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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Salsa Box!! We like to let you know so you can keep little fingers out of the box as there will be jalapeño peppers included. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Tomatoes Cilantro Jalapeños Onion Zucchini Cucumbers Strawberries Lettuce Broccoli SOME SITES ONLY Cauliflower Eggplant Cherry Tomatoes RECIPES: Classic Fresh Tomato Salsa Fresh Tomato Salsa Fresh Tomato Salsa Baked Egg w/Salsa Broccoli & Cheese Casserole Summer Polenta w/Chimichurri & Tomatoes We’re excited for a cooler week, although the smoke has definitely found the farm. While we’re not as inundated as Eugene or other areas, we’re feeling it in Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: For some reason I have not been getting email notifications as usual when some of you post a comment on the Blog page, and I have not been very good at going to the Blog site to check on comments. I will try to be better about that, but if you have a special request or issue to resolve, please either call or email at the farm address to make sure we can respond in a timely manner. In  the meantime, WordPress and I are working on how to resolve the notification issue! MID-WAY THROUGH THE STANDARD SEASON! Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS: Those of you who live in the Eugene/Springfield and Fern Ridge areas, the That’s My Farmer team will be hosting another Farm to Table dinner at the Party Downtown Restaurant. The participating That’s My Farmer farms will be donating all of the produce and meats, and the great folks at Party Downtown will cook up a seasonal feats for us. This is a fundraiser for the That’s My Farmer low income fund to help those in need afford healthy food. Monday, September 17th at Party Downtown Restaurant in downtown Eugene. Tickets are $50 and are on sale now! Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: A couple of the site hosts have mentioned that the CSA bins are not being wiped out well enough. If you would please take an extra moment to use the cloth towel at the site to wipe out the veggie matter from the bin, it really makes an easier task for your volunteer site host at the end of the day. They store the empty bins until the following week when we return with fresh boxes, and have to tidy the site at the end of the day. Thank you! Blueberries!! Due to the impending heat predicted, we Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: It’s HOT!!! I will be posting a Blog mostly of recipes this week so I can help out the crew with the processing of your veggies…. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Carrots Lettuce ~ Romaine or Red Butter Zucchini Cucumbers Swiss Chard Sweet onion New Potatoes Strawberries SOME SITES ONLY Eggplant Cherry Tomatoes Cauliflower RECIPES: Balsamic-Glazed Potatoes Cheesy Zucchini Tots Spicy Asian Zucchini Noodles Strawberry-Cucumber Ice Pops Eggplant Fries Spicy Eggplant & Cauliflower w/Basil Summer is getting REAL! Even with the crew beginning at 6:30 am, we are still hard pressed to get all of the fragile Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Due to the new Food Safety regulations, we are no longer able to accept the used berry hale back to the farm for reuse. Once they go home with you, they are not allowed to be reused with fresh produce. We will just have to recycle them, so it’s best if you could just do that on your end…thanks! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Kale ~ Red Russian Beets Green Onions Lettuce ~ Red Oak Leaf Carrots Zucchini Cabbage Strawberries SOME SITES ONLY: Cherry Tomatoes RECIPES: Beet Panna Cotta & Meyer Lemon Mousse Beet & Ricotta Hummus Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Since this is the July 4th holiday week, many of you have re-routed your shares to new locations….please be sure to remember to grab your share on the day, and at the location you have switched to. Give your site host a call if you will be later than the 7pm deadline or not able to come so they can either hold, or share your food. Thanks! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Kale Carrots Basil Lettuce ~ Romaine Onion Napa Cabbage Spinach Strawberries RECIPES: Napa Cabbage& Carrots w/Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce Carrot-Spinach Soup w/Dill Carrot-Cake Thumbprint Cookies Chilled Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: I had a member call in about the little holes in the leaves of some of the bunched greens and roots. We have had some pressure from Flea Beetles this year, as we do every year. Those are the little critters that put the holes in the leaves. The greens may not be as visually pleasing, but they are still delicious to eat! As an organic farm, we have to try many alternative methods, since we can’t just go out and spray chemicals to eliminate bugs. We cover crops with Remay, a very light weight, airy fabric that Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The first two weeks of delivery went very well, with a few hiccups here and there. Just a reminder that the Site Hosts are not required to call you after the first two weeks, so remembering to retrieve your CSA Share will now be up to you. If you need to have your Site Host contact info relayed to you again, please call/email the farm office and we’ll be happy to help! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Bunch of Beets Bunch of Kale ~ Lacinato Lettuce ~ 2 heads either Butter lettuce, either red or green Bunch Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: I would like to address the “Some Sites Only” for new folks, and as a reminder for past members. When we don’t have a harvest coming in out of the field to distribute to all members that week, we will share what we have with some sites, and then the next time we harvest that crop, we will make sure those that didn’t receive previously, will get that crop in their share. We keep excellent records of the harvest and distribution, so rest assured, you will receive your share! A word about the Yum Yuck box at the Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please make sure to check off your name when you pick up your share! It  helps the Site Host know who belongs to any boxes left behind. Half Share members…..if your name is NOT on the member check off list, it’s most likely NOT your week to pick up….please don’t take a box! Call the farm and we’ll sort it out with you. Please transfer your veggies and leave the farm box behind…use the bags at the site if you forgot yours, and please help to refill the bag box the following week. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS Read more

CSA Signups are in full swing! It’s time to get your 2018 share reserved. If you have not received renewal or signup info, please do get in touch with Linda the farm office at   541-935-1920 or by email at folks@wintergreenfarm.com. You can also visit our website to renew or reserve  your share this season….www.wintergreenfarm. April Showers bring May flowers, April Showers bring May flowers….this has been my daily mantra for the last couple of weeks. As I watch the Long Tom River swell behind my house, I’m reminded that April can be a tricky month. Remember in 2008 when Read more

