This is when things start to get really fun. All the food is going to change quickly now as we start to see the early spring plantings, ready to harvest.
Over the next few weeks EVERYBODY will be getting LOTS of STRAWBERRIES and LOTS of ASPARAGUS...part of the power of being involved as a member is that you get a box each week so we can space out everything and make sure that everyone gets the goodies, but without having to force the growers to do something that contradicts nature in order to have enough for everyone all at once.
If for some reason, you think you were supposed to get something and didn’t, just reach out and we will keep you posted on the delivery schedules and make any adjustments to your accounts or boxes necessary.
NEWS and NOTES:
-Some of you have store items set to “recurring”, meaning that you get them every week without having to add them to your order each time...i.e. carrots, apples, onions, etc. As the seasons have changed we are getting low on some items and adding many more items that are new. In order to avoid having to tell you each week that something is “out of stock”, we have taken all items OFF of “recurring”, EXCEPT for your boxes (mini, base, and full) and all the milk items that we can get all year round.
-Keep referring people to YB and have them tell us it was YOU! We have some members now that are getting months worth of food for FREE, simply because they tell everyone they know to sign up! We are putting a brochure in every box this week for you TO GIVEAWAY.
-Our store is continuing to update weekly with new items. We might run out of one thing but are certainly adding new things and many of them have LIMITED QUANTITIES
I know I make this reminder about every 5th newsletter but now more than ever it’s important to remember the “why” of what we are doing here.
This company was built for 2 groups
1. The food GROWERS and PRODUCERS - if we are to maintain a strong food system and supply through troubled times, it is vitally important that we continue to buy our food from as close as possible to home.
2. YOU the CONSUMER - this is NOT ABOUT YELLOWBIRD. This is about YOU. All we are trying to do is find you the easiest way to get the best food, grown in the most re-generative way, to create health for both you and the planet.
Said another way, THIS IS YOUR COMPANY. We literally exist to SERVE YOU! Every decision we make on what food to buy, how to price it, and how to distribute it, begins with the question, “Is this the best thing for our shareholders (you)?”
With the whirlwind of the last 2 months, we have seen our family grow both through employee’s and through new members. Because it has happened so fast, we have failed to connect in meaningful way to some of you...Please reach out with any questions, thoughts, suggestions you might have to better serve our “growing” (been awhile since I worked the pun game) community.
Always LOVE,
Benji
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