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- CSA Fall Share Week 3: Final delivery of the yearIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Onions, herbs (oregano, sage), cabbage, tomatoes, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, spinach, potatoes, rutabaga, beets, carrots, winter squash (Delicata, Kuri… Read more: CSA Fall Share Week 3: Final delivery of the year
- CSA Fall Share, Week 2: Killing frosts and final harvests on the horizonIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Ginger, red onions, winter squashes (butternut, kabocha), dill, hot peppers (Thai matchbox and Hungarian hot wax), cabbage, cucumbers, Swiss… Read more: CSA Fall Share, Week 2: Killing frosts and final harvests on the horizon
- Fall Share Week 1: Summer holdovers and new fall arrivals grace your boxIn your share’s this week, you will have the following vegetables. Garlic (one pound), onions, winter squash (delicata and acorn), Brussels sprouts (best ever), sage, eggplant, sweet peppers, hot peppers,… Read more: Fall Share Week 1: Summer holdovers and new fall arrivals grace your box
- CSA week 16: Thank you for letting us be your farmers!In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Sweet peppers, carrots, beets, potatoes, broccoli, Swiss chard, tomatoes, onions, eggplant. Members will also get an Asian herb similar… Read more: CSA week 16: Thank you for letting us be your farmers!
- CSA Week 15: Ahem. It’s not pumpkin season yet!In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Red onion, sweet red peppers (Carmen – long and red), hot peppers (Hungarian hot wax and jalapeno), dill, red… Read more: CSA Week 15: Ahem. It’s not pumpkin season yet!
- CSA Week 14 newsletter: Humbled by the support of our communityIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: beans, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, onions, arugula, thyme, summer squash (for farm pickup only). Members will also receive… Read more: CSA Week 14 newsletter: Humbled by the support of our community
- CSA week 13: A big weekend and a glance at the growing seasonIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Onions, cauliflower, green beans, beets, slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, hot peppers, dill and cilantro and either… Read more: CSA week 13: A big weekend and a glance at the growing season
- CSA Week 12 newsletter: ‘Raise the roof!’ gains momentum. Saying goodbye to our internsIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes (cherry and slicing), cucumbers, sweet peppers, summer squash, Thai basil, red onions, green cabbage, Swiss chard. Members will… Read more: CSA Week 12 newsletter: ‘Raise the roof!’ gains momentum. Saying goodbye to our interns
- CSA Week 11 newsletter: Getting ready for a community celebration (Sept. 7)In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Romaine lettuce, tomatoes (cherry and slicing), pickling cucumbers, hot peppers, sweet peppers, carrots, summer squash, one yellow onion and… Read more: CSA Week 11 newsletter: Getting ready for a community celebration (Sept. 7)
- Week 10: The wilderness outdoor adventure with veggies editionIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Sweet onion, sweet pepper, sage, summer squash/zucchini, cauliflower or broccoli, kale, beets, slicing and pickling cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes… Read more: Week 10: The wilderness outdoor adventure with veggies edition
- CSA week 9: It’s Flower Week at the farm (but also lots of veggies)In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Sweet onion, fennel, basil, tomato, cherry tomatoes, sweet pepper, jalapeno pepper, summer squash/zucchini, Swiss chard, cucumbers, carrots, salad mix… Read more: CSA week 9: It’s Flower Week at the farm (but also lots of veggies)
- Week 8 newsletter: Dog days, cicadas and cucumbersIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Sweet onion, fennel, cilantro, tomato, cherry tomatoes, head lettuce, sweet pepper, hot pepper (Hungarian Hot Wax), cucumbers and carrots.… Read more: Week 8 newsletter: Dog days, cicadas and cucumbers
- CSA Week 7: What do tattoos and cover crops have in common?In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: cucumbers, bunching onions, cilantro, carrots (for farm pick up), snap peas (Duluth pick up), head lettuce and salad mix.… Read more: CSA Week 7: What do tattoos and cover crops have in common?
