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Author: <span>Jennifer Ross</span>

Designing a CSA at HeartBeet Farms

Designing a CSA with Our Clients in Mind

March 7, 2019 Jennifer Ross

We were recently visited by a small farm from Nassau County who was contemplating whether or not to develop a…

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Posted in: CSA Filed under: community supported agriculture, CSA, design a CSA, Designing a CSA, market CSA, traditional CSA
Local Sustainable Farm Community Supported Agriculture CSA

The Origins of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Jennifer Ross

Whenever I use the term CSA, people recognize the acronym but always ask me what CSA actually stands for. CSA…

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Posted in: CSA Filed under: community supported agriculture, farm share, farm shares, local farming, local farms, local produce, local vegetables, local veggies, organic produce, organic veggies
Victory Farm Poster

We Honor A Patriotic Farm Family

February 4, 2019 Jennifer Ross

For Black History Month, we are honoring the farm family who owned the property that HeartBeet Farms currently resides on.…

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Posted in: Sustainable Farming Filed under: Alfred Hobbs, Hobbs Farm, james henry hobbs, patriotic farmer, Sustainable Farm, victory farm
Seed Storage Unit

Seed Storage Innovation for Farms

January 28, 2019 Jennifer Ross

As we farm, we continue to build up a diverse seed inventory. We source our seeds from several reputable companies…

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Posted in: Seeds, Sustainable Farming Filed under: farm seeds, organic seeds, seed cabinets, seeds, sustainable farming

Using Drone Technology at Local Farms

January 15, 2019 Jennifer Ross

People often ask us what type of nutrition we use on our plants. It’s a very simple answer – our…

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Posted in: Sustainable Farming Filed under: drone technology, drones, drones for agriculture, drones for farms, drones for spraying, farm technology, sustainable farming
winter CSA

Vitamins & Minerals Defined for Kids

November 27, 2018 Jennifer Ross

Vitamin and mineral definitions can be very confusing for adults.  So, if we have difficulty understanding them, then how is…

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Posted in: Nutrition Education for Kids Filed under: kids and vitamins, vitamins

Gluten Free Apple Crisp

October 23, 2018 Jennifer Ross

Apple season has ended.  But you still have some of those delicious, local, organic apples left.  The kids won’t eat…

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Posted in: Recipes Filed under: apple crisp, apples, gluten free, gluten free apple crisp, local apples, organic apples
Visit to Moka Origins organic chocolate bars

We Can’t Grow Cacao, But We Can Promote Organic Chocolate Bars

October 11, 2018 Jennifer Ross

Abby and I attended The Big Chocolate Show in New York City a few weekends ago.  We scoped out some…

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Posted in: CSA Filed under: bean to bar chocolate bars, cacao, chocolate box, Moka Origins, organic chocolate, organic chocolate bars, Specialty Box, Winter CSA
Getting muddy in the school garden

Planting a School Garden in the Rain

June 10, 2018 Jennifer Ross

HeartBeet Farms offers entertaining, tasty, nutritious and hard working field trips to the farm.  We also will bring the farm…

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Posted in: Farm Education Filed under: farm education, farm field trips, garden education, gardening, Montessori, Our Lady of Grace School, planting, school garden projects, school gardens

Is a Plant-Based Diet Always Nutritious?

April 9, 2018 Jennifer Ross

You decided to explore a plant-based diet, go vegan, or simply incorporate more healthy vegetables into your meals.  This is…

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Posted in: Sustainable Farming Filed under: healthy vegetables, nutrients from vegetables, organic farming, organic vegetables, plant based, plant based diets, plant based meals, plant based nutrition, vegan, vegetarian

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Learn more about the eco-certification, why it exi
Learn more about the eco-certification, why it exists, how it differs from organic, why apples and peaches struggle with organic certification east of Washington State, and more…visit the podcast link in our bio to listen to our podcast episodes! 

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We did not grow apples at my farm. So during appl
We did not grow apples at my farm.  So during apple season we would purchase apples to have available for our customers.  Finding organic apples was impossible so after some research we found Eco Certified apples from Fishkill Farms - a farm that was about a 2 ½ hour drive from us.  However, it was worth the trip to stock up on healthier, more sustainably grown apples. At the time I read about the Eco Certification and it sounded in line with our values.  But I have to say that I didn’t fully understand why I couldn’t find organic apples, similar to the certification that we find in the grocery stores.

During a podcast interview with the manager and orchardist from Scott Farm  in Vermont, the Eco Certification came up again…they were an eco certified apple farm.  And that was when I learned that apples east of the state of Washington pretty much can’t successfully be certified and grown organically.  Why can’t they?  Well we explore these reasons  in my interview with Michael Rozyne, Founder of Red Tomato, the organization that oversees the Eco Certifiication program for apples and peaches. 

Funny thing is that the Eco Certification is actually tied to Meryl Streep. And… you will have to listen to the podcast to learn more about that intriguing story. 

Turns out that Red Tomato is not just focused on their Eco Certification program but they are also a food distributor, marketing and education powerhouse, and have recently launched an innovative supply chain project to address food access and affordability. 

Join Michael and I as we explore how Red Tomato came to be and has evolved to support the changing times.  Click on the link in the bio to listen to the podcast episode. 
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It’s not an alligator….lol! Although I have to
It’s not an alligator….lol! Although I have to admit, when I first saw it….🤔


such gentle souls…

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such gentle souls…

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#animalsanctuary #farmsanctuary #rescuedanimals #rescuedanimal #farmanimalsanctuary #berkshires #berkshirecounty #berkshirecountyma


a beautiful morning…🙂
a beautiful morning…🙂



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