Moon Farm

10/30/2024

Where are my pak Choi lovers?? I'm super excited with how beautiful this baby choy turned out. It is so juicy and delicious! Pak Choi is super healthy, has a nutty flavor and is delicious in soups (like egg drop soup) and steamed or stir fried. The thick stems hold up really well and are crunchy and delicious!

Pak Choi and the more leafy brother Tatsoi are both available this week as an option for our delivery bundles! Get signed up at eatMF.com

10/12/2024

Last chance to invest!
I believe the campaign ends at noon today, so don't wait!

You can help us establish our new aquaculture operation and grow more food for your family! Investment opportunities start at $100 and earn 14.75 apy!

Link in Bio or Check out Moon Farm on Honeycomb! https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/Moon-Farm

10/09/2024

3 DAYS LEFT!
We're on the final stretch of our capital fundraiser, and we are incredibly thankful for all of the investors who have backed us so far! Thanks to you, we will be in a much more sustainable place moving forward.

That means all the boring stuff is out of the way, and you can help us with the more exciting, but arguably more important parts of the project- building out the new aquaculture system.

Our new pond will provide water security, new products, and new revenue in the next season. Having ready access to clean water means we can grow more, grow bigger, and produce more delicious food for your family!

You can invest for as little as $100, and earn 14.75% interest on your investment (about $40 in return on top of every $100 invested).

Don't miss out! Help us hit our goal by investing today!
https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/Moon-Farm

10/07/2024

Feels good to be back in action. Not 100%, but maybe 95%. Still a while left on the return of our popular celery.

We finished up the summer market season this last weekend. Looking back, it's been one of the best seasons we've had despite our late setback. I am truly humbled and thankful for everyone that came to the farmer's market and got some delicious veggies.

I know how important building a community is for local businesses, especially within the local food ecosystem. We have always enjoyed building these relationships and learning from our customers how to better meet their needs. From changes in the varieties we grow, two massive updates to our home delivery service to make it easier, more accessible, and more valuable to our customer. We love you, and I hope that shows.

We're coming up on the end of our capital fundraiser. As of now, there are 5 days left. This project will ensure that next season we maintain access to vital water, which will allow us to grow more, plant earlier, and grow better food for you and your family's. It will also add a new product, and a new potential revenue stream, in the production of catfish for your table.

We would love your support in this project. You can invest in our local business for as little as $100. I would much rather pay my friends back, then an unknown Bank in New York City. You can earn $40 for every $100 you invest when you join our fundraiser today.

Check out the link in my bio, or visit https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/Moon-Farm to learn more.

09/24/2024

Investment Campaign Update!
We've raised enough to cover debt refinancing, and enough to cover repairs to the greenhouse after the fire. We've now started chipping away at the pond excavation cost. Your investment can help us dig!

Or, invest $1.4k to cover the massive water pump that will make it all possible, including powering new irrigation across the farm.

Invest $700 to fund the new Seine, a long net which will make it possible to pull the fresh fish out at harvest time OR help construct the new hatchery, which will let us expand the fish production 4x in year 2.

$2.1k stocks the fish for the first year's production.

Will you help us hit the fully-funded goal? Earn 14.75% interest on your investment, or about $40 for every $100 invested!

Link in bio, or visit https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/moon-farm

09/19/2024

We hit our minimum goal for our Honeycomb offering! This means that we can get started on our new aquaculture operation and preparing for growth in the coming year. But we’re not done just yet! We want to raise enough to hit our max goal. If we hit our max goal, we'll be able to get a new delivery vehicle for bringing our delicious food to people's doors, repair and improve the greenhouse after the fire, and be ready to stock our catfish in the spring by securing early -bird pricing! Are you ready to help us get there, together? Our growth is your growth, invest today starting at $100!

https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/moon-farm

09/11/2024

We're raising funds to expand the farm! You can invest in Moon Farm, earn a return, and help us expand!

https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/moon-farm

08/28/2024

Thank you to everyone for your kind words of support yesterday. It means a lot. Thank you also to all my friends and neighbors who lent me tools and time. And thanks again to the Palmyra Fire Department whose work prevented a much worse catastrophe.

I'm going to share my thoughts and deductions after digging through the rubble all day yesterday. I haven't seen the fire report yet, so much of this is speculation on my part.

