Welcome to Luna Bleu Farm!
  
Start thinking about Our CSA for this year NOW! Here's the 2008 CSA Membership Form, see Our CSA page for more information.
Luna Bleu is a diversified organic farm in central Vermont. We, Tim Sanford and Suzanne Long, have been farming on this land in South Royalton since 1993. Before that we farmed in South Strafford, Vt and Lebanon, NH. Each year we are joined by a crew of hardworking apprentices and local employees and sometimes our two kids, Lucas and Shona. Together we produce a wide variety of organic vegetables, and cut flowers. We also raise cows, pigs and poultry organically. In the spring, many gardeners purchase healthy, organic plants from us. In the fall and winter we allow our creative juices to flow and make a variety of crafts with our farm products.
We sell our farm products through Our CSA program, local farmers' markets, restaurants and co-op stores. Certain items, such as Meats, we sell directly from the farm but you need to call in advance as we do not have a farm stand at the farm.
Our farm is also a place to learn. We are visited by local school groups, law students and interested consumers who want to know more about agriculture and farming (see Farm Events). Every season, we are joined by a few apprentices who are interested to get a feel for what family farming is like. We offer them a chance to immerse themselves in the day to day farm work and lifestyle. Apprentices often become like part of the family and we are grateful for wonderful big extended family we have out there! (see Apprenticeships) In recent years we have been host to WWOOFERs, volunteers on organic farms, and have enjoyed meeting folks from other parts of the world and around the US.
In a world of global communication and commerce we remain a locally based farm and business. You will see descriptions of products and services here, but unless you are close to central Vermont and the Upper Connecticut Valley you may be disappointed. We are not in the mail order business and have no current plans to go that way. (The only exception is in the world of balsam wreaths during the pre-Christmas season, funny, I almost forgot... see Flowers and Crafts) If you like what you see here but do not live in the area, we encourage you to seek out your local farms, farmers markets and businesses supporting local agriculture. See the links page for ways to find local farms.
Suzanne's Rant
After much resistance, we have created a web site......... Really, we would much rather that you come to the farm and experience it in person... or just go outside and dig in the dirt, smell the flowers, listen to the birds, visit with your neighbors. Still, we recognize the value of this technology and we will try to use it to give you the information you may be looking for. Still, try not to get sucked into the never ending loop of e-info. Remember to turn off the computer and go see the real people and the real world. There is no substitute.
OK, now that I have gotten that off my chest.... we will try to have fun making this website--- for life is too short to do otherwise....
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