- CSA Week 6: Summer crops make their debutIn their shares this week, members will receive the following: scallions, kohlrabi, cucumbers, cabbage (for some), parsley or sage, head lettuce, lettuce mix. Members will receive either snap peas or… Read more: CSA Week 6: Summer crops make their debut
- CSA week 5: July brings new life to the field and the farmIn their shares this week, members will receive the following: green garlic, garlic scapes, green cabbage, head lettuce, either basil or parsley; either cucumbers or beets or radishes. And, of… Read more: CSA week 5: July brings new life to the field and the farm
- CSA Week 4: It’s Kale Week! (Like Shark Week, but with kale)In their shares this week, members will receive the following: microgreens, kale, garlic scapes, green garlic, kohlrabi for all. Everyone will receive one of the following: collard greens, Swiss chard,… Read more: CSA Week 4: It’s Kale Week! (Like Shark Week, but with kale)
- CSA week 3 newsletter: MudIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Mini romaine lettuces, kohlrabi, microgreens, turnip and radish mix, garlic scapes, oregano, Napa cabbage (for Duluth only), broccoli (for farm… Read more: CSA week 3 newsletter: Mud
- CSA Newsletter week 2: Being prepared for anythingIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: kale, Japanese salad turnips, rhubarb, chives (for farm pickup only), lettuce mix, mini head lettuce, microgreens and radishes. This… Read more: CSA Newsletter week 2: Being prepared for anything
- CSA Newsletter Week 1: Veggies (and farmers) flourishing after a muddy springIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: rhubarb, spicy microgreens, bok choy, head lettuce, radishes and kale. This newsletter includes a roundup of news from the… Read more: CSA Newsletter Week 1: Veggies (and farmers) flourishing after a muddy spring
- CSA Fall Share week 3: It’s a wrap! The end of the 2023 growing seasonIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Russet potatoes, yellow onions, winter squash (will be a mix of all the winter squash: butternut, buttercup, acorn, kuri,… Read more: CSA Fall Share week 3: It’s a wrap! The end of the 2023 growing season
- CSA Fall Share week 2: Blooms before the frost In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Yellow onions, winter squash, green top carrots, kale, cilantro, green cabbage, paste tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, beets, gold potatoes and… Read more: CSA Fall Share week 2: Blooms before the frost
- Fall Share week 1 newsletter: Fall bounty and a few last tastes of summerIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Brussels sprouts, leeks, yellow onions, winter squash (delicata and acorn), green top carrots, rutabaga, red and green peppers, arugula,… Read more: Fall Share week 1 newsletter: Fall bounty and a few last tastes of summer
- CSA Week 16: One, final soggy harvestIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: German extra hardy garlic, slicing and paste tomatoes, yellow onion, delicata winter squash, kale, radicchio, arugula, russet potatoes, gold potatoes,… Read more: CSA Week 16: One, final soggy harvest
- CSA Week 15: The grateful edition with recipes from the CSA potluckIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Slicing and paste tomatoes, carrots, German extra hardy garlic, gold potatoes, parsley, braising mix, arugula, yellow onions, green pepper,… Read more: CSA Week 15: The grateful edition with recipes from the CSA potluck
- CSA Week 14 newsletter: Looking for balanceIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, carrots, gold potatoes, braising mix, summer squash or zucchini, red cabbage, yellow onions, thyme, broccoli or… Read more: CSA Week 14 newsletter: Looking for balance
- CSA Week 13: Final countdown and an unexpected awardIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Red cabbage, slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, karola gold potatoes, summer squash, green beans, scallions, carrots, yellow onions, Thai basil,… Read more: CSA Week 13: Final countdown and an unexpected award
- CSA Week 12 newsletter: Flowers and high tunnels and lots of produceIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes for some, scallions, fennel, garlic, purple carrots, summer squash, dill, broccoli, kale and cabbage. This… Read more: CSA Week 12 newsletter: Flowers and high tunnels and lots of produce
- CSA Week 11 newsletter: It’s salsa and sunflower timeIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: “Salsa box”: tomatoes, hot pepper (jalapeno or Hungarian Hot Wax), sweet bell pepper, cilantro, garlic and a yellow onion. … Read more: CSA Week 11 newsletter: It’s salsa and sunflower time
- Week 10 newsletter: Welcome tomatoes!In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Lettuce (bagged), summer squash, red fingerling potatoes, tomatoes, cauliflower, sweet onions, green peppers, hot peppers, parsley, green beans and… Read more: Week 10 newsletter: Welcome tomatoes!