It appears the fire likely started at the electrical sub panel in the greenhouse. It appears that the fire was burning for quite some time. It appears it was stopped only moments before I would've lost everything. In the greenhouse were tools, cleaned skulls, and spare parts for various lawn tools now gone with no trace. A fire got enough to obliterate bone, melt aluminum; a fire that burned long enough to fully consume those things, to turn a stack of firewood into ash like your campfire left overnight has nothing left.

This fire- less than 6 feet from my shed and 8 feet from my walk in cooler. The fact that I was even able to repair the shed is nothing less than a miracle. That it didn't make it farther into the greenhouse and compromise the fish tank is nothing short of a miracle. That, with the help of a generator, I can even keep operating in a somewhat normal manner is an absolute miracle. That's somebody looking out for me.

Everything growing in the greenhouse is now condemned, so it'll take a bit to get back up to speed. Thankfully this happened after I had harvested for my CSA, and put so much into the cold storage. It'll take a bit to get back to where I was, but lettuce and herbs grow fast. We'll have it full and harvesting again in no time.

Thank you God, thank you neighbors, and may we have the strength to plant more seeds than ever before.

08/27/2024

I'm going to try and get out ahead of this one, we all know the rumors spread halfway around the world before the truth puts its pants on.

At about 2:30 am, my greenhouse caught fire right by the front door. No cause has been given to me yet. It burned the plastic siding on the greenhouse and plastic film, spreading to burn the pallet tables inside the greenhouse. It spread to my storage shed next to the greenhouse, burnt a panel off the side and spread across the inside of the roof.

The damage is bad, but could've been much worse. Thank you to the Palmyra Fire team, the Portage County Sheriff, and the Ravenna Fire team who extinguished the fire. All animals are accounted for and safe (even the fish inside the greenhouse).

We will recover- there's no other option.

08/21/2024

Have some awesome options for this week's Choose-Your-Own CSA delivery! If you want to hop on the route delivering Tuesday, 8/27, head to EatMF.com to get signed up!

08/07/2024

My favourite holiday is August 8th (but I celebrate all month).
🥒🥕Happy Sneak-a-Zucchini-on-Your-Neighbor's-Porch Day! 🥳🎉

It's real, I promise. If you need zucchini to participate, you can get some delivered to your door through our Produce Bundles! Pick your size and delivery frequency. Each week you'll pick from a rotating selection of in-season produce from our farm and awesome products from partnering local vendors!

Let us bring the market to you!
Sign up here: https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription

08/07/2024

Stock is updated, current CSA members can now pick their items for delivery August 13th (My birthday, interestingly enough.)
Current Members --> https://MoonFarmCSA.com

Want to join? Pick your bundle and delivery frequency at https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription

This week we are featuring some awesome partner products:
Fresh-picked peaches from our friends at Bauman Orchards (Rittman, OH)
Fresh-baked white sandwhich bread from our new friends at Holy Meadow Farm.

08/05/2024

A delicious dinner tonight. Fresh eggs, from our birds. Our fresh Red Kale Microgreens. Unfortunately the bacon was not from us, but hopefully by winter 🤞🏻🤞🏻🙏🏻

Absolutely delicious.
Get your bundle and pick some delicious meals at eatMF.com

08/03/2024

Have you signed up for our delivery route this week? Don't miss out- this week we are featuring fresh, absolutely delicious lemonade from ! Sign up for a bundle, and you'll be able to pick their lemonade as one of the items in your bundle this week!

Visit https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription to get signed up!

07/31/2024

Check out our new Build-Your-Own Produce bundles! A new, accessible way to enjoy homegrown flavor, and intergalactic quality!

1. Sign up for a bundle at eatMF.com
2. Each week, login and pick your items from a rotating selection of fresh produce, staple storage crops, and special items from our partner vendors.
3. Delivery included to your door Tuesdays.
4. Eat fresh, delicious food that keeps your family excited to ask "what time is dinner?" 😁

Moon Farm

07/31/2024

👨‍🚀Check out our new BYOB Produce Delivery Option! 🛸

Get fresh, farm-to-table food from Moon Farm and our partnering businesses so you and your family can conveniently eat homegrown flavor, intergalactic quality! 🚀🌙⭐

Every bundle comes with our famous Heirloom Salad Mix. Pick the right size bundle for your family, and then choose each week from our rotating seasonal selection, delivered to your door weekly or bi-weekly on Tuesdays.

https://bit.ly/BYOBMoonFarm

07/04/2024

Nice work, buddy ❤️
One of the big things we did in the last couple years was try to actively nurture a healthy mantis population. While this years are still on the small size, they do eat all kinds of pests. But when they get to full size, I'll often see them munching on Japanese beetles. So far this year, the Japanese beetles have been pretty low in population. It's very encouraging!