Hi CSA friends! On February 23rd, we are joining with CSA farmers from across the country to celebrate CSA Day.  According to Small Farm Central (a network for small farms), the last Friday in February has been the most popular day of the year in the past to sign up for a CSA share across the United States! This is an important time of year for our farm to get new members signed up because we are in the process of planning and making investments in seed and other supplies for a successful harvest in a few months.  Having some funding coming in Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Final week of CSA Delivery! Please bring any stray CSA bins back to your delivery location either this week, or during the week, as we will be visiting all of the sites next Tuesday to retrieve the empty bins for the final time this season. Thanks for  your help with this! FILL  YOUR PANTRY THIS SUNDAY! Even though the deadline has passed for pre-ordering, all of the farms will have  produce and wares for purchase at the event, so go on down to the Lane Events Center on Sunday to fill your pantry for the winter ahead! WHAT’S Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT WEEK will be the last delivery of the season! If you have any stray CSA boxes lying around, please be sure to bring them to the delivery site either this week or next please….the more boxes that come back to the farm, the less we need to purchase for the 2018 season. We really appreciate your help with this! FILL YOUR PANTRY!  Today, November 10th, is the last day to pre-order for the Fill Your Pantry event which will happen on Sunday, November 19th. Click on this link to access the pre-ordering site: Fill Your Pantry Pre-Order STRAWBERRY Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: FILL YOUR PANTRY EVENT! Sunday, November 19th, from 11am to 5pm at the Lane Events Center. If you are a member living in the Eugene/Springfield area, and want to stock up on storage goodies for the winter, then be sure to check out the online ordering for the Fill Your Pantry event. You can pre-order your items up until November 10th and then pick them up at the event. Even if you don’t want to pre-order, plan on attending the event! Many farms will be there with there food offerings and it’s usually a fun day for all! Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tomato Sauce & Strawberry Spread: We have Tomato Sauce available for $7.50/jar and $85/case, and we will soon have Strawberry Spread available for $4.50/jar and $50/case. Just let me know if you would like a case or jars delivered to your pick up location in the next few weeks…the Spread will be ready by the final share at the latest! Winter Green Farm T-Shirts: We had Winter Green Farm T-Shirts made this year and have them available for you! The adult shirts are $15 each and the Youth/Kids shirts are $12. There are many colors and sizes to Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you are NOT receiving the Late Season this year and you would prefer NOT to continue to receive the weekly Blog, you can scroll down to the bottom of this post and unsubscribe. If you would prefer I do that for you, just send me a message and I will take care of unsubscribing you. BOSC PEARS IN BOXES TODAY! Today you will have Bosc Pears in your box…..Bosc Pears are harvested before they are ripe, and then they need to sit for a bit to ripen up. Set them in a cool, dry area, out of Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: HARVEST CELEBRATION! Saturday, October 14th                                                                                                                   Noon to 3pm                                                                   Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: For those of you participating in the Standard 19 week season, next week will be your last share! We do still have a few of the Late Shares still available, so if you would like to continue on with delicious goodness, until the week before Thanksgiving, just let us know! If any of the CSA bins have made their way home to your house, please round them up and bring them back to your delivery location next week. The more bins that are returned, the fewer we need to replace next year and at a cost of $8/bin, Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fall Harvest Celebration Our annual Fall Harvest Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 14th this  year, from Noon to 3pm. We’ll start off with a Potluck to share, and then begin hayrides around the farm. Elizabeth Lutz will join us once again for some amazing faceprinting, we’ll be pressing fresh apple cider and have some crafts for the kids to enjoy. Come join us as well celebrate the season! Women space Vigil for Victims and Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence As  you know, Winter Green Farm supports the Womenspace Transitional Program each season with donations of healthy Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: LATE SEASON! I’m beginning to prepare the mailing to members who are participating in the Late Season this year…..please let me know if you have moved since you signed up so I can get your corrected address into our database before I send out the mailing. If  you have not reserved a Late Season share (5 extended weeks of delivery after the Standard Season, beginning October 20th and continuing up to the week before Thanksgiving) and you would like to do so, just call/email the farm office. PEARS! You will find Pears in your share this week…either Red Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS: TOMATOES! Yes, it’s finally time…we now have bulk flats of tomatoes to offer. We have mixed flat of slicing tomatoes, Beefsteak and Early Girl. Great for salsa, sauce or canning. The flats are 20# and the cost is $30/flat. Call/email if you would like to reserve a flat and we’ll deliver it along with your  next CSA share. Two Puns A Day Perpetual Calendar Putting out a “plug” for member Paul Frishkoff’s new, and as he says his “most ambitious” book! The title is Two Pun’s a Day, and it’s a perpetual calendar book. Do you celebrate Ballpoint Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:  GREEN BEANS! We are all finished in the green bean plantings, so you are welcome to come this week again to do some gleaning….the patch will be open to you through Thursday, and then we will be tilling in the plants to make room for our cover crop planting. You can come to the farm between 3-7pm. Refer to last week’s blog for directions on where the planting is, and parking if you drive down to the field. Member Wesley Voth came out to glean last week and  wrote in ….I enjoyed what he wrote so much, I Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: GREEN BEANS! We have a gleaning opportunity for members…if you love green beans, you can come to the farm this week to do some gleaning. We will open the field to members from 3-7pm this week….bring your baskets and fill them up with green goodness! In case you arrive and there aren’t any crew around to help you, I’ve drawn a little map to show you where to go! If you drive down, please park along the edge of the field on the right side so the road is clear….when you’re finished, you can drive a little further Read more