Category Archives: News & Updates

Our generous parking lot host, First Baptist Church, has a large event happening on Tuesday evening and needs as much parking space as possible. We’re going to try to pack up and be gone quickly after we officially close at … Continue reading →

I’ll write more in the actual newsletter, but I thought I’d at least let you all know immediately that the freak storm this afternoon did some major damage out in the fields. Our beautiful tomato field house came down dramatically. … Continue reading →

Mac Farmers’ Market opens Thursday! The McMinnville Farmers’ Market opens for the season this Thursday, May 28. Market is on Cowls Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, and runs from 1:30 – 6:00 pm. For the last three years, Oakhill … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is a big day for the Oakhill Organics CSA. For those of you who are joining us for the first time in 2009, tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26) is your first pick-up! And, for those of you continuing from our … Continue reading →

Our friends Rich and Val Blaha of Mossback Farm still have some beef available for order this summer. Here are the details, as sent to me by Val: Mossback Farm, owned and operated by Val and Rich Blaha in Yamhill, … Continue reading →

HB3099 is the Oregon House Bill that Casey and I testified in support of a few weeks ago. Here’s an update I received today from another farmer: Here is a quick update on HB 3099. This is the bill that … Continue reading →

Big stuff happening during the current Oregon legislative session. Later today we’re going to Salem to testify at a hearing for House Bill 3099, which limits non-farm uses of high value farmland around the state. The bill addresses many uses, … Continue reading →

Last night (Monday), we attended the McMinnville Jaycee’s annual awards winner, where we received the award for Young Farmer of the year!!!! Wow — what a surprise! We certainly did not enter the farming profession seeking formal accolades. Our job … Continue reading →

For those of you who signed up to pay your $900 CSA share in four quarterly payments, the second $225 payment is due April 1! You may bring your check with you to next week’s CSA pick-up to hand deliver … Continue reading →

Earlier this winter, I sent out invitations to folks on our waiting list to join a shorter version of our 2009 CSA season. We only had about 30 more openings, so it was a first come first serve offering. As … Continue reading →