- Week 9 newsletter: Celebrating harvest with family, friendsIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: carrots, French fingerling potatoes, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, sweet onions, salad mix, sage, green beans, summer squash and green… Read more: Week 9 newsletter: Celebrating harvest with family, friends
- CSA Week 8 newsletter: Mid-summer produce arrives (finally)In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Purple sprouting broccoli, traditional green broccoli, romaine lettuce, salad mix, summer squash, carrots, Thai basil, Hungarian hot wax pepper,… Read more: CSA Week 8 newsletter: Mid-summer produce arrives (finally)
- CSA Week 7: Realizing the dream of a yoga retreat at the farmIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Snap peas, carrots, collard greens, sprouted broccoli, parsley, bunching onions, summer squash or cucumbers depending on availability. This newsletter… Read more: CSA Week 7: Realizing the dream of a yoga retreat at the farm
- CSA Week 6: Farmers nationwide facing extremes — from flooding to droughtIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Snap peas, beets with beet greens, kohlrabi, carrots, Swiss chard, green cabbage or sprouted broccoli. Members may also receive… Read more: CSA Week 6: Farmers nationwide facing extremes — from flooding to drought
- CSA Week 5: Patiently waiting for summer veggies to popIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Snap peas, beets with beet greens, kale, radishes, fresh, uncured garlic and either basil or oregano. This newsletter includes… Read more: CSA Week 5: Patiently waiting for summer veggies to pop
- CSA Week 4 newsletter: Collards, a love storyIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: broccoli, kohlrabi, two types of head lettuce, garlic scapes, collard greens and beets with beet greens. This newsletter includes… Read more: CSA Week 4 newsletter: Collards, a love story
- CSA Week 3 Newsletter: It rained. We planted. Summer takes hold.In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: garlic scapes, napa cabbage, radishes, lettuce mix, head lettuce, kohlrabi and microgreens. This newsletter includes a roundup of news… Read more: CSA Week 3 Newsletter: It rained. We planted. Summer takes hold.
- CSA Week 2 Newsletter: Persevering through drought conditionsIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Red radishes, salad turnips, Napa cabbage (aka Chinese cabbage), sunflower/pea shoot microgreens, spicy brassica microgreens, head lettuce, baby bok… Read more: CSA Week 2 Newsletter: Persevering through drought conditions
- CSA Week 1 Newsletter: Keep it fresh and crunchyIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Easter egg radishes, sunflower microgreens, baby kale, baby bok choy, chives, rhubarb and a yellow storage onion (harvested last… Read more: CSA Week 1 Newsletter: Keep it fresh and crunchy
- Summer 2023: From snow and frost to bugs and heatFarming teaches you that nothing stays the same. Everything is in flux. In early spring in Minnesota (meaning it’s still winter), we look for any signs that spring might be… Read more: Summer 2023: From snow and frost to bugs and heat
- Stranded: A common loon in an uncommon situationIt’s been a wet, cold spring, but, finally, on the lakes near the farm we are seeing another sign that summer will come: Dozens of loons congregating on open water… Read more: Stranded: A common loon in an uncommon situation
- Welcome to the 2023 season (… and what’s for dinner?!)On yet another snowy day, we wanted to say welcome to the farm. We have 17 new members this year! Thank you so much for joining our farm. We are… Read more: Welcome to the 2023 season (… and what’s for dinner?!)
