In this email:

• Generally important notes.
• Notes from the farm
• Fresh From the Field- What are we bringing to market this week!
• Staying active and engaged with social change: Readings, tools, and contributions.
• Market Details-
  • Northville Market is back to its usual end time of 3 pm!
  • Find our vegetables and other local goods in Stockbridge at Plane Food Market! 
• Ordering: How to register with Local Line
• CSA members- what to do if your account is low

Generally Important Notes:

• Please wear face coverings when shopping with us at market. We are trying to protect our families and coworkers. With our workload, we cannot afford long absences due to illness and with the potential for long term physical ailments after the the virus, we don't want our farm members, workers, or families to get this virus. We encounter a lot of people as market vendors and a face covering worn by us and our customers is a simple way to reduce our exposure to the virus. Please help us stay safe and continue providing fresh, nutritious food for you. If you are unsure why simple cloth face coverings help, here is a great video from PBS. 
• There is a small pre-ordering window for Ann Arbor Wednesday. Ordering opens now and goes until midnight tonight (Tuesday 7/14)
• If you signed up as a Farm Member online, please note, you can also use your account at market. Pre-ordering is not required!
• If you see that there are no dates available to order and it is not between Tuesday PM after the email and Thursday at midnight, that is because ordering is not open. Don't be alarmed! It will be open during those times. 

Notes from the Farm:
- Tomatoes are here, same for peps and eggplant
- Fall fields are getting seeded as promised! 
- Irrigation has been run to the Fall fields just in the nick of time
- We're working like crazy trying to get all the garlic out of the field
- Wash station expansion on hold while we secure Fall crops

All the best to you and your family.
Jim and the team.


Lake Divide Farm: Good for the Earth, Good for the Farmers, Good for the People. The Trifecta of sustainability. Good for the earth: Taking care of the natural world is a important, after all, it takes care of us; Good for the farmer: We believe farmers should have livable hours and livable wages; Good for the people: We believe in food equality and bringing our produce to market at an affordable price and keeping it accessible is important to us.

​Fresh From the Field!

Greens:
Kale- limited-  Green Curly, Red Curly, Red Russian, Siber Frills
Microgreens! Mustard Mix & Just Arugula (may be limited this week)
Pea Shoots (may be limited this week, but back in force soon!)
Swiss Chard- limtied- It is aces I tells ya! Aces!
Beet Greens

All manner of deliciousness:
 Beets Loose - Limited
Cabbage- Round Green
Celery!
Cucumbers
Eggplant- Italian and Asian varieties!
Fennel- Licorice and crunchy dice
Garlic! Uncured, fresh, juicy, delicious
Onions- Fresh sweet onions for salads and cooking
Peppers- green bells, purple and white too
Hot Peppers- Jalapeno, Hot Hungarian and Poblano
Potatoes! New! Skins so thin they melt right off! These juicy potatoes make any meal gourmet!
Scallions
Summer Squash- Golden and Green Zucchini plus some classic yellow squash and patty pans
Tomatoes- Cherry tomatoes
Tomatoes! Round slicers and paste tomatoes
Ground Cherries! Golden globes wrapped in paper lanterns that taste like a pineapple ate a tomato!?

Herbs:
Basil
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Thyme

Coming Soon:
Snack Peppers!
THE FUTURE!

​

Staying Active: Something to keep the gears of progress engaged:
We are taking a short hiatus from curating weekly lists and paths. I have included below a couple links to readings and some ideas on how to work towards racial equity within your community. Also included are two links to some places where dollars can make a difference.


In the meantime, keep learning, listening, speaking up, and showing up. We have to continue providing energy for change. There is much to be done. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. 

If you come across resources, readings, or movements that you feel are powerful, please send them our way so we can share them.

To read: This list is my no means whatsoever all inclusive.
Essays and articles (links to arcles):
The Case For Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Uses of Anger by Audre Lorde

Books (links to authors website):
How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Here is a link to an excellent interview with Ibram X. Kendi discussing the concepts in his book.  


