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News from the Farm - November 03, 2011 Sunday, 20 March 2011 17:13 |  Written by Matthew |  |  | 
JAH'S CREATION Organic Farm is now becoming a household name in Southeastern New Jersey. The small farm, run by Matthew Bruckler III, has been seeing tremendous growth over the past 4 years. This is, in part, due to our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program which was started with 20 members in 2008. Currently at 170 CSA members and expectations to hit 500 members before 2014, seasonal shares must be secured in advance.
In anticipation of another busy season, Matt will be working with Cookie Till of Steve and Cookie's Restaurant by the Bay in Margate, NJ on special dinner events. The dinners will be scheduled throughout the fall and early winter months, with the first dinner being held on November 13, 2011 at 5:30 PM. Other dates will be announced soon.
The dinner events will be set into a round table discussion group of no more than 20 people. Current CSA members and those interested in joining our vastly growing CSA group are invited to sit down with Matt and discuss the 2012 season. At the dinners we will discuss things like what crops our CSA members would like to see more or less of and what crops can be expected throughout our local growing seasons.
The dinner events will book rather fast, so they must be booked on a first come/first serve basis. Please be patient and understand that we will have enough dinners that everyone can sit down and have a very nice, personal experience with Matt. The dinners will cost $25.00 per person and a portion of the proceeds will benefit "A Work in Progress Foundation" which focuses on getting children into the garden and into the kitchen- having fun while learning with the goal of seeing a decrease in the prevalent food related illness that are clogging our healthcare system and plaguing society as well as connecting to and respecting the planet.
You must call Steve and Cookies Restaurant (609 823-1163) to reserve your spot at these events, not JAH'S CREATION. Please be sure to mention that you are attending the JAH'S CREATION dinner party. The Reservation deadline for our November 13, 2011 dinner will be November 6, 2011.
Not only has Matt been busy in the fields growing produce for his 170 member CSA. He has also been providing some farm tours, participating in twilight meetings and dinner parties, doing outreach in schools, and participating in Farmers Markets and Eco-Friendly Festivals.
Be sure to sign up early for our 2012 CSA by visiting us at www.jahscreation.com
Below is a short listing of the most current activities that Matt has been or will be involved in.
September 24, 2011
Cape May Forum's 2011 Chautauqua by the Shore
Guess What's Coming for Dinner "The Politics of Food in the 21st century"
Star of the Sea Parish Hall
Cape May, NJ
- Food Safety on the Small Farm
- Matt followed Keynote speaker Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms with a speech on how his small farm, JAH'S CREATION Organic Farm, meets the harsh requirements of new federal food safety regulations. Afterwards he sat on a panel of experts and answered questions from the crowd, pertaining to Sustainable Agriculture and the Enviornment.
October 25, 2011
NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farmers Association)
Duke Farms
Hillsboro, NJ
(Jess Niederer of Chickadee Creek Farms is teaching a class and asked Matt to help out)
- Exploring the Small Farm Dream
- Matt spoke at a Twilight Meeting to a classroom of 25 students who have an interest in pursuing farming as a career. He gave an honest opinion of what to expect and answered questions from the crowd.
January 17, 2012
Vegetable Growers Association of NJ
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, NJ
Richard "Rick" W. VanVrankin
Rutgers University Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County, NJ
(Rick asked Matt to sit in on a session and help out in a talk)
- Rethinking Overwintered Greens and Herbs in High Tunnels
- Matt will be participating in a session with Rick. They will be explaining to the crowd of seasoned farmers why they should consider the use of High Tunnels for Winter Production of Greens and Herbs here in New Jersey.
January 18, 2012
NJAA (New Jersey Agriculture Association)
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, NJ
Jenny Carleo
Rutgers University Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, NJ
(Jenny asked Matt to participate in a session at the conference)
- CSA "How To Put One Together"
- Matt will be heading a speech on building a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). He will touch on the many aspects of what you really need to know about how a successful CSA works.
January 26, 2012
2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo
On Center
Syracuse, NY
Amy D. Ivy
Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Clinton County, NY
(After hearing of how Matt was growing winter crops in New Jersey, Amy asked him to provide a speech to her growers in upstate New York)
- Winter Tunnel Crop Rotation and Management
- Matt will be speaking at the "Winter Greens Session" of this major convention in New York. He will be touching on the subject of how to plan and execute a proper crop rotation in High Tunnels and how to best manage the tunnels throughout all 4 growing seasons that we have in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions.
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