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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT WEEK, November 16th, will be the last CSA Share delivery of the season!! If you have any CSA bins that have made their way into your garage or backyard, please make every effort to return them to your CSA site next week. If you would like to purchase any of our Tomato Sauce or Strawberry Spread before the season ends, be sure to let me know and I can send it to your site for the last delivery. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Carrots Curly Kale Cabbage ~ Savoy or Dutch Romanesco Parsnips Celeriac Onion Delicata Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Only two weeks left of CSA after this week’s delivery! If you would like to receive some of our Tomato Sauce or Strawberry Spread delivered to your site before we’re finished, just let us know! Still time to place an order for the Fill Your Pantry event….just click on the link and you will be taken to the page where you can register to place your Pre-Order. Here are the details: Pickup Event Details: Sunday, November 11th, 2018 1pm – 5 pm Lane County Fairgrounds Expo Halls # 1 and #2 796 West 13th Ave, Eugene This year Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We still have cases of our organic Tomato Sauce available…..even if you are not participating in the Late Season shares, we can send a case, or a jar or two, to one of our delivery locations for you. The cost is $85/case (case of 12 jars) or $7.50/jar. Still time to place an order for the Fill Your Pantry event….just click on the link and you will be taken to the page where you can register to place your Pre-Order. Here are the details: Pickup Event Details: Sunday, November 11th, 2018 1pm – 5 pm Lane County Fairgrounds Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Late Season Blog will be posted on Friday morning for the next 5 weeks. Since we only have one harvest and delivery for the Late Season, we will only post once a week. If you absolutely need to know what will be in your share before then, please email the farm on Thursday for the list before hand. Thanks! It’s that time again! Registration is open for the Fill Your Pantry event….just click on the link and you will be taken to the page where you can register to place your Pre-Order. Here are the details: Pickup Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 19 WEEK SEASON COMES TO AN END!  This is week 19 of your CSA Share and the final share for the Standard Season. If you are continuing on with our Late Season shares, you should have received the Late Season delivery information in your mailbox. If you’re unsure if you’re participating, just give us a call to find out. We do have a few Late Season shares still available, so let us know if you would like to continue on until the week before Thanksgiving (5 weeks longer). HARVEST CELEBRATION! Saturday, October 13th, Noon to 3pm Come join Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:                         HARVEST CELEBRATION Saturday, October 13th                                                                                                                  Noon to 3pm                                             Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: LATE SEASON; We still have Late Season shares available! As the end of the Standard Season draws near, wouldn’t you like to know there will still be fresh veggies in your fridge, and some storage crops to last into the winter months? Reserve the last 5 weeks of veggies today! GRASS FED BEEF: For those of you who do partake in livestock consumption, we do still have a few shares left of the grass fed beef shares grown on Winter Green Farm. Call or email the farm for more information about reserving a share for yourself and family. Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thanks for your patience with not receiving the weekly reminder emails the day before your delivery. I have been checking out other options, but the ones I am exploring will take a while to set up and I just haven’t had the time to do so at this point in the season. Hopefully, your blog early in the week will work for now….. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK; Pears (Star Krimson or Red Bartlett) Collards Broccoli Lettuce Carrots Basil Corn Peppers Onion Red Kuri Squash RECIPES: Sweet & Tangy Collard Greens Coconut Bacon Collard Greens Stuffed Red Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’ve been having an issue with our email for a week now and finally had to call in our technician. Seems the problem is that our internet server, with the increased security measures everyone is putting in place, thinks that the weekly emails I send out to you the day before your delivery is SPAM, so they shut us down. I won’t be able to send the reminder emails the way I have been, and until I can explore another method, such as Mailchimp or ConstantContact, you will just have to rely on the Tuesday morning Blog to Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: I have a couple of “housekeeping” issues to discuss with you all…. A couple of the site hosts have asked me to mention that they have noticed several members going through boxes at the site, rifling through the veggies, before choosing which one to take him. Please don’t do this….it’s unfair to your fellow members to have many hands in the boxes. We do our very best to have each box be the same, as far as what veggies go in the box and the size/amount of each one. Please just choose one box and trust it will Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hard to believe, but the end of this week will be September 1st, and the next monthly payment. If you have set up an automatic recurring payment, please be sure to get in touch if you have moved and your address is different, or if you have lost and received a new card….we appreciate your help so we don’t have payment failures! Thanks! STRAWBERRIES! We have fulfilled our promise of Strawberries in the CSA boxes, so we can begin to offer more Strawberry flats to you all…..if you would still like to receive a flat of our Strawberries Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: For those members who are not vegan or vegetarian, we want to let you know that the current information about our organic, grass fed beef offering just went in the mail. If you have an interest in our organic grass fed beef, but are not on the list to receive the info as yet, just get in touch with the farm office to receive the info, or check out the information on our 2018 Beef Letter. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Corn Tomatoes Carrots Green Beans Cauliflower Eggplant Peppers Potatoes Strawberries SOME SITES ONLY: Cherry Tomatoes Broccoli Read more

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 [email protected] 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