- Can small-scale farming save rural America?(Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the February 24, 2023, issue of the Pine Knot newspaper and is being republished with their permission.) The snow began just… Read more: Can small-scale farming save rural America?
- History: The story of our farm(Note: This story originally appeared as a two-part story in The Pine Knot newspaper in February 2021. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 on their website.) We share… Read more: History: The story of our farm
- Week 17: Where did the summer go?In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Brussel sprouts, arugula, spinach, broccoli, collards, gold potatoes, russet potatoes, leeks, red onions, yellow onions, garlic, winter squash (Delicata… Read more: Week 17: Where did the summer go?
- Week 16: Killing frosts, digging trenches and the end in sightIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes (the last red ones), braising mix, arugula, russet potatoes, eggplant, dill, rutabaga, sweet peppers, hot peppers and leeks.… Read more: Week 16: Killing frosts, digging trenches and the end in sight
- CSA Week 15 newsletter: Your farmers went camping and to a concertIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, Braising mix (first of the season), sweet peppers, kale, gold potatoes, yellow/green beans, eggplant, summer… Read more: CSA Week 15 newsletter: Your farmers went camping and to a concert
- CSA Week 14: What a pig can teach us about communityIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes (slicers and cherry), cucumbers, summer squash, scallions, green peppers, hot peppers, beets, green cabbage and cauliflower. New this… Read more: CSA Week 14: What a pig can teach us about community
- CSA Week 13 Newsletter: Teaching with dirt on my hands In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Tomatoes (slicers and cherry), Swiss chard, broccoli, green cabbage, red fingerling potatoes, summer squash/zucchini, sweet onions, garlic, sweet peppers,… Read more: CSA Week 13 Newsletter: Teaching with dirt on my hands
- CSA Week 12: It’s salsa and flower time, friendsIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers (slicers and picklers), new red potatoes, summer squash/zucchini, beets, kale, cauliflower or broccoli, scallions, and a “Salsa bag”… Read more: CSA Week 12: It’s salsa and flower time, friends
- CSA Week 11: Post-wedding and we take a few days offIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers (slicers and picklers), tomatoes, salad mix, red cabbage, beets, parsley, sweet peppers, jalapeno, Hungarian Hot Wax pepper, carrots,… Read more: CSA Week 11: Post-wedding and we take a few days off
- CSA Week 10: Pondering simplicity and abundanceIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers (slicers and picklers), tomatoes, salad mix, new red potatoes, summer squash/zucchini, red cabbage, bunching onions, fennel and thyme. … Read more: CSA Week 10: Pondering simplicity and abundance
- CSA Week 9: Oh sure, let’s plan a wedding!In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers (slicers and picklers), tomatoes, sugar snap peas, carrots, Thai basil, sweet peppers, Hungarian hot wax pepper, bunching onions,… Read more: CSA Week 9: Oh sure, let’s plan a wedding!
