Author Archives: Oakhill

The mysterious case of the cock in the nighttime

Last night a really weird thing happened. We’re not sure what caused it — if anyone has any ideas, please let us know … I woke up around 1 am to loud bird sounds outside in the rain. At first … Continue reading

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A river runs through it …

… our field, that is. As you all probably know, here in the north Willamette Valley, we recently received record snowfall, followed immediately by record rainfall. What’s the result? Flooding, of course! We’ve been watching the river rise in person … Continue reading

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“Holiday” Harvest #2 is on!

Happy thaw! After a two-week wait, we can finally see the vegetables again in the field. So, we’re going to go ahead and plan for the last “Holiday” Harvest of 2008, even though it will be more limited in scope … Continue reading

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The post-snowpocalyptic farmscape

After some rain and warm wind, the snow is finally melting off of our fields. This morning Casey wandered out to assess the damage so we could plan our final Holiday Harvest (see next post) and start thinking about 2009. … Continue reading

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Snow, snow, snow!!!! (x 1,000,000,000)

Snow has come. Snow is leaving. Hoorah hoorah hoorah! I will update with the status of the farm shortly, but first I thought I’d upload a bunch of really pretty photos of our farm over the last two weeks. I … Continue reading

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Snowpocalypse????

Ok, so it’s not that bad. For us. But as you know, the weather has taken a turn for the worse since my last post. When I wrote last, I thought we were nearing the end. And, then another eight … Continue reading

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Winter weather continued

Just a quick update on the winter weather and how it’s affecting things out here … First of all, we made it safely to and from our last CSA pick-up. Tuesday turned out to be the mildest day of the … Continue reading

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Two important announcements:

Bummer news: This week’s Holiday Harvest is cancelled due to the extreme freezing weather. If possible, we will reschedule it for Tuesday, Dec. 30 (orders to be placed on Sunday, Dec. 28). Watch the blog for details next week. Also: … Continue reading

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A cold end to the season

(CSA Newsletter: Late Season Week 10) Meet this week’s vegetables: Castelfranco — A beautiful and delicious relative of radicchio (the red and white lettuce-like green, common in salad mixes). For us, this slightly bitter green makes the best winter salads. … Continue reading

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The CSA must go on!

Attention everybody! Tuesday, December 16’s CSA pick-up will occur as normal: 3:30 – 6:30 at the YCAP food bank warehouse. We put chains on the truck and harvested the veggies early, so this here last CSA share for 2009 is … Continue reading

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