The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. This website also has some guides to study and organize 

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

White Fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism by Robin DiAngelo. 
Here is an interview with Robin DiAngelo about thebook and the concept of white fragility.


Something to do:
Organize a reading group. There are lots of guides out there that can help organize and approach difficult and uncomfortable topics. I am hoping to use this toolkit that is geared towards farming communities. Although some of the reading is agriculture-specific, the tips and approaches for keeping the conversation constructive are broadly applicable.

Although not fully vetted, this site: Racial Equity Tools seems to have a lot of resources to get organized around.

Discover your implicit bias: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

If you come across a good community organizing tool kit, please send it our way so we can share it. 

To contribute:
We The People Community Farm: We have included this link for the past several weeks. Their fundraising campaign is to"fundraising campaign to help us grow more food, grow our impact, and grow the relationships we're forging with people coming home after being incarcerated. " They are still fundraising and are in our Ypsilanti, so offer opportunity to get directly involved.

Black Land Collective Fund:  The history of U.S. agriculture is inseparable from the history of U.S. racism. Indigenous land dispossession, slavery, the ongoing exclusion of racial minorities from federal agricultural programs and support systems, present day exploitation enabled by lack of labor protections for agricultural workers, and disempowering immigration policies are all examples of the ways in which racism has been woven into agriculture on every level since this land was colonized (to learn more about these histories, please see the study guide section, and the bibliography of additional resources). Examples of racism in agricultural contexts exacerbate inequity and injustice throughout the food system and society more broadly, contributing to community food insecurity, labor exploitation, and  other forms of racialized oppression. Dismantling racism in our society must involve deep change in our agricultural systems. It is crucial that farmers, organizations that work on agricultural issues, and people involved in food systems at every level directly address racism, the myth of white supremacy, structural inequity, and the ways they manifest as ongoing violence and dispossession in relation to land, food, climate, and labor.



Market Details: Northville back to ending at 3 pm 

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Wednesday with Lizz! 7 am to 3 pm, Pre-ordering, curbside pick-up, On site vegetables sales! Pre-ordering from Tuesday afternoon until Tuesday midnight. 

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Northville, Thursday with Kathryn! 8 am-  2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
Ordering will be open from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday at 3:30 pm
If you would like curbside pick-up, please include a note with your order indicating so. We will email you with a phone number to text (call if needed, text preferred) when you arrive to pick-up your order. 

Stockbridge, Friday with Malcolm! 4 pm-  7 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
We will be at the market with your orders from 4 pm to 7 pm!
We may have some produce available for direct purchase.

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Saturday with Alyssa: 7 am to 3 pm, pre-order walk-up or curbside pick-up, on site vegetables!. All orders must be picked up by 1 pm.
The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Eastern, Saturday with Kyla! 7 am to 2:30 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases. Shana is on a bike trip and will be back in July. In the meantime, Kyla will be at market to divie up the goods!

We will be set up in Shed 2, close to the center and on the East side of the aisle that heads towards Shed 3. Look for our sign and for Kyla!*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. 

Royal Oak, Saturday with Kathryn and Jim! 7 am to 1 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Find us inside in our usual spot. 

*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. I will email you the instructions Friday after all orders are in.

Farmington, Saturday with Helen! 9 am to 2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Thanks for the warm welcome at Farmington! We appreciate it. Even with the strange COVID year, we can tell that the Farmington Market Community is one to be happy to belong to. 

If you are a CSA member and your account balance is low:

• If you want to continue on as one of our members and your balance does not cover your current order
  • Order what you want
  • Add money into your account either by
    • Putting a check or cash in your trunk/backseat Saturday for pick-up and emailing to let me know
    • Mailing a check
    • Using the online store
• If you just want to add more to your account, go for it! Use any of the methods listed above.
• If you no longer want to be a farm member
  • We ask that you do not go over your balance.  

