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We’re almost there! We’ve reached the last two weeks of the Standard Season, and we cannot tell you how appreciative we are that you’ve been with us this year! It’s been a year of transitions with the new website and office system, plus this was my first season without Linda in the office. I so appreciate all the kindness and understanding as we work out technical glitches with these two systems, and I navigate the season’s unforeseen complications. You all have been amazing!  Special Announcements I will be out of the country for the rest of this week, so if Read more

We’ve made it to Week Seventeen of the 2022 CSA Season! We’re so glad you’ve joined us this year, and we can’t wait to be on this food journey with you this week. The sun is shining, the weather is great, and the box this week is beautiful! Special Announcements: As we head into fall, we know some people are still going on vacation, myself included. Let us know! Our policy for rescheduling deliveries or delivery sites is that we need at least 7 days notice to make the changes, and that is especially true for the next few weeks. I’m going Read more

Welcome to Week Sixteen, everyone! Can you believe we’re already in the middle of September? We sure can’t. We’re so excited to share this week’s healthy harvest with you all, and the boxes this week are huge! We hope you’re all enjoying the veggies this season as much as we are. Let us know if you’re going on vacation! As we head into fall, we know some people are still going on vacation, myself included. Let us know! Our policy for rescheduling deliveries or delivery sites is that we need at least 7 days notice to make the changes, and Read more

We’ve made it to Week Fifteen of the 2022 CSA Season! We are so excited to be able to share the bounty of the farm with you this year. We hope everyone’s been staying safe with the fires and the smoke this past week. Our thoughts go out to any effected by this year’s fire season. We’re filling up your box this week! This has been a bit of a strange season, weather wise. The late spring and colder days put us a few weeks behind with the harvest. Add regular issues from animals and heat, and there have been Read more

We’ve reached September! Can you believe it? The afternoons might still be saying “summer,” but these crisp, cool mornings are whispering “fall.” We’re so excited to see our late summer crops get harvested, and we can’t wait for our fall veggies to say hello! We hope you’re all enjoying these last few days of summer and cooking up some delicious meals! Special Announcements: We are in the last five weeks of the Standard Season, and the Extended Season is almost upon us! If you’re joining us for those five weeks between October and November, please make a note that pickup Read more

Can you believe we’re in the last few days of August?! This summer has just flown by. Kiddos are going back to school, the evenings are getting cooler, and we’re gearing up to harvest our autumn veggies, even if they are a little late this year. We hope you’re all able to enjoy the last of our summer weather and find ways to keep cool this week. Special Announcements We’re getting closer and closer to end of the season, and we know how vacation days can pop up on you. Let us know so we can help! We are more Read more

Summer is beginning to wind down, and fall is in the air, but the sun isn’t done shining yet! The corn is growing tall, the sunflowers are popping out to say hi, and the energy here at the farm is buzzing! We hope you’re all having a wonderful week and enjoying the (slightly) cooler weather. Special Announcements As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m getting married this week! Because of that, I’m taking some time out of the office beginning this afternoon, and I won’t be back until next Tuesday after we pack boxes for Week 13. Chris will check emails and Read more

We’ve made it to mid-August! We are officially halfway through the Standard CSA Season, and the sunflowers are peeking out to say hello! We hope you’re all enjoying this beautiful summer as much as we are! Special Announcements We are deep in the heart of summer, and we know this is when people go on vacation. We are happy to accommodate! However, we do need at least seven days notice to change even the pick up site, due to our own schedules this season. Because we’re also juggling schedules and trying not to drop the ball, we aren’t able to Read more

Welcome to Week 10 of the 2022 CSA Season! We are so excited to have you with us, especially as we are now officially halfway through the Standard Season! The sun is shine, the energy is buzzing, and the boxes keep getting more colorful each week! Special Announcements: We’re still having a lot of issues with veggies going missing. Full boxes are going missing, pints are being pilfered from flats, and veggies are being taken from peoples’ boxes. Please, please, please, do not take any veggies you haven’t paid for. We only pack enough boxes for those names that are Read more

Welcome to August! We’re so excited to be moving the season along and getting you as many delicious veggies as we can! We hope you’re all finding fun ways to stay cool in this heat, and we’re excited to tag along with you on your food journey this year. Special Announcements: The last couple weeks, we’ve sent a lot of extra flats and filled the boxes as full as we could. Unfortunately, we’ve still had reports of veggies going missing from boxes and pints missing from flats. Please, please, please, only take the veggies from your own box! So much Read more

We’ve made it through July! As promised, the boxes are loaded this week. This sunshine has been great for all of us! We hope you’re enjoying your veggies and finding ways to stay cool as the days get hot. What a perfect time to go out and explore the Pacific Northwest. Special Announcements We know summers get busy and things get missed, but we want to make sure you get your share! Please don’t forget to check your name off the list to help us keep track, and to make sure you got your share! If your name isn’t on Read more

Welcome to Week Seven of the 2022 CSA Season! Summer is starting to cook, and energy here at the farm is high! More and more veggies are getting over the cooler weather and popping up to say “hi,” and we can’t wait to put them in your shares as the season goes on! August Balance Due Letters are Going Out! August is right around the corner, so for those of you on the monthly payment plan, that means August 1st! If you’ve sent in post-dated checks, those will be processed on the first or the few days following, so if Read more

