In the category: Box notes

Lettuce (2 heads) Turnips Beets Spinach Pac Choi Collards Strawberries (Some sites only) Welcome to the first week of the CSA! As you can see, the first box is bursting with the bounty of the farm, and we are all so excited to be sharing it with you every week this season. The harvest went well yesterday, and as I arrived at the farm this morning Jabrila, Jennifer and Jeremiah were busy packing your boxes, and loading them into the truck for today’s first delivery. The vegetables are harvested and then washed into big totes. On box packing day we Read more

We hope you didn’t have any troubles making your way here to our new blog! This is our first post, which will be a quick trial post to make sure everything is up and running for our first week of CSA deliveries. We are really excited for the first CSA harvest tomorrow! We have had such a beautiful Spring, and your vegetables are looking amazing. After two seasons of cold, wet weather early on, we don’t take this sunshine for granted. We feel full of optimism that this is going to be a great season, and we are so thankful Read more

Lettuce Carrots Sweet onions Radishes Spinach Kale Pac Choi (Tuesdays) Napa Cabbage (Fridays) We are now into the second week of the CSA harvest season and as you can see the boxes are looking bountiful! We hope you were happy with your first box, and your CSA pick-up becomes an enjoyable part of your weekly routine.  As you can see Tuesdays harvest will receive pac choi, and Friday’s harvest will recieve napa cabbage. Next week, Tuesday’s harvest will be getting napa cabbage in their box! We had feedback that some of you would like some more information on how to Read more

Happy Summer Everyone! Even though looking outside my window today at the clouds and constant drizzle doesn’t feel like summer, I have heard that warm weather is on the horizon! The crew is braving the wet and muddy fields to bring you the harvest this week. They have heavy, mud-caked boots but great attitudes and we are so lucky to have such a hardworking, dynamic group of people to bring you your vegetables this year. The farm is getting into a rhythm these days that matches the energy of the summer season upon us. The long, light days are buzzing Read more

Lettuce Cabbage Carrots Zucchini Kale Collards Some sites only: Radishes Broccoli Green onions It’s amazing to me that last week’s box note talked about muddy boots and a misty morning, while this week couldn’t be more opposite! The crew got to work early this morning to try to beat some of the heat and harvest the lettuce and bunched greens to get them into the cooler and out of the sun. Some of the vegetables love this heat and will grow before our eyes! The warm-weather crops like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, sweet corn and basil will soak up all this Read more

Blueberries Carrots Sweet onion Zucchini Spinach Chard Beets Broccoli Lettuce (some sites only) We have another beautiful box for you this week! We are really excited about the blueberries from Sunset Valley Organics, and for the beautiful summer weather that is making the crops grow vigorously!   We were amazed at the size if the beets in this planting! You will see that these beets are beautiful, but some of them quite large…please don’t be intimidated by their size, they are just as delicious as the smaller ones. You can cut them up and cook them as you would any  Read more

Blueberries Zucchini Sweet onion Green onions Kale Cauliflower Lettuce Broccoli (Tuesday/Wednesday delivery only) What a surprise to wake up to the sounds and smells of rain! It is so refreshing to have a few days like this in the middle of the heat wave of summer. The energy on the farm feels calmer with the cloud cover, although they are calling for a hot afternoon ahead!  The summer crops are starting to trickle in and you might find some of these warm-weather loving veggie surprises in your box this week. You will notice on the list that only the Tuesday Read more

Carrots Beets Lettuce Collards Sweet onion Zucchini Pesto Some sites only: Cauliflower Eggplant Tomatoes Cucumbers Strawberries SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: You will all be getting PESTO in your box this week! We make the pesto right on the farm, in our certified processing kitchen, from basil that we grow on the farm and harvest the morning we process. We are excited to be sharing it with you this year! The pesto is a frozen product so you will find it at each drop-off site in a CSA bin full of ice. Please only take ONE per share. If you share your box Read more

Lettuce Carrots Sweet onion Green onions Basil Tomatoes Kale Zucchini Cucumbers Strawberries The morning cloud cover has already burned off into a beautiful sunny day as I sit and write to you here at the farm. The boxes are filling up with the warm weather crops now as you see cucumbers and tomatoes in all the boxes this week. We grow many different varieties of tomatoes so you may find cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, or early girl slicing tomatoes in your share of the harvest! Recipes: Melted Tomatoes Karen Vosika, a regular shopper at our Veneta Market booth, gave these Read more