06/24/2024

🎇Veggie trays aren't typically memorable... Until now! Our delivery bundle going out 7/2 is a curated group of all the essentials for your veggie tray! Kick off your fourth of July gathering with crisp, fresh, LOCAL produce!

🎆 As we move into peak season, expect all your favourites in future deliveries like tomatoes and peppers, or zucchini and sweet corn!

https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription

🌱 Basic bundle - $16 with free delivery 🥗
🥬Regular Bundle (includes all basic items)- $26 with Free Delivery
🥔Pantry Staples Bundle - $17 with Free delivery!
🥚🍳Add a dozen pasture-raised eggs to your bundle for $4.
🍔🥩 Add local grass-fed lean ground beef for $9

Skip a week, pause, or cancel anytime.
Add on extra items from our farm delivered with no extra charge!
https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription

06/18/2024

I made this graphic for a customer to help explain how to use rabbit for the best culinary experience. When I part a rabbit, I do an 8 piece part: 2x front legs, 2x rear legs, 2x belly flaps, 1x saddle, and 1x loin/tenderloin.

The front and rear legs can be prepared similar to chicken legs/wings. Breaded and fried is good, barbequed is great. Oven baked works well.

The saddle doesn't have a lot of meat in it. It's best used to make bone broth or flavor a soup. You can save all the bones from the others after they're eaten, and get a good amount of broth.

The belly flaps are really thin muscle. Think of them like Canadian bacon. You can slice in strips to serve as more "bacon" style, or cook whole and make something more similar to a slice of ham. Those will be found inside the saddle.

The loin and the tenderloin are the best part of the rabbit. They are the most tender (of course), and are fantastic grilled or baked. You can also cut the strips off and debone it to make something more like chicken tenders, or chop the tenders into chunks to make something like beef tips (my personal favourite).

PM me if you'd like to try some!

06/17/2024

Introducing the new Pantry Staple Bundle from Moon Farm! Find it at https://eatMF.com

You'll get:
🌱 1 Premium Salad bowl with Baby Green and Microgreens
🌱 1 Quart of Potatoes (rotating through red, yellow, and sweet potatoes)
🌱1 head of fresh Garlic
🌱 1 or 2 onions (rotating through red, yellow, and sweet onions)
🌱FREE delivery weekly or biweekly on Tuesday
🌱Access to our add-on orders where you'll find fresh produce from Moon Farm and special products from our partnering vendors like honey, beef, and more!
🌱FIRST DIBS on seasonal produce as it becomes available.

Visit https://eatMF.com to learn more, see our delivery area, and to order! 🥗

06/12/2024

Trying something new in the greenhouse this summer: Aquaponic mini tomatoes. This is a determinate variety that produces tons of small cherry tomatoes that are orange and low acid. The hope is that I could succession plant these for harvest all year round. So far, the summer trial is a win! :)

06/10/2024

I reported a scammer in a rabbit group I'm in. I guess they didn't like that very much... Anyways, if any ACTUAL customers want to leave a review, I'd appreciate it :)

05/23/2024

🍿 Breaking out the popcorn kettle again this week for some delicious movie-theatre butter popcorn! Sign up by Friday at midnight to secure your delivery.

Going out Tuesday, 5/28:
https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription
🌱 Basic bundle - $16 with free delivery 🥗
🥬Regular Bundle (includes all basic items)- $26 with Free Delivery 🥚🍳Add a dozen pasture-raised eggs to your bundle for $4.
Skip a week, pause, or cancel anytime.

🍓Strawberries and Asparagus is now in season! Add them onto any order, along with tons of other seasonal veggies!🍓

05/18/2024

EDIT: We are closed and sold out of many varieties. You can still order plants for pickup, but the popup shop is done at the farm.

Come get your plants! I'm here till 5 with all the favourite tested varieties we grow here! Fill a flat and save $9
3981 Jones Rd., Diamond, OH 44412

05/15/2024

Delivery Bundles going out Tuesday, 5/21.
https://shop.moonfarm.us/products/csa-subscription
🌱 Basic bundle - $16 with free delivery 🥗
🥬Regular Bundle (includes all basic items)- $26 with Free Delivery 🥚🍳Add a dozen pasture-raised eggs to your bundle for $4.

🍓Strawberries and Asparagus is now in season! Add them onto any order, along with tons of other seasonal veggies!🍓