 : 

Ordering: How to Register with Local Line
If you have already registered with Local Line, just log in and use your account to order. If you haven't already done it, please make sure your account name is in the format Lastname.First as in Chandler.Helen or Neumann.Jim. This isn't required but it helps us when we are entering data, packing, and handling pick ups. 

If you still need to register with Local Line, follow these instructions. To avoid difficulty, PLEASE READ THROUGH THESE INSTRUCTIONS:
How to create a Local Line Account

1. Head to the link at the bottom of these steps.
2. Register using the green button to the right.
3. You will be asked to enter a bunch of information and there are a two things that are very important
   1. Be sure to use the email address that this email went to. If you don't, you may be asked to pay using a credit card.
   2. Please use the Lastname.First for the Account name. (Your last name follow by a period followed by your first name, with no spaces. For example Chandler.Helen)
4. You will then need to verify your email address by going to your email inbox and responding to the email that comes from Local Line.
5. At last! You can order!
6. Here is the link to use to create your Local Line account: https://www.localline.ca/lakedividefarm

In this email:

• Generally important notes.
• Notes from the farm
• Fresh From the Field- What are we bringing to market this week!
• Staying active and engaged with social change: A resource and an opportunity to contribute to the We The People Opportunity Farm!
• Market Details-
  • Northville Market is back to its usual end time of 3 pm!
  • Find our vegetables and other local goods in Stockbridge at Plane Food Market! 
• Ordering: How to register with Local Line
• CSA members- what to do if your account is low

Generally Important Notes:

• Please wear face coverings when shopping with us at market. We are trying to protect our families and coworkers. With our workload, we cannot afford long absences due to illness and with the potential for long term physical ailments after the the virus, we don't want our farm members, workers, or families to get this virus. We encounter a lot of people as market vendors and a face covering worn by us and our customers is a simple way to reduce our exposure to the virus. Please help us stay safe and continue providing fresh, nutritious food for you. If you are unsure why simple cloth face coverings help, here is a great video from PBS. 
• There is a small pre-ordering window for Ann Arbor Wednesday. Ordering opens now and goes until midnight tonight (Tuesday 7/14)
• If you signed up as a Farm Member online, please note, you can also use your account at market. Pre-ordering is not required!
• If you see that there are no dates available to order and it is not between Tuesday PM after the email and Thursday at midnight, that is because ordering is not open. Don't be alarmed! It will be open during those times. 

Notes from the Farm:
This is Jim checking in! It's going to be a short email this week out of necessity. The whole team is out in the field right now working late and hard to get nutrients spread over the newly formed Fall beds. It's been mad push all this week to get those fields ready for transplants and direct seeding. As you may have noted in last weeks email, I have been having a monstrous time trying to recover from a surgery I underwent in the beginning of March. I want to send my thanks to all the people at market who sent warm wishes back to me and Helen via our market crews. It meant a lot. I'm going to be okay, shoot, I'll be better than ever before... not yet, but soon.  I miss you all, and I can barely wait to return to markets to talk nonsense with you ;) As I'm beginning to finally meet and engage with our new (to me) crew, I'm finding out just how fortunate we are to have each one of them here. It feels too good, like that trailing part of a good dream that carries a feeling of contentment and peace with it as you transition back into the waking world. Be well and do good.

I added in some extra photos this week to compensate for the lack of chit chat.
All the best to you and your family.
Jim and the team.


Lake Divide Farm: Good for the Earth, Good for the Farmers, Good for the People. The Trifecta of sustainability. Good for the earth: Taking care of the natural world is a important, after all, it takes care of us; Good for the farmer: We believe farmers should have livable hours and livable wages; Good for the people: We believe in food equality and bringing our produce to market at an affordable price and keeping it accessible is important to us.

Fresh From the Field!

Greens:
Head Lettuce
Kale- limited-  Green Curly, Red Curly, Red Russian, Siber Frills
Microgreens! Mustard Mix & Just Arugula (may be limited this week)
Pea Shoots (may be limited this week, but back in force soon!)
Swiss Chard- limtied- It is aces I tells ya! Aces!

