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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We’re taking orders for Strawberry Flats and will continue to send them out as we have enough….we’re in a major flush right  now that should last another week or so…..then they will slow down, but continue to produce. Welcome to August…..if you have set up a recurring payment with us using your credit or debit card, please do get in touch if any of  your info has changed due to lost cards, new expiration dates, or if your address has changed due to a move. All of these can result in a declined transaction….we appreciate your help with Read more

“For the true measure of agriculture is not the sophistication of its equipment, the size of its income, or even the statistics of its productivity, but the good health of the land”-Wendell Berry SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blueberries! We have one more week to for blueberry orders! If you would like to order, please do so by tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24th (for delivery the week of July 30th). The cost will be $50 for a 10 lb. flat. Don’t miss these special perk of summer! Once winter comes around you’ll be wishing you had a bag somewhere hiding in your freezer… Strawberries! Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blueberries! We are offering bulk Blueberry flats for two weeks…..the week of July 23rd and the week of July 30th. If you would like to order, please do so by this Wednesday, July 17th (for delivery the first week July 23rd) or Wednesday, July 24th (for delivery the second week of July 30th). The cost will be $50 for a 10 lb. flat. WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Collards New Potatoes Walla Walla Onion Spinach Broccoli Lettuce ~ Romaine Carrots SOMES SITES ONLY Cauliflower Cherry Tomatoes Basil Zucchini RECIPES: White Bean & Collard Green Spaghetti w/Lemon & Read more

“Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup“-Wendell Berry SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: It’s Blueberry time once again!! We’re excited to have Blueberries in your boxes soon. You are also welcome to order 10# bulk flats of Blueberries! We will have them for 2 consecutive weeks. We’ll need to have your order in by Wednesday, July 17th for the July 23rd week of delivery, and by Wednesday, July 24th for the July 30th week of delivery We will only have the Blueberries available during this time frame, so get your order in as Read more

What a prodigious week, celestially! Today there is a New Moon and a Solar Eclipse. While we won’t have the opportunity to observe it, most of South America will have an outstanding view, supposedly even better than we had in 2017. We can watch it online though, and while not quite as wonderful as being there, doesn’t require the journey! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Swiss Chard Lettuce ~ Red & Green Butter Carrots Walla Walla onion Green Cabbage Strawberries SOME SITES ONLY: Broccoli RECIPES: Burrito-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Hot & Sour Soup w/Mushroom, Cabbage & Rice Swiss Chard Tahini Dip Read more

“A recipe has no soul….you, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” Thomas Keller SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: These are the folks who lovingly harvest, process and pack your fresh veggies from week to week! Front row left to right: Porter, Linda, Adelaide, Jesse, Hayley, Erin, Jordan, Jimi  Back row left to right: Ayla, Amy, Shenoa, Alden, Chris, Shannon, Maggie, Steve, Josh, Jeremy and Levi. I’ll be sharing some of their stories with you as the season progresses! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Beets Lettuce ~ Green Butter Kale ~ Red Russian Carrots Fennel Napa Cabbage Walla Walla onion Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The first delivery went very well…..a few mixups and missed boxes, but for the most part, it was smooth sailing. Thank you all for being timely in picking up your shares, and communicating when there was an issue. This week is supposed to be a bit cooler, which is good news for boxes sitting outside after delivery. Wild Child Flower Company is still accepting members for their flower CSA….pick up will begin in July at our Farm Stand on Wednesday, and there are other locations as well! To To enjoy a lovely bouquet each week, click on the Read more

“First we eat, then we do everything else.” -M.F.K. Fisher Welcome to the 2019 CSA season! We’re so excited to begin delivering fresh organic veggies to you all! We’re very happy with the way the crops have been growing and your first share will be delicious.  Be sure to read your weekly Blog, as this is where we will share news of  farm life, recipes, and any offers of bulk crops during the course of the season. We have a wonderful “crop” of new crew members, and look forward to helping you get to know them through out the season. Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Have you reserved  your CSA Share with us yet? It’s definitely time to get that done….the first delivery is quickly approaching and we’re very excited for the season and so happy to be blessed with this lovely weather to get into the fields. Many of this year’s crops have already been planted and many more will be going in in the weeks ahead. We’d love to feed you this season! Follow this link to the Winter Green Farm sign up page….. Thanks to everyone who attended the That’s My Farmer CSA Share Fair! There were 15 CSA Farmers who Read more

Welcome 2019! We’re excited for the new season and look forward to feeding you all. The website is updated for the new year and we encourage you to reserve your share sooner than later. The office is a flurry of activity right now, as we organize for the new year and sort through & order new seed….our first planting will be in next week! Our postings are up for farm employment opportunities, so if you know of anyone who would like to spend the season working on our farm, please send them our way. We are inspired every day as Read more

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: This is the last delivery of the season for the 2018 CSA! Thank you so much for sharing the season with us! We hope that you all have a wonderful winter and Holiday Season! We look forward to feeding you again next season! If you are already missing your weekly share and would like to reserve your share for next season, just let us know! It helps us to plan for the new season and you can rest assured that your food future is secure! WHAT’S IN YOUR SHARE THIS WEEK: Brussels Sprouts Carrots Kale Potatoes Leeks Butternut Read more

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