Growing up on my family's farm in Pennsylvania, I never would have pictured the life I live at Willow Haven farm. As a kid I spent summers in our large family garden we called, “The Truck Patch”. I helped mom every summer, picking beans, weeding, and cutting fruit and vegetables for the hundreds of jars of canned and frozen produce we put up. Now I spends less time out in the field and more time in the kitchen doing the same preserving for my own farm family. Farmer Reuben values my many hours doing much of the behind the scenes marketing, writing emails to cultivate customers and capturing the farm story each week. I'm always learning along the way in my quest to improve the farm experience for each of her current and future farm members in our 500+ member, year-round customized farm box delivery program. Reading our stories will connect you with your food in a way you never experienced before. Someday soon you will want to fit local food into your life and we'll be here to help you.
Ready to Unlock the Healing Power of Food for Your Family?
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Hi Reader! Are you eager to tap into the gut healing potential of nourishing organic and nutrient dense food? Don’t you want to know the root causes of your skin problemx? Did you know that 88 chemicals that have been linked to cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm are used in common cosmetics? [reference] Not to mention toxins in conventional food, lawn care, water supply, work environments and cleaning products. Your overall health is your best defense. Not just avoiding the toxins you know about. You need the confidence that knowledge from a clinical expert can give you so you can advance to the next level in your overall health and enjoy healthy skin and clean facial products. That’s why I’m excited to tell you about our upcoming Spring Workshop Day on March 23.“Discover Medicine in Your Food“ is a workshop that will introduce you to healing foods you didn’t even know could improve your health. This talk is the key to understanding why Farmer Reuben and I are so passionate and committed to providing the organic food options that our members see in their Market Box shopping area every week. Morning Workshop (10 AM - 12 PM) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. “Natural Beauty Care from Your Kitchen“ will give you the confidence to ditch your toxin laden commercial make up, lotions, creams, cleansers and toners. This afternoon workshop can be attended on it's own but will build on the food and wellness information shared in “Discover Medicine In Your Food.” Afternoon Workshop (1 PM - 3 PM) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Date: March 23, 2024 Spaces for Karla’s workshop are limited, so secure your spot now to ensure you don’t miss out on this experience. Register today using the button below:
Farm Member PerkThese workshop days are valuable tools for our farm members who receive discount registrations as they keep learning more to build their sustainable lives one step at a time. Non farm members are welcome as long as there is space. This is your chance to introduce someone you care about to your farmers and the community you’ve found that shares your values and your goals to live a healthy way of life that can be sustained through any crisis. 100% of workshop day attendees said "I learned so much!""It's worth it! I had a great time and learned a lot!" - Carol "Awesome! Thought provoking and great answer session." - Patricia
As Always...We support your desire to have a good, healthy way of life and food on your table that supports that goal. We'll keep farming for you! Reuben and Tessa DeMaster P.S. SAVE YOUR SEATS FOR YOU & A FRIEND FOR THE SPRING WELLNESS WORKSHOPS NOW! Bring your daughters, mothers, sisters and your friends to this fun and informative workshop to learn the tools to make your own skin care using healing foods and herbs that are easily available to you.
Notes: [1] Cal. Dep’t of Pub. Health, Cal. Safe Cosmetics Program, Current Data Summary, https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/OHB/CSCP/Pages/SummaryData.aspx (last accessed Mar. 8, 2019). The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 requires cosmetic manufacturers to disclose to the California Department of Public Health all products containing ingredients known or suspected to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive toxicity as determined by certain authoritative scientific bodies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Thinking of unsubscribing? CSA members need to stay connected to our emails but you can limit them to just vital information about your membership by clicking here. |
Tessa DeMaster
Growing up on my family's farm in Pennsylvania, I never would have pictured the life I live at Willow Haven farm. As a kid I spent summers in our large family garden we called, “The Truck Patch”. I helped mom every summer, picking beans, weeding, and cutting fruit and vegetables for the hundreds of jars of canned and frozen produce we put up. Now I spends less time out in the field and more time in the kitchen doing the same preserving for my own farm family. Farmer Reuben values my many hours doing much of the behind the scenes marketing, writing emails to cultivate customers and capturing the farm story each week. I'm always learning along the way in my quest to improve the farm experience for each of her current and future farm members in our 500+ member, year-round customized farm box delivery program. Reading our stories will connect you with your food in a way you never experienced before. Someday soon you will want to fit local food into your life and we'll be here to help you.
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Hi Reader! You’ve been waiting for the details about bringing Willow Haven Farm General Store to the local food and organic agriculture scene in the Lehigh Valley. Now it’s your turn to hear directly from Farmer Reuben. Reuben’s excellent presentation on his recent live Zoom call with farm members received overwhelming support and immediate donations to the crowdfunding campaign. Watch now: Get the Replay As Always... We support your desire to have a good, healthy way of life and food on your...