after our location close to 37th and Giles). You're at our new blog right now -- 37Gyouthveggies.blogspot.com -- but if you ever want to visit the old blog, either to reminisce or to look at pictures of yourself when you were younger, you can still find it here:wpveggiefarm.blogspot.com =)
The change of name is necessary because of the difficulty of properly accounting for an enterprise that trades goods (ie, the veggies we box up for you every week) for money. Even though the money is only used to buy supplies and to pay for student internships, we have to officially undo our affiliation with Wendell Phillips High School as as to not get them into any financial trouble. Our two community partners, who were financial sponsors last year and will be invited to help us set up the student internships, are SGA Family & Youth Services and Centers for New Horizons. Let me take a moment to thank them for their continued support, both logistically and financially.
The 2013 season will bring between 16-22 new share members, and each new member will be given the opportunity to be added to the "new" blog post notice email list. New members, keep in mind that you will never receive emails from other members through this list, only notifications when there is a new blog post or when there is important breaking info from myself. Members of 2012 will have a grace period of remaining on the notification list until about early April, at which time I will remove the email addresses of anyone who has not chosen to sign up for a 2013 share. If you were receiving email notifications in 2012 as a 'fan' instead of a member, you WILL continue to receive updates in 2013 -- unless you reply to this post notification and ask to be taken off the list.
I'm looking forward to discovering and getting to know our new members Keep an eye on the new blog as it unfolds -- and here's to a great Year Three of socially engaged urban "farming" :) !!!
Mr. M
Excitement abounds! We are officially committed to a 2013 season, with over $300 in seeds on the way. We still need to purchase peat pots for the more tender-rooted types of seedlings we plan to start, plus the zounds of potting soil needed to start "starting" our plants, and maybe also a new grow lamp (or two). In any case, my heart of hearts is beating with anticipation of a beautiful green space feeding dozens of big-hearted people... :)
OK, so let's also put access to the key subscription info in this post. The price of a share (one box of seasonal produce per week starting June 9th, and lasting for at least 16 weeks) has been set at $200 for the 2013 season . If you would like to download and print a 2013 invitation letter and subscription form, you can find a link to it at the top of the banner on the right side of the screen. Also important to note in the new season -- we are changing our name, and becoming "37G Youth Veggie Farm" (named after our location close to 37th and Giles). You're at our new blog right now -- 37Gyouthveggies.blogspot.com -- but if you ever want to visit the old blog, either to reminisce or to look at pictures of yourself when you were younger, you can still find it here:wpveggiefarm.blogspot.com =)
The change of name is necessary because of the difficulty of properly accounting for an enterprise that trades goods (ie, the veggies we box up for you every week) for money. Even though the money is only used to buy supplies and to pay for student internships, we have to officially undo our affiliation with Wendell Phillips High School as as to not get them into any financial trouble. Our two community partners, who were financial sponsors last year and will be invited to help us set up the student internships, are SGA Family & Youth Services and Centers for New Horizons. Let me take a moment to thank them for their continued support, both logistically and financially.
The 2013 season will bring between 16-22 new share members, and each new member will be given the opportunity to be added to the "new" blog post notice email list. New members, keep in mind that you will never receive emails from other members through this list, only notifications when there is a new blog post or when there is important breaking info from myself. Members of 2012 will have a grace period of remaining on the notification list until about early April, at which time I will remove the email addresses of anyone who has not chosen to sign up for a 2013 share. If you were receiving email notifications in 2012 as a 'fan' instead of a member, you WILL continue to receive updates in 2013 -- unless you reply to this post notification and ask to be taken off the list.
I'm looking forward to discovering and getting to know our new members Keep an eye on the new blog as it unfolds -- and here's to a great Year Three of socially engaged urban "farming" :) !!!
Mr. M
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