Lettuce Carrots Sweet onion Cucumber Tomatoes Broccoli Some sites only: Eggplant Strawberries Zucchini Peppers Can you believe that we are already into August?  The summer is flying by, and we are now right in the middle of the standard CSA season! The crops are all growing beautifully in this heat, and DJ, the irrigation manager here at Winter Green is keeping them well watered so they can take full advantage of this sunlight and warmth. The tomatoes are really starting to come on, you will most likely find the variety “Early Girl” in your boxes this week, as they are Read more

Lettuce Carrots Zucchini Broccoli Tomatoes Strawberies New potatoes Cucumbers Some sites only: Eggplant Peppers Green beans Veggie Storage and Preparation Tips: PEPPERS: Some of you will be getting peppers in your box this week, and don’t worry, for those of you who didn’t get them, you will be getting them within the next few weeks, as the plants are just now beginning to ripen. The variety is called “Tollis” and it is a sweet open-pollinated pepper that will turn red if you set it aside on your counter in a paper bag for a few days. (We recommend doing this, Read more

Corn Basil Cilantro Lettuce Green Beans Carrots Tomatoes Cucumbers       Some Sites Only Strawberries Eggplant Peppers Cauliflower Hope this new week has dawned happily for you all! This is Linda, writing the “blog” for the very first time while Sara enjoys a little downtime at the coast with her sweet family. Since I don’t have Sara’s flair for the “technical world” I will do my best to give you the basics this week…storage tips and recipes! If you don’t see a recipe here today that entices you, be sure to visit our website (http://www.wintergreenfarm.com) where we have the last 4 Read more

Corn Carrots Cauliflower Cipolinni onon Cucumber Tomatoes Lettuce Peppers Some sites only: Eggplant Green beans Special Announcements! We are getting ready to send out our beef information for this year. We offer organic free-range grass-fed beef and if you are interested in receiving our information you can call Linda in the office or email [email protected] and she will be happy to get you on the mailing list. Please don’t respond here in the blog as your request will get noticed sooner if you contact the farm directly, thank you! We are also having a Beef Open House on Saturday, September Read more

Corn Carrots Onions Cucumbers Green beans Tomatoes Peppers Basil Some sites only: Cauliflower Eggplant Lettuce Beets Special Announcements: *The Beef Open House is on this Saturday, September 7th. There will be hayride tours, leaving at 10:00am and 1:00pm, which will take you out to view our cows and answer any questions that you might have. *We still have a few shares left in our late season CSA. The late season deliveries run from October 25th  to November 22nd. The late season shares will be full of our fall crops like carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, winter squash, storage onions and potatoes, Read more

Corn Lettuce Carrots Cilantro Onions Chard Broccoli Jalapeño peppers Eggplant Peppers Tomatoes Some sites only: Cucumbers Hello! Your boxes are brimming with the bounty of the season this week! I think they even had a hard time fitting all the goodness in those boxes this morning! It was a flurry of activity in the box packing room as they divided the bountiful harvest into your CSA shares. There were over two thousand pounds of tomatoes to give out this week! There are all the ingredients you need for fresh salsa in your box this week so if you are overwhelmed Read more

Lettuce Carrots Broccoli Onions Kale Pears Eggplant Peppers Tomatoes Some sites only: Beets Vegetable storage and preparation tips: PEARS: An exciting addition to your box this week is pears! The pears come from Mt. Hood Organic Farms, in Mt. Hood, Oregon. The have high quality, delicious apples and pears that you will be receiving in your box this season. The variety of pears in your box this week is “Bartlett”, and they should be set out at room temperature until they are ripe. We hope you enjoy this fruity addition to your box and if you want to know more Read more

Radishes Pac Choi Leeks Carrots Potatoes Tomatoes Peppers Red onions Parsley Delicata squash Lacinato Kale Pears Some sites only: Eggplant Veggie Storage and Preparation Tips: WINTER SQUASH:  Store Winter Squash in a cool, dry, dark place with good ventilation. They should keep for up to a month or more, depending on the variety. You can also incorporate Winter Squash into a beautiful arrangement for your table. They won’t keep quite as long at room temperature, but if they are sitting on your table, you might be inspired to eat them more quickly. Once squash has been cut, you can wrap Read more