- CSA Week 8: Tomatoes, other favorites arriveIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers, sugar snap peas, high tunnel tomatoes, scallions, green cabbage, sweet peppers, summer squash, beets, salad mix, kale and… Read more: CSA Week 8: Tomatoes, other favorites arrive
- CSA Week 7: Tallying up the wins and lossesIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Cucumbers, sugar snap peas, Swiss chard, beets, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, summer squash, Hungarian hot wax pepper, baby carrots, basil… Read more: CSA Week 7: Tallying up the wins and losses
- CSA Week 6: Summer favorites begin to ripen at the farmIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: sugar snap peas, cucumbers, kohlrabi, beets, Napa cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, broccoli and garlic scapes. This newsletter includes a roundup… Read more: CSA Week 6: Summer favorites begin to ripen at the farm
- CSA week 5: Baby kestrels and a new home for the tinyhouse In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: cucumbers, Asian herbs (Thai basil and shiso), lettuce mix, head lettuce, collard greens, garlic scapes and either a purple… Read more: CSA week 5: Baby kestrels and a new home for the tinyhouse
- CSA Week 4: July brings transitions at the farmIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: kale, broccoli, kohlrabi, basil, garlic scapes and two varieties of head lettuce (oakleaf and romaine). Some shares will include… Read more: CSA Week 4: July brings transitions at the farm
- CSA week 3: Weather teaches a lesson on patienceIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: Turnips, radishes, lettuce mix, red head lettuce, kohlrabi, Napa cabbage, broccoli/sprouted broccoli and oregano. This newsletter includes a roundup… Read more: CSA week 3: Weather teaches a lesson on patience
- CSA Week 2: Summer solstice, heat advisories and barn makeoversIn their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: rhubarb, collard greens, baby bok choy, radishes, sprouted broccoli, lettuce mix, microgreens (from Sprouted Earth Farm) and red head… Read more: CSA Week 2: Summer solstice, heat advisories and barn makeovers
- CSA Week 1: Our biggest season ever begins!NOTE: Here is our first newsletter of the CSA season. It includes a roundup of activities at the farm, a review of what you can find in your CSA shares… Read more: CSA Week 1: Our biggest season ever begins!
- Spring update: Warm seedlings, cold earth and a slow start to growing season“There is a strong temptation when starting out in farming…to try to do it all right now… Rest and reflection not only heal the body but help provide insight into… Read more: Spring update: Warm seedlings, cold earth and a slow start to growing season
- Friend or foe? Bobcats and other predators at the farmPhenology is a fancy word for a simple thing: Taking note of what is happening in the natural world over the course of the seasons. Heather-Marie has long had a… Read more: Friend or foe? Bobcats and other predators at the farm
- CSA Week 17: It’s decorative gourd season… friendsIn your last shares of the season you will receive: Brussel sprouts, spinach or arugula, russet potatoes, red fingerling potatoes, yellow acorn squash (winter squash), butternut squash (winter squash), carving… Read more: CSA Week 17: It’s decorative gourd season… friends
- CSA Week 16: Your farmers go campingIn their shares this week CSA members will receive: Arugula, broccoli, spinach, russet potatoes, red fingerling potatoes, parsley, rutabaga, tomatoes, yellow onion, red onion, garlic, fennel, delicata squash and sweet… Read more: CSA Week 16: Your farmers go camping
- CSA Week 15: Say hello to arugula and rutabagasIn this week’s share, members will find slicing tomatoes, rutabaga, sweet peppers, arugula, yellow onion, red fingerling potatoes, red cabbage, watermelon, thyme and Swiss chard. News from the farm As… Read more: CSA Week 15: Say hello to arugula and rutabagas
- CSA week 14: Avoiding frosts and harvesting watermelonIn shares this week members will find: Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, red fingerling potatoes, carrots, beets, scallions, sage, eggplant, sweet peppers, Korean melon and watermelon. First frost? Saturday… Read more: CSA week 14: Avoiding frosts and harvesting watermelon
- CSA week 13: Best. Potluck. E.V.E.R.In shares this week, members will find: Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, braising mix, red fingerling potatoes, thyme, summer squash/zucchini, Korean melon, scallions, sweet peppers and a bag of hot peppers… Read more: CSA week 13: Best. Potluck. E.V.E.R.
