Category Archives: Weekly CSA Newsletters

The kids have both been sick lately. The parents out there will read that one sentence and sigh knowingly. For those of you who don’t know what this means, I’ll make it more explicit. When the kids are sick, we … Continue reading →

It’s my job to build fires for our house, and a couple weeks back, I noticed this year’s firewood supply was getting perilously low. Right now we only have enough seasoned, split wood for about half a dozen more good … Continue reading →

Oh, what a gift this late winter has been! Spring officially begins this week, and yet it has felt like spring off and on for weeks here on the farm. We’ve had so many extended dry, relatively warm spells already … Continue reading →

No, I don’t propose to know definitively “how to save the world.” But, the concept has been on my mind a lot lately. I think that smart (and observant) people out there are very close to real solutions, and I’m … Continue reading →

As is the case these days on our busy farm, much happened in the last week: More lambs were born. We got our new vacuum pump up and running (for milking the ladies). The crew pulled all the storage crops … Continue reading →

So much of this winter has been spent thinking about and working with animals. Obviously, there was still some vegetable “action” (harvesting for restaurants, CSA, etc.), but much of what we’ve been handling in that regard was harvested in the … Continue reading →

There were moments when it seemed impossible, but we made it once again to our annual farmer gathering at Breitenbush Hot Springs last week! We were blessed with not one but TWO sleeping children on the drive up — always … Continue reading →

It’s going to be a short newsletter today — we’re heading out on our annual Breitenbush getaway just after lunch, and Casey and I are both busy pulling together all the necessary details of being gone from home and the … Continue reading →

When the weather is fine (or, at least, not rainy), we make a habit of taking a weekend field walk. It’s a lovely time to be out together as a family (at this point, both kids “ride” on us — … Continue reading →