All manner of deliciousness: 
Beets - Limited
Cabbage- Round Green and a touch of the wondrous cone cabbage, plus savoy leaf
Celery!
Cucumbers
Fennel- Licorice and crunchy dice!
Garlic! Uncured, fresh, juicy, delicious!
Onions- Fresh sweet onions for salads and cooking!
Peppers- green bells, purple and white too
Potatoes! New! Skins so thin they melt right off! These juicy potatoes make any meal gourmet!
Scallions
Summer Squash- Golden and Green Zucchini plus some classic yellow squash and patty pans
Tomatoes- Cherry tomatoes just starting in 
Tomatoes! Round red slicers and paste tomatoes

Herbs:
Basil!
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Thyme

Coming Soon:
Ground Cherries
: 
Staying Active: Something to keep the gears of progress engaged.

To contribute: (I decided to leave this up for one more week. I really like these people and the work they are doing - Jim)
If you are interested in contributing time or money to a project, consider getting involved with the non-profit We The People Community Farm. I admire and respect the mission and values of this farm. 
Below is an excerpt from their website:
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to break the cycle of incarceration in Washtenaw County by investing in the employment and development of formerly incarcerated men and women through farming and community engagement.
OUR VALUES
​Radically Inclusive: Including everyone, especially accepting and accommodating people who have historically been excluded (due to their race, gender, sexuality, or ability). We honor different identities, ideas and experiences and invite everyone, especially those who have historically been excluded, into the pursuit of our mission.
Intentionally Collaborative: We cannot meet our mission without you. We invite you into our work. We value the power of collective thinking and impact, even when it is challenging.
Courageously Disruptive: In all that we do we will stretch ourselves and those we work alongside to challenge the Prison Industrial Complex.
Rooted in Justice: We work vigorously for freedom and justice for formerly incarcerated Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color and, by extension, all incarcerated people.
Committed to Growth: We will steward all our resources with integrity, love, and respect for the earth. This in turn, fuels our belief that all living things when nurtured in good soil, given sun, and water will flourish

The summer squash mean business! They are here in full force. Crates upon crates. So get ready to make that summer squash curry, sauteed sage and squash, stuffed zucchini boats, veggie noodles, shredded zucchini with zesty lemon dressing- so many ideas. My absolute favorite is the squash fritter.

Also fresh in this week- NEW POTATOES!!! They are just so gosh darn delicious! Boiled and smashed then roasted with thyme, olive oil, and a little sea salt!
 
In this email:

• Generally important notes.
• Market Details-
  • Northville Market is going to end at 2pm again this week!
  • Find our vegetables and other local goods in Stockbridge at Plane Food Market! 
• Notes from the farm
• Fresh From the Field- What are we bringing to market this week!
• Staying active and engaged with social change: A resource and an opportunity to contribute to the We The People Opportunity Farm!
• Ordering: How to register with Local Line
• CSA members- what to do if your account is low

Generally Important Notes:

• Please wear face coverings when shopping with us at market. We are trying to protect our families and coworkers. With our workload, we cannot afford long absences due to illness and with the potential for long term physical ailments after the the virus, we don't want our farm members, workers, or families to get this virus. We encounter a lot of people as market vendors and a face covering worn by us and our customers is a simple way to reduce our exposure to the virus. Please help us stay safe and continue providing fresh, nutritious food for you. If you are unsure why simple cloth face coverings help, here is a great video from PBS. 
• There is a small pre-ordering window for Ann Arbor Wednesday. Ordering opens now and goes until midnight tonight (Tuesday 7/14)
• If you signed up as a Farm Member online, please note, you can also use your account at market. Pre-ordering is not required!
• If you see that there are no dates available to order and it is not between Tuesday PM after the email and Thursday at midnight, that is because ordering is not open. Don't be alarmed! It will be open during those times. 