- Week 12 newsletter: Labor Day Weekend and our search for rest amongst the laborIn this week’s share, members will find slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow and green beans, Asian melon (yellow skin, white flesh), beets, Yukon gold potatoes, Swiss chard, zucchini and… Read more: Week 12 newsletter: Labor Day Weekend and our search for rest amongst the labor
- CSA week 11: Saying goodbye, putting up vegetablesIn this week’s share, members will find slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, red cabbage, green beans, green top carrots, sweet peppers, Hungarian hot wax peppers, zucchini and summer squash,… Read more: CSA week 11: Saying goodbye, putting up vegetables
- CSA week 10: Blue ribbons and summer vacationsIn your shares this week you will find: Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, purple/green beans, snap peas (last of the season), broccoli, cauliflower, braising mix, red fingerling potatoes and zucchini/summer squash. You… Read more: CSA week 10: Blue ribbons and summer vacations
- CSA week 9: The no-cooking required editionIn this week’s share, members will find slicing and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, broccoli, green cabbage, braising mix, green/purple beans, beets, scallions, jalapeños, sweet peppers and snap peas.… Read more: CSA week 9: The no-cooking required edition
- CSA Week 8: Halfway there and we’re at summer’s peakIn this week’s share, members will find kale, sugar snap peas, salad mix, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash and/or zucchini, fennel, bunching onions, sweet peppers, Hungarian hot wax peppers, cauliflower OR… Read more: CSA Week 8: Halfway there and we’re at summer’s peak
- CSA week 7: Summer squash, cucumbers and peppers a plentyIn this week’s share, members will find tomatoes, cucumbers (pickling and slicing), Swiss chard, sugar snap peas, green cabbage, salad mix, scallions, summer squash/zucchini, jalapeños (dark green and medium to… Read more: CSA week 7: Summer squash, cucumbers and peppers a plenty
- CSA Week 6: It’s time for tomatoes, dear friendsIn this week’s share, members will find peppers, scallions, tomatoes, cucumbers, green-top beets, salad mix, broccoli, basil and collard greens. Half-share members will also receive a summer squash or zucchini. … Read more: CSA Week 6: It’s time for tomatoes, dear friends
- CSA Week 5: Mystery veggies and movie night at the farmIn this week’s share, members will find kale, lettuce mix and kohlrabi as well as some new arrivals to this season: fresh garlic, scallions and an herb popular in Asian… Read more: CSA Week 5: Mystery veggies and movie night at the farm
- CSA Week 4: Watching the plants growWelcome to Week 4 of the CSA growing season. In this week’s share, members will find kohlrabi, Napa cabbage, turnips, Swiss chard, lettuce mix, basil and garlic scapes. Half share… Read more: CSA Week 4: Watching the plants grow
- CSA Week 3: It’s our collard-aversary!In this week’s share, members will receive the final harvest of garlic scapes, red leaf lettuce, lettuce mix, turnips, radishes, bok choy and collard greens. As always, scroll to the… Read more: CSA Week 3: It’s our collard-aversary!
- Week 2: Volunteers lead to great season startIn your share this week we have microgreens from Sprouted Earth Farm, rhubarb, garlic scapes, red head lettuce, radishes, kale, kohlrabi, and Napa cabbage. For half shares, you will be… Read more: Week 2: Volunteers lead to great season start
- CSA Delivery Week 1: A long time in comingNOTE: Here is our first newsletter of the CSA season. It includes a roundup of activities at the farm, a review of what you can find in your CSA shares… Read more: CSA Delivery Week 1: A long time in coming
- Countdown: One week until our first deliveryA week from today, we will do our first CSA delivery of the season. In this email, we want to bring you up to date on a few items what… Read more: Countdown: One week until our first delivery
- “The moment”: Feeling grateful and sad all at onceI’ve read and listened to a lot of stories in the past week about “The Moment” when people realized that the global pandemic was going to change their lives forever.… Read more: “The moment”: Feeling grateful and sad all at once
- CSA signup: A handful of spots remainWe are excited to be getting ready for the 2021 growing season here at the farm. If you would like to sign up to receive a weekly order of vegetables,… Read more: CSA signup: A handful of spots remain