Savoy Cabbage Collards Turnips Lettuce Celeriac Chard Red curry squash Leeks Yellow onions Some sites only: Cauliflower Special Announcements: *The farm’s Harvest Celebration is coming up! It will be held Saturday, October 19th From Noon to 4pm.  This is the time to come out to the farm, jump on the hay wagon and get your pumpkins! We will also start the day with a potluck lunch, and have activities for the kids like face painting, cider pressing, and more. We hope to see many of you there, rain or shine! *We also want to let you know that we still Read more

Yellow onions Savoy cabbage Pac choi Radishes Peppers Kale Apples Acorn squash Carrots Some sites only: Cauliflower NEWS FROM THE FIELD (AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION!) Hello members! We were so happy for a bit of a dry spell these last few days. Yesterday we were able to dig the rest of our potatoes, which is quite the relief! We are hoping that we will be able to do some more tilling and cover cropping this week as well as a few burdock harvests to catch us up from all that rain we had in September! Can you believe that next week Read more

Potatoes Pie pumpkin Delicata squash Onions Carrots Parsnips Apples Leeks Lacinato kale Red kale Lettuce Peppers (Some sites only) Special Announcements *This is the last week of deliveries for the regular season. If you have any CSA boxes at home, PLEASE bring them to your drop-off site this week! Thank you! *Our harvest celebration is this Saturday, October 19th from Noon to 4pm! The day will start off with a potluck lunch followed by hayrides to the pumpkin patch, activities for the kids, and apple cider pressing. We hope to see many of you there, rain or shine! *We hope Read more

Kabocha squash (orange or green) Radishes Carrots Cauliflower Celeriac Leeks Chard Kale Stir-fry mix Lettuce Recipes! 15 Basic Stir Fry Sauce Recipes Red Thai Curry with Kabocha Squash from pbs.org Cauliflower Marranca                                                                                                        From The Mooswood Cookbook Oil for the pan 1 ½ cups raw millet 2 ½ cups water 1 Tbs. butter or oil 1 lb mushrooms, sliced black pepper to taste 1 ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. basil 1 large cauliflower, in 1-inch pieces or smaller 3 medium garlic Read more

Potatoes Collard Kabocha squash Red Kuri squash Radishes Pears Parsley Fennel Roots: turnips, beets, and carrots Some sites only: Napa cabbage Pac Choi Romanesco SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS! *We have our jars of organic tomato sauce for sale! The sauce is $7 for a 24oz jar, or $80 for a case of 12 and can be delivered to your drop site! The sauce is our special Winter Green Farm recipe, canned by our friends over at Sweet Creek Foods. The jars make wonderful holiday presents as well as a quick, delicious meal on a busy school night! Contact Linda in the office Read more

Pac choi or Napa cabbage Lacinato kale Leeks Celeriac Lettuce Pears (Variety: Bosc) Butternut squash Acorn Squash ( If you don’t get acorn squash you will get another butternut!) Carrots Strawberry Spread Some sites only: Romanesco SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *We wanted to let you know that you will be receiving Pac choi or Napa cabbage in your box. Due to frost damage and some insect damage on the outer leaves, we had to peel back the outer layers of some, to get to the good inner leaves of the plants. Some of you might be getting two small cabbages or two Read more

Apples (variety: Jonagold) Kale Collards Potatoes (variety: yellow fin) Brussels sprouts Onions Radishes Baby Pac choi Delicata squash Pie pumpkin or butternut squash SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: *We will be at the Fill Your Pantry event hosted by the Willamette Valley Farm and Food Coalition THIS SUNDAY from 12-4pm at Sprout Food Hub 418 A Street, in Springfield. *We would like to thank everyone who voted for the Eugene Weekly’s “Best of Eugene.” We are excited to announce that we were voted the best CSA! It is wonderful to know that we are supported in our community, and we really appreciate the Read more

Apples Kale Root bag: Beets, carrots, and parsnips Cabbage OR romanesco Parsley Leeks Delicata squash Lettuce Recipes! Root Vegetable Gratin from delish.com Roasted Delicata Squashes and Lady Apples from marthastewart.com Brown Sugar Glazed Beets from eatingwell.com Shredded Root Vegetable Pancakes from eatingwell.com NEWS FROM THE FIELD The farm was covered in a white, crispy layer of frost this morning on the last harvest day for the extended season! We are so thankful for such a wonderful growing season and for you, our members! We truly could not do it with out all of you! As soon as the ice thawed, Read more