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2018 CSA ~ Week #5
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
2018 CSA ~ Week 4
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
2018 CSA ~ Week #3
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
2018 CSA Season ~ Week #2
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
Welcome to the 2018 Season!
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
Spring! CSA Signups are in full swing!
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
National CSA Sign Up Day ~ February 23rd
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 24 Final Week of CSA Delivery!
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 23
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 22
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 21
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 20 First week of the Late Season!
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 19 Last Share of the Standard Season!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: HARVEST CELEBRATION! Saturday, October 14th Noon to 3pm Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 18
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 17
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 16
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 15
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 14
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 13
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
2017 CSA ~ Week 12
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS: Winter Green Farm Beef It’s that time of year once again. We just sent out the current information regarding our offering of organic, grass fed beef for the 2017 Fall season. If you are already on our contact list, you should have received an email, if one has been provided, or you will be receiving a snail mail letter shortly, if we don’t have an electronic mail contact for you. If you would like to reserve a share, or get on the contact list, please do so by calling the farm office, or emailing to the [email protected], rather Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 11
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We will continue to offer bulk flats of strawberries, although the yield may decrease a bit in the next couple of weeks….if you don’t have a deadline for when you need them, reserve your flat and I’ll send them when available. The price is $32.50 per 12 pint flat. WHATS IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Green Beans Beets Carrots Broccoli Cucumbers Walls Walla Onion Tomatoes Strawberries Some Sites Only Cherry Tomatoes Eggplant Zucchini Cauliflower RECIPES: Lemon-Sauteed Green Beans Caramelized Spicy Green Beans Skillet Green Beans Spicy Eggplant Zucchini Stacks – Parmesan Style Strawberry-Cucumber Salad w/Lemon Cream What a Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 10
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS: DELIVERY SITE ETIQUETTE I would like to address an issue that came to my attention last week. One of our site hosts observed a member, who came to pick up their share, going through several of the boxes before choosing one. Please be respectful of your fellow members and open only one box…Yours! We work very hard to make sure that all of the boxes at each site are comparable to the rest, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to have your box rifled through before you receive it. Your consideration on this issue is greatly appreciated. BERRY Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 9
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS: Heat Wave! Due to the extreme temperatures expected on Wednesday, we will not be setting up the Farm Stand at the Emmaus Lutheran Church this week! If you have not gotten in touch regarding an alternate delivery site this week, and we cannot get your share on the truck before our driver leaves today, then you will receive your share at one of our Friday delivery locations, at the Saturday downtown Farmers Market, or you can pick it up at the farm Friday-Sunday. Please call/email the farm to make arrangements. Thank you for understanding while we take care Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 8
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: BLUEBERRIES! Not only will you have Blueberries in your share this week, but we’re taking orders for bulk Blueberry Flats. We’ll need to have your order by August 2nd for Tuesday/Wednesday delivery the following week (August 8th & 9th) and we’ll need to have your order by August 8th for Friday, Saturday and Sunday delivery (August 11th, 12th & 13th). The bulk flats order will be a one time event so be sure to get your order in by the dates recommended above. STRAWBERRIES! We are ready to begin taking bulk flat orders for Strawberries as well. We Read more
2017 CSA ~ Week 7
WHATS IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Collards Beets Lettuce Carrots Cauliflower Zucchini Strawberries SOME SITES ONLY: Broccoli Cherry Tomatoes RECIPES: Gumbo Z’Herbes Pasta w/Cauliflower & Collards Root Vegetable Stew with Herbed Dumplings General Tso’s Cauliflower Sicilian Cauliflower Pasta Sweet & Sour Strawberry Semifreddo w/Black Sesame Seeds I actually really love working on the farm….my commute is only 4 miles, and when I turn into the driveway, I am greeted by such a majestic view that I feel blessed every day! Such a gorgeous place to spend my days. That being said, today was even more glorious than usual…..the sun is Read more