Two more weeks to go!

Just two more weeks until the CSA begins! We are so excited to share this season’s bounty with you and tag along on your food journey! As the weather gets warmer, the season gets closer, and our veggies are getting closer and closer to harvest!

Have you joined our CSA yet?

We do still have shares available for this season, but they’re going quick! Our goal is to fill up before the season begins this year, and every share helps to support the farm and keep the CSA going. We appreciate all of your support!

We will still have full shares and half shares on the same schedule format as last year, so half shares will have a Group A and a Group B schedule on alternating weeks. Our 20-week season will again go from June to October, and prices for all our delivery options remain the same as the 2025 season.

We will have deliveries to Eugene, Springfield, Portland, Florence, Mapleton, Veneta, and Noti. As of now, all the delivery sites remain the same except the High Street location in Eugene. Our new site for that area will be on E 36th, at the home of one of our members, Karena Norton.

The first pack day of the season will be on Tuesday, June 9th! We can’t wait to begin!

You can place your order for the 2026 CSA Season here.

Are you going on vacation? Let me know!

With only two weeks left before the season starts, I’ll be pulling the lists for the first delivery next week! Please make sure you let me know if you have changes for the first week of delivery (the week of June 9th) by June 2nd. Any vacation requests for Week One submitted after that date will not be able to be processed. Thank you so much for your understanding and help in keeping us organized!

We do our best to plan ahead as much as possible to avoid any last-minute mistakes, so if you need to change a pickup or a site or any of the above, please let us know at least seven days in advance. This means seven days from the nearest change. If you’re changing a scheduled day from Friday to the previous Tuesday, I would need to know seven days from Tuesday to make sure our lists are accurate and that our harvest team can account for the changes.

We do have a few options for how to reschedule your boxes this season:

• You can reschedule to a different day and location in the same week to still get that week’s produce.
• For half share members, you can reschedule for an off week. For full share members, you can choose a double share for the week of your choosing.
• We can offer up to two vacation coupons to be used at any of our markets.
• You can have a friend pickup your share (we don’t need to approve this option).
• We can donate your share to Food for Lane County.

We are happy to oblige with all of these options, just please make sure to let us know as soon as possible, and at least a week in advance. Thank you so much!

Please let us know if you need to cancel your share

We understand that things happen and you may need to opt out of your share this season. We get it! However, in order to cancel a share and refund any qualifying payments, we will need that cancelation in writing. Non-payment or not picking up your shares without letting us know you’re opting out does NOT count as canceling and you will still be financially responsible for whatever shares have already been delivered.

In that same vein, if you signed up to pay by SNAP and have not confirmed your SNAP info or arranged another payment arrangement by June 1st, we will have to pause your share until we have payment information. If this pertains to you, you will have received multiple emails by now requesting that information. Please let me know as soon as possible so we can keep you signed up this season!

Please let me know if you will not be with us for this season so we can adjust your account accordingly. We appreciate you!

Tomatoes are going in the ground this week!

Tomatoes are going in the ground this week! We have spent so much time cultivating our tomatoes in the greenhouse, and now Shannon’s babies are going out into the world! Sungold tomatoes, Big Beef tomatoes, and Ruby Goddess tomatoes will all be planted in the ground today, and we’ll feed them a healthy dose of fermented nettle tea for a natural boost in nitrogen. Give it a couple months and these babies will be ready to go! 🍅

Today is my last official day in the office!

It has been a great five years here at the farm, and tomorrow will be my first day at a new job, exactly five years to the day since I began at Winter Green Farm. It’s been wonderful getting to know you all and sharing farm news with you each week. Thank you so much for making my time here such a great experience.

I will still be hanging around to keep the season going until we’re able to get someone new into the office and trained up to run the CSA. However, I will not be available in the office at all, so please email me at folks@wintergreenfarm.com. Phone calls will probably not be returned in a timely manner, so the best way to reach me is through email.

We’ll keep you posted about who your new contact at the farm will be when we find them!

Come check out our markets this week!

Have you been waiting like we have for the beginning of our market season? Well, if you’re in Florence and Portland, you’re in luck! We’re back in Florence at the farmers’ market on Tuesdays from 3pm to 6pm, and in Portland at the King Market on Sundays from 10am to 2pm. Come say hello and celebrate the first market of the season!

As always, if you’re in Eugene, we have so many delicious produce options at the Lane County Farmers’ Market! We’re there every Saturday from 9am to 2pm at 8th and Oak, and we would love to see you!

Things are happening quickly this season and we can’t tell you how much we appreciate your support. Thank you so much for being part of our Winter Green family!

Many blessings,

Chelsea and your Winter Green farmers