{"id":517,"date":"2019-04-01T22:02:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=517"},"modified":"2019-04-02T19:28:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:28:51","slug":"april-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/01\/april-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"April Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: large;\">Join us at Crossroads Farm&#8217;s Opening Day on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>April 27th!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Final%20Opening%20Day.png\" alt=\"Opening Day. April Twenty Seventh, from 12 PM to 5 PM. \" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Come on down to the farm and celebrate <strong>Opening Day<\/strong> with us! We\u2019re delighted to share the details, and we hope to see you there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Opening Day will take place on <strong>April 27th, from 12:00 pm &#8211; 5:00 pm. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">We\u2019ll have a petting zoo, local food trucks (Empanada Queen, Good Eats Grill, &amp; Teriyaki Plus), and live music!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0You can also:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Drink delicious beer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lithologybrewing.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lithology<\/a> and other local breweries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Enjoy live music played by a local band, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprojectbandny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Project<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sample local and organic products from several of our partnering vendors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Other activities include p<\/span>lanting a seed at our\u00a0planting station with soil, compost, and seeds from Crossroads. You can also participate in relay and obstacle races with <\/span>Sportset<span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0Kids, and learn about kickboxing with some training activities from BC Kickbox &amp; Fitness!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Email us with any questions you might have at info@nassaulandtrust.org. See you soon!<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Mark your calendars! Barnyard Event Series 2019<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Screen%20Shot%202019-04-01%20at%209.42.33%20AM.png\" alt=\"Barnyard Series Event Flyer\" width=\"400\" height=\"556\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Save the date for our fundraising events this year! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">All proceeds raised for our events directly support the farm and our ability to carry out our mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Volunteer Opportunities for April\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Join us and get your hands dirty at the farm! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Typical April activities will include greenhouse work (seeding, watering, transplanting) and field preparation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Sign up for a session <a href=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/ActivityRecipientSubmission\/Create?email=[email]&amp;activityType=volunteer\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a>\u00a0For more information on our volunteer program, check our website&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\" target=\"_blank\">volunteer section.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/2.png\" alt=\"Volunteer Dates for April at Crossroads Farm. Call us for more information!\" width=\"464\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Crossroads Education Presents: <em>Seed Saving Farm-To-School Program\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: small;\">Our farm educators bring to you a new experiential school program!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In our farm-to-school seed saving program, two of our farm educators will visit you and your classroom to provide a series of hands-on learning activities. Students will engage with the process of seed identification. Our educators will also touch on the environmental importance of saving seeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Do email us at education@nassaulandtrust.org for further questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Screen%20Shot%202019-03-29%20at%2011.07.07%20AM.png\" alt=\"Seed Saving Program Flyer\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: large;\">Purchase Your 2019 CSA Booklet!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/photo4969944900493748209.jpg\" alt=\"CSA Coupon Booklets\" width=\"400\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/product-page\/csa-coupon-booklet?tsg=1553874108610\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to support your local organic farm, and purchase this year&#8217;s CSA booklet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For $50, you&#8217;ll receive $55 worth of coupons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> For $100, you&#8217;ll receive $110 worth of coupons. CSA customers also receive a <b>10%\u00a0<\/b>discount on select farm stand products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h1><strong>Store Hours during April:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/farmmarket.PNG\" width=\"227\" height=\"185\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Soft Opening: April 18th, 19th, &amp; 20th, 10 AM &#8211; 6 PM (holiday flowers will be available)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OPENING DAY: April 27th, 12 PM &#8211; 6 PM <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Join us for festivities!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Regular spring hours will be:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday to Monday, 10 AM &#8211; 6 PM (closed T &amp; W)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Join us at Crossroads Farm&#8217;s Opening Day on\u00a0April 27th! Come on down to the farm and celebrate Opening Day with us! We\u2019re delighted to share the details, and we hope to see you there.\u00a0 Opening Day will take place on April 27th, from 12:00 pm &#8211; 5:00 pm. We\u2019ll have a petting zoo, local &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/01\/april-newsletter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;April Newsletter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}