- Let’s get started! A glance at the 2021 farming seasonHere’s a rundown of what you need to know about the start of our farming season. Want to get right to the details? Skip the Introduction and jump down to… Read more: Let’s get started! A glance at the 2021 farming season
- Savoring fall migrations, canoe trips and communityIn a few weeks, the snow is going to fall and that will be the end of it. We will have done what we could do this season. With that… Read more: Savoring fall migrations, canoe trips and community
- Checking things off before the snow fliesWe arrived on Saturday to the old farm to find this lone sunflower. Seemed a fitting way for the field to say goodbye. My parents joined John and me there,… Read more: Checking things off before the snow flies
- Trying to put down roots (literally)Note: A version of this article appeared in the Pine Knot News in Cloquet, Minnesota. It was the stand of white pines that sold us this spring. We turned off… Read more: Trying to put down roots (literally)
- 2020 Season outlook: Planting seeds, looking aheadThere are many unknowns in all of our lives right now. For our farm, there is the only thing we know for certain: When the earth is warm enough, we… Read more: 2020 Season outlook: Planting seeds, looking ahead
- Pedal or power? Pondering motorbikes in VietnamI had just finished a quiet dinner at a nice restaurant and wasn’t ready to head back home. I strapped my air-pollution mask across my nose and mouth and pulled… Read more: Pedal or power? Pondering motorbikes in Vietnam
- Good morning/goodnight: Final newsletter of 2019Note: This newsletter was co-written by Heather-Marie and John, though John is in Vietnam. Heather-Marie in Minnesota It’s been a surreal month since John left. The first few days after… Read more: Good morning/goodnight: Final newsletter of 2019
- No expectations = a good dayToday, I woke up with culture shock and loneliness taking their toll on me. I felt far away and sad. I felt sorry for myself. It’s my first Saturday in… Read more: No expectations = a good day
- Enjoying experiences, good and badI don’t remember what time it was, but at some point in the night, I woke up in a panic. I looked around the room and saw I was by… Read more: Enjoying experiences, good and bad
- CSA delivery 10: Thoughts on the end of the seasonAs we close out this shortened season, we want to start this final newsletter simply by saying that we are really grateful to have you all as members and thank… Read more: CSA delivery 10: Thoughts on the end of the season
- Pondering tomatoes in the skyI had to smile as the steward brought me my meal. “You pre-ordered the vegetarian meal, is that right sir?” he asked. “Yes,” I said, pleased that I hadn’t even… Read more: Pondering tomatoes in the sky
- CSA week 9: Packing up and moving onUntil this week, the tinyhouse sat on the edge of a gentle rolling slope, looking south toward the Prairie River, which flows out of Prairie Lake and twists, turns and… Read more: CSA week 9: Packing up and moving on
- CSA week 8: Racing to the finish lineHere is a roundup on all that is happening out at Rising Phoenix Community Farm as we enter our seventh week of deliveries. How big is this week’s share? So… Read more: CSA week 8: Racing to the finish line
- CSA week 7: First tomatoes arrive!This is our sixth delivery of the year, and the field is really starting to produce. This week’s share includes salad mix, kale, green cabbage, cauliflower, red fingerling potatoes, green… Read more: CSA week 7: First tomatoes arrive!
- Week 6 CSA: Looking aheadWelcome to week 6! Seems crazy to think that we are past the halfway mark. We have been planning all winter for this point in the season: successive plantings, planting… Read more: Week 6 CSA: Looking ahead
- CSA week 5: Squashes, beets, beans and moreWe returned home from a short summer vacation to Utah to find a lot of wonderful surprises (and a few weeds!) in the field. While we were away learning about… Read more: CSA week 5: Squashes, beets, beans and more
- CSA week 4: Collards (a love story), new potatoes and “girl power!”It has been a busy week on the farm with a visit from an all-girls summer program and the celebration of a vegetable that brought John and Heather-Marie together as… Read more: CSA week 4: Collards (a love story), new potatoes and “girl power!”
- Collards: A love story“Hi Surfer John! I have a random food question. Especially since you are from the South ;). Do you have a “recipe” for collards that you like and can share?”… Read more: Collards: A love story