Market Details: Pick-up locations and times. Northville ends at 2 pm again. 

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Wednesday with Lizz! 7 am to 3 pm, Pre-ordering, curbside pick-up, On site vegetables sales! Pre-ordering from Tuesday afternoon until Tuesday midnight. 

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Northville, Thursday with Kathryn! 8 am-  2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
Ordering will be open from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday at 3:30 pm
If you would like curbside pick-up, please include a note with your order indicating so. We will email you with a phone number to text (call if needed, text preferred) when you arrive to pick-up your order. 

Stockbridge, Friday with Malcolm! 4 pm-  7 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
We will be at the market with your orders from 4 pm to 7 pm!
We may have some produce available for direct purchase.

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Saturday with Alyssa: 7 am to 3 pm, pre-order walk-up or curbside pick-up, on site vegetables!. All orders must be picked up by 1 pm.
The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Eastern, Saturday with Kyla! 7 am to 2:30 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases. Shana is on a bike trip and will be back in July. In the meantime, Kyla will be at market to divie up the goods!

We will be set up in our usual summer location (from last season) in Shed 2, close to the center and on the East side of the aisle that heads towards Shed 3. Look for our sign and for Kyla!You will have to park and walk up to pick-up our order. Please wear a face covering (even just a cloth) and respect the social distancing guidelines and stay 6' from each other and us. 

*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. 
Royal Oak, Saturday with Kathryn and Jim! 7 am to 1 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Find us inside in our usual spot. 

*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. I will email you the instructions Friday after all orders are in.

Farmington, Saturday with Helen! 9 am to 2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Thanks for the warm welcome at Farmington! We appreciate it. Even with the strange COVID year, we can tell that the Farmington Market Community is one to be happy to belong to. 

Notes from the Farm:
What am I normally writing about this time of year? I am writing about just beginning to do it all at once. All the field prep, seeding, planting, harvesting, caring, markets- all of it. Yet somehow, this year, it feels like we have been doing it all at once the whole time. Jim and I, in our personal lives, have been going through our own ordeal that has exhausted me to the core. I feel like while at this time of year I am usually just beginning to pick up speed flying down a hill that has no end, this year, I have been on the hill for ages. My life blurring past on either side. 
Luckily, the farm crew this year is like a safety net and they have caught us. They materialized almost abruptly, after months of looking for qualified, engaging people to farm with. They are diligently, enthusiastically helping to care for and create space for Jim and I to be humans in this world, while continuing to do the hard work that is farming- weeding for hours, harvesting for hours, working with intention and focus through 90 degree days, the only shade provided by the swarming mosquitoes. I am so honored and grateful to be working with this resilient, caring group. Because of them, we are healing up. 
Please read Jim's caption on the photo below. I feel like it really expresses what we have been experiencing. Onward and upward wonderful farm family! Love you guys. 

All the best to you and your family.
Helen and the team.


Lake Divide Farm: Good for the Earth, Good for the Farmers, Good for the People. The Trifecta of sustainability. Good for the earth: Taking care of the natural world is a important, after all, it takes care of us; Good for the farmer: We believe farmers should have livable hours and livable wages; Good for the people: We believe in food equality and bringing our produce to market at an affordable price and keeping it accessible is important to us.

Fresh From the Field!

Greens:
Head Lettuce- Back in a few weeks
Kale- Green Curly, Red Curly, Red Russian, Siber Frills
Microgreens! Mustard Mix & Just Arugula (may be limited this week)
Pea Shoots (may be limited this week)
Swiss Chard- It is aces I tells ya! Aces!

