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It’s Getting Chilly at Winter Green Farm
The days are getting colder, and it’s getting chilly here at Winter Green Farm. We’re working hard to wrap up all the end-of-year tasks as we prepare for the next harvest year and a bit of a reprieve ourselves for the holidays. We hope you’re all enjoying good food and great memories with your loved ones. We’re still working on next season’s signups. Last week, I was hopeful we would get our ducks in a row to open pre-orders for the 2022 season this week. Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of work that goes into the process–especially in a new Read more
2022 CSA Season Week One
Welcome to this year’s CSA season! We’re so happy to have you with us this year, and we can’t tell you how excited we are to tag along on this food journey with you! It’s been an incredibly wet spring, but the sun is finally shining, the days are warming up, and we have lots of delicious veggies to share with you this season! How Does This Work? There are two different seasons and five share types to Winter Green Farm’s CSA. We’re beginning the Standard Season, which runs from this week until mid-October. When the Standard Season ends, the Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Two
We made it through Week One! I don’t know how it was on your end, but from my end, it was a little bumpy. I’d like to thank all of you for your patience as we navigate this new system, and I try to remember the dozens of details Linda juggled without her here to tell me! We’re so glad you’re with us this season, and we can’t wait to see what veggies will pop up next! Thank You to Those Who Came Out for the Potluck! For the first time since the pandemic started, we were able to celebrate Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Three
Welcome to Week 3 of the 2022 CSA Season! We’re still crossing our fingers for sunshine, but the veggies are still growing! We’re starting to see more and more of our crops peek up through the soil, and we’re so glad we get to share that with you this year! Standard Half Shares (10 weeks), this is your week! For those of you on the Standard Half Share (10 weeks) program, this is your week to pick up! Don’t forget to check the list and mark your name off so we know you got your share. Please don’t take a Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Four
Welcome to the last week of June! We’re already on Week Four, and the season is flying by! We hope you’re enjoying the beginning of summer and staying cool in this Oregon heat! It hit us fast this year, but the veggies are loving it. Thank you so much for your patience this season! Technology is one of those things that can make life so much easier…but it can also be infinitely more challenging. This year, we’ve changed a few things in how we run our system. With the new website that launched last season, we’ve been able to make Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Five
Welcome to Week Five of this year’s CSA season! We’re so glad to have you with us, and we hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! The weather has been cooler this week, so we hope you’re enjoying it while it lasts. I know we sure are! Please Remember to Respect Your Site Hosts and their Property! We are so grateful to our site hosts, all of whom have graciously donated their porches and driveways to make deliveries that much more convenient for all of us. We would like to take a moment to remind everyone how important Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Six
Welcome to Week Six of the 2022 CSA Season! We are well into July by now, and the veggies are loving all the sunshine and warmth! We hope you’re out there enjoying these beautiful summer days, and are able to use these delicious veggies for your table! Let Us Know if You’re Going on Vacation! We understand that summer is the time when most of us take off to see family or go on adventures, and that sometimes those trips conflict with your delivery schedule. That’s okay! We’re more than happy to work with you so you get the most Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Seven
Welcome to Week Seven of the 2022 CSA Season! Summer is starting to cook, and energy here at the farm is high! More and more veggies are getting over the cooler weather and popping up to say “hi,” and we can’t wait to put them in your shares as the season goes on! August Balance Due Letters are Going Out! August is right around the corner, so for those of you on the monthly payment plan, that means August 1st! If you’ve sent in post-dated checks, those will be processed on the first or the few days following, so if Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Eight
We’ve made it through July! As promised, the boxes are loaded this week. This sunshine has been great for all of us! We hope you’re enjoying your veggies and finding ways to stay cool as the days get hot. What a perfect time to go out and explore the Pacific Northwest. Special Announcements We know summers get busy and things get missed, but we want to make sure you get your share! Please don’t forget to check your name off the list to help us keep track, and to make sure you got your share! If your name isn’t on Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Nine
Welcome to August! We’re so excited to be moving the season along and getting you as many delicious veggies as we can! We hope you’re all finding fun ways to stay cool in this heat, and we’re excited to tag along with you on your food journey this year. Special Announcements: The last couple weeks, we’ve sent a lot of extra flats and filled the boxes as full as we could. Unfortunately, we’ve still had reports of veggies going missing from boxes and pints missing from flats. Please, please, please, only take the veggies from your own box! So much Read more
2022 CSA Season Week Twenty-Three
Welcome to Week Twenty-Three of the 2022 CSA Season! We’re getting closer to the end of the Extended Season, and we’re so excited to have you with us and join you on your food journey this year. We hope you’re finding ways to stay cozy and warm with the colder weather this week (did ya’ll get snow?!) and enjoying delicious meals for your family with your Winter Green veggies! We’re getting closer to the end of the season! We’ve only got this week and next week left in the season, so if you have any Winter Green tubs or anything Read more