Welcome to Week Six of the 2022 CSA Season! We are well into July by now, and the veggies are loving all the sunshine and warmth! We hope you’re out there enjoying these beautiful summer days, and are able to use these delicious veggies for your table! Let Us Know if You’re Going on Vacation! We understand that summer is the time when most of us take off to see family or go on adventures, and that sometimes those trips conflict with your delivery schedule. That’s okay! We’re more than happy to work with you so you get the most Read more

Welcome to Week Five of this year’s CSA season! We’re so glad to have you with us, and we hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! The weather has been cooler this week, so we hope you’re enjoying it while it lasts. I know we sure are! Please Remember to Respect Your Site Hosts and their Property! We are so grateful to our site hosts, all of whom have graciously donated their porches and driveways to make deliveries that much more convenient for all of us. We would like to take a moment to remind everyone how important Read more

Welcome to the last week of June! We’re already on Week Four, and the season is flying by! We hope you’re enjoying the beginning of summer and staying cool in this Oregon heat! It hit us fast this year, but the veggies are loving it. Thank you so much for your patience this season! Technology is one of those things that can make life so much easier…but it can also be infinitely more challenging. This year, we’ve changed a few things in how we run our system. With the new website that launched last season, we’ve been able to make Read more

Welcome to Week 3 of the 2022 CSA Season! We’re still crossing our fingers for sunshine, but the veggies are still growing! We’re starting to see more and more of our crops peek up through the soil, and we’re so glad we get to share that with you this year! Standard Half Shares (10 weeks), this is your week! For those of you on the Standard Half Share (10 weeks) program, this is your week to pick up! Don’t forget to check the list and mark your name off so we know you got your share. Please don’t take a Read more

We made it through Week One! I don’t know how it was on your end, but from my end, it was a little bumpy. I’d like to thank all of you for your patience as we navigate this new system, and I try to remember the dozens of details Linda juggled without her here to tell me! We’re so glad you’re with us this season, and we can’t wait to see what veggies will pop up next! Thank You to Those Who Came Out for the Potluck! For the first time since the pandemic started, we were able to celebrate Read more

Welcome to this year’s CSA season! We’re so happy to have you with us this year, and we can’t tell you how excited we are to tag along on this food journey with you! It’s been an incredibly wet spring, but the sun is finally shining, the days are warming up, and we have lots of delicious veggies to share with you this season! How Does This Work? There are two different seasons and five share types to Winter Green Farm’s CSA. We’re beginning the Standard Season, which runs from this week until mid-October. When the Standard Season ends, the Read more

June is finally here, and you know what that means! The 2022 CSA Season is right around the corner! That’s right, we start our CSA season next week! We are so excited to get this food journey going for yet another year, and we can’t even tell you how much we appreciate you letting us tag along. Quick Note of Clarification: Last week, I sent out a mailing with hard-copy information, including delivery site info and a delivery schedule. Those mailings took a few weeks of preparation, so if you’ve changed details to your account in the last few weeks, Read more

To all our supporters, staff, and friends at the Hollywood Farmers Market, As some of you may be aware, over the past several months, we have been struggling to find and employ staff to run the booth at the Hollywood Market. With increasing fuel costs, and an overall increase in expenses (labor, supplies, etc.), we sadly feel that we can no longer service this market. We started our booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market eighteen years ago, and it has been a great experience! Many relationships were formed over the years, and thousands of people enjoyed eating our organic, biodynamic Read more

We have reached May, and (finally) the sun is shining! We still have a few more weeks until the season starts, but it’s coming up fast, and boy are we excited! We cannot wait to see what the season will bring, and we’re so glad to be joining you on this food journey. We’re so happy to have you with us this season! The 2022 CSA Season will begin the first week of June! We have five different share options: Standard Full Share (19 weeks), Extended Full Share (24 weeks), Standard Half Share (10 weeks), Extended Half Share (12 weeks), Read more

There’s only one month left until the beginning of the season! We’re so happy to have you with us on this food journey, and we cannot wait to see what this season has in store. We still have shares available! We’re quickly approaching the beginning of the 2022 CSA Season, and we do still have a few shares available! If you haven’t already reserved your share, or you know of someone who is waiting, hop on over to our website and reserve your share before they’re gone! We have less than 5 Extended Season Shares left, and our Standard Season Read more

Spring is officially here, and Oregon is showing us just how moody she can be! We’ve had beautiful sunshine, lots of rain and wind, and this week, even some snow! Our farmers are getting pretty creative to keep up with the weather, but it sure is gorgeous out here. We hope you’re able to enjoy all an Oregon Spring has to offer, even if it’s from the comfort of your own home. The 2022 Season is Getting Closer! With the season well under way, we’re getting closer and closer to June, and you know what that means: CSA! We cannot Read more

Spring has officially begun, and April is right around the corner! The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and the view outside my office window is absolutely beautiful. We’re all looking forward to the start of the season, and we cannot wait to tag along on your food journey this year. We Still Have Shares Available this Season! It’s not too late to reserve your share! If you or someone you know is interested in fresh, organic produce from a biodynamic farm this year, jump on over to our website to reserve a share. We have both Standard and Extended Read more

March is in full swing and Spring is beginning to peek around the farm. The nights are still cold, but the days are getting a little warmer, and nature is responding to the upcoming season. We hope you’re all enjoying the last vestiges of winter as much as we are! 2022 CSA Season Shares are still available! We still have spots available for this upcoming CSA season! If you or anyone you know is interested in reserving a share this summer, send them our way! Shares can be purchased here on our website, and we have multiple share types and Read more