All manner of deliciousness: 
Beets at long last! With luscious greens
Cabbage- Round Green and a touch of the wondrous cone cabbage!
Cabbage- Napa cabbage- some with flowering stalks, still delicious.
Celery!
Cucumbers (may be limited)
Kohlrabi- Round, cruchy, sweet, juicy. 
Garlic! Uncured, fresh, juicy, delicious!
Garlic Scapes- Last week to get that prime pesto ingredient for your winter vacations!
Onions- Fresh sweet onions for salads and cooking!
Peppers- green bells just starting to come in (maybe some purple ones too!)
Potatoes! New! Skins so thin they melt right off! These juicy potatoes make any meal gourmet!
Scallions
Summer Squash- Golden and Green Zucchini plus some classic yellow squash and patty pans
Sweet Salad Turnips (topless)
Tomatoes- Cherry tomatoes just starting in 
​
Herbs:
Basil!
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
ThymeComing Soon:Carrots
Fennel
Ground Cherries
: 
Staying Active: Something to keep the gears of progress engaged.
To read:
In the quest to educate myself, I have recently been introduced to the Zinn Education Project. I have found myself hoping to better understand how we arrived where we are; hoping to connect to people across opinion; hoping to better communicate and share ideas; hoping to build together what we value- safety, happiness, fulfillment, respect- for everyone. Reading through articles from the Zinn Education Project is interesting and provides jumping off points for more learning and more discussion. I like their this day in history section. They also offer a slew of learning resources for a variety of topics. 
From their About section:
"For more than ten years, the Zinn Education Project has introduced students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula. With more than 110,000 people registered, and growing by more than 10,000 new registrants every year, the Zinn Education Project has become a leading resource for teachers and teacher educators." It is 

To contribute:
If you are interested in contributing time or money to a project, consider getting involved with the non-profit We The People Community Farm. I admire and respect the mission and values of this farm. 
Below is an excerpt from their website:
OUR MISSIONOur mission is to break the cycle of incarceration in Washtenaw County by investing in the employment and development of formerly incarcerated men and women through farming and community engagement.
OUR VALUESRadically Inclusive: Including everyone, especially accepting and accommodating people who have historically been excluded (due to their race, gender, sexuality, or ability). We honor different identities, ideas and experiences and invite everyone, especially those who have historically been excluded, into the pursuit of our mission.
Intentionally Collaborative: We cannot meet our mission without you. We invite you into our work. We value the power of collective thinking and impact, even when it is challenging.
Courageously Disruptive: In all that we do we will stretch ourselves and those we work alongside to challenge the Prison Industrial Complex.
Rooted in Justice: We work vigorously for freedom and justice for formerly incarcerated Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color and, by extension, all incarcerated people.
Committed to Growth: We will steward all our resources with integrity, love, and respect for the earth. This in turn, fuels our belief that all living things when nurtured in good soil, given sun, and water will flourish

Sorry folks, have to punt on this email! Too much to do! We NEED to prepare ground for our fall plantings and we have to HUSTLE to get it done!!
Check out the pictures!
 
In this email:

• Generally important notes.
• Market Details-
  • Eastern Market is back!
  • Get your order for Ann Arbor Wednesday in today!
  • Curbside pick-ups in AA must be retrieved by Noon on market day.
• Notes from the farm and an opportunity to contribute to the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund!
• Fresh From the Field- What are we bringing to market this week?
• Ordering: How to register with Local Line

Generally Important Notes:

• There is a small pre-ordering window for Ann Arbor Wednesday. Ordering opens now and goes until midnight tonight (Tuesday 7/7)
• If you signed up with us online, please note, you can also use your account at market. Pre-ordering is not required!
• If you see that there are no dates available to order and it is not between Tuesday PM after the email and Thursday at midnight, that is because ordering is not open. Don't be alarmed! It will be open during those times. 

Market Details: Pick-up locations and times. Northville ends at 2 pm, Eastern is back!

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Wednesday with Lizz! 7 am to 3 pm, Pre-ordering, curbside pick-up, On site vegetables sales! Pre-ordering from Tuesday afternoon until Tuesday midnight. 

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Northville, Thursday with Kathryn! 8 am-  2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
Ordering will be open from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday at 3:30 pm
If you would like curbside pick-up, please include a note with your order indicating so. We will email you with a phone number to text (call if needed, text preferred) when you arrive to pick-up your order. 

