Category Archives: Weekly CSA Newsletters

In our upcoming mid-term election, citizens here in Oregon are being asked to vote on Measure 92, which if passed would require the labeling of genetically modified foods sold here in Oregon. A similar measure is on the ballot in … Continue reading →

In spite of the return of our morning mists, this week mostly just felt like a post-script from summer. Oh, the dry and the warmth have continued! Casey keeps telling me about summer crops in the field that are putting … Continue reading →

Most weeks, I sit down to write our newsletter with a head full of ideas. This week, I mostly just feel hot, which feels like a big fogginess instead of clarity in that place where my ideas come from. What … Continue reading →

Ours is a dirty house. Sweep as many times as I may, it’s never enough. Not with two doors that lead directly to the outside, where an entire farm rises up, full of adventure, food and dirt. Toddler and preschooler … Continue reading →

Happy Fall, everyone! Have I mentioned yet how very excited we are for fall’s arrival? So very excited. So, so, so very excited — for so, so, so many reasons. Here are just a few: Perhaps first and foremost — … Continue reading →

Hi all! This newsletter is going to pop up on Monday evening via WordPress magic, but I am writing it on Thursday afternoon. When you read this, the whole farming family will be gone away for one last summer adventure … Continue reading →

Here on the farm, September is all kinds of wonderfulness. We’re bringing in so. much. food. these days, with much more continuing to mature and grow in the fields for later harvests in fall and winter (and some even in … Continue reading →

Oh, September. How we welcome you with open arms. So many seasons on this farm are wonderful and to be cherished. And, come spring, I welcome the arrival of the growing season with great enthusiasm. But, September. This month holds … Continue reading →

A few exciting happenings on the farm and in our life this last August week: First, our neighbor farmer arrived to combine most of this year’s oat crop (a few acres, sown in the rows of our hazelnuts, are yet … Continue reading →

Hard to believe it right now amidst more and more hot days (and humidity — where did that come from?), but summer really is winding down. We passed Lammas earlier this month, which is the cross-quarter day marking the mid-point … Continue reading →