Stockbridge, Friday with Guest market attendant! 4 pm-  7 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, on site vegetables!
We will be at the market with your orders from 4 pm to 7 pm!
We may have some produce available for direct purchase.

The Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Saturday with Alyssa: 7 am to 3 pm, pre-order walk-up or curbside pick-up, on site vegetables!. All orders must be picked up by 1 pm.
The market runs until 3 pm but we may leave early so it is important that you pick up your order by 1 pm.

All orders must be picked up by 1 pm. All curbside orders must be picked up by 12 pm. 

For curbside pick-up: Email us to let us know. On market day, pull up and park along Detroit street and tell a volunteer your name and that you are picking up an order from Lake Divide.

Check out the A2 website for information on what to expect.

Eastern, Saturday with Kyla! 7 am to 2:30 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases. Shana is on a bike trip and will be back in July. In the meantime, Kyla will be at market to divie up the goods!

We will be set up in our usual summer location (from last season) in Shed 2, close to the center and on the East side of the aisle that heads towards Shed 3. Look for our sign and for Kyla!You will have to park and walk up to pick-up our order. Please wear a face covering (even just a cloth) and respect the social distancing guidelines and stay 6' from each other and us. 

*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. 

Royal Oak, Saturday with Kathryn and Jim! 7 am to 1 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Find us inside in our usual spot. 

*If you feel strongly or need to have a trunk pick-up because you are high risk, please email me and I can arrange to have your order dropped at your car. I will email you the instructions Friday after all orders are in.

Farmington, Saturday with Helen! 9 am to 2 pm, pre-order, walk-up or curbside, onsite purchases.
Thanks for the warm welcome at Farmington! We appreciate it. Even with the strange COVID year, we can tell that the Farmington Market Community is one to be happy to belong to. 

Notes from the Farm:
Prep prep ground! Sweat it out! Hot hot hot!
Baby birds, super cool caterpillars! Saving space for the creatures (unmowed fields and nooks and crannies).
Our pheasants have babies. 
Our kitchen barn swallow's babies hatched. 

Although this email is a flurry, I am remembering that it is Day 40 of the Detroit Will Breath marches downtown. They have been marching daily for police reform. If you are interested, you can support them, join them, read about them, read about what they want and need. Let's build community, not prisons. 

Helen

On that note, I am outta here! 
All the best to you and your family.
Helen and the team.


Lake Divide Farm: Good for the Earth, Good for the Farmers, Good for the People. The Trifecta of sustainability. Good for the earth: Taking care of the natural world is a important, after all, it takes care of us; Good for the farmer: We believe farmers should have livable hours and livable wages; Good for the people: We believe in food equality and bringing our produce to market at an affordable price and keeping it accessible is important to us.

Fresh From the Field!

Greens:
Head Lettuce- Back in a few weeks
Kale- Green Curly, Red Curly, Red Russian, Siber Frills
Microgreens! Mustard Mix & Just Arugula (may be limited this week)
Pea Shoots (may be limited this week)
Swiss Chard- It is aces I tells ya! Aces!

All manner of deliciousness: 
Beets at long last! With luscious greens
Cabbage- Round Green and a touch of the wondrous cone cabbage!
Cabbage- Napa cabbage- some with flowering stalks, still delicious.
Cucumbers (may be limited)Kohlrabi- Round, cruchy, sweet, juicy. 
Garlic! Uncured, fresh, juicy, delicious!
Garlic Scapes
Onions- Fresh sweet onions for salads and cooking!
Peppers- green bells just starting to come in (maybe some purple ones too!)
Scallions
Summer Squash- Golden and Green Zucchini
Sweet Salad Turnips (topless)
Tomatoes- Cherry tomatoes just starting in 

Herbs:
Basil!
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Thyme

Coming Soon:
Ground Cherries
New potatoes- we decided to give them one more week in the ground​