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We are excited to announce that our pasture-raised, heritage hogs are now available for purchase! Read below to learn more about how we raise our pigs, what to expect, and how to reserve your hog. THE PIGS Pearce and I have been raising pigs on various farms for the past 4 yearsContinue reading “2024 Whole and Half Hogs Available”

Summer 2024 Happy last CSA! Wow. We made it. The LAST CSA. I am feeling all the feels. Mostly I am feeling a certain sense of relief. This has been one of the hardest farming seasons for me, and I am looking forward to the exhale that the end of the seasonContinue reading “Week 16 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hi everyone! Happy super harvest blood moon with a partial eclipse!!! Hope you all took a peek at the amazing moonrise tonight. I hope everyone enjoyed the CSA last week. Everything is beginning to feel more and more like fall. Right now, we’re enjoying the merge of summer and fallContinue reading “Week 15 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Happy week 14! Wow, 14 weeks FLEW by. I can barely believe it. That’s a lot of time! It feels so special to me to know that our veggies have filled your fridges and plates for that many weeks. If you didn’t use any vacation days, this is your lastContinue reading “Week 14 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hey CSA members! How was last week? Did you SALSA it up?? Hoping you’re enjoying everything. For those of you with a flower add-on, I’ll be doing one this week and one next week. That will be all 8 of them! The blooms are starting to slow down, and IContinue reading “Week 13 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hey CSA members! Whew, those were some wild storms last night and this morning! Hope everyone fared alright. We’re just so grateful the storms wiped away that heatwave. Working in the field today was truly a summer dream. Yesterday, on the other hand, was quite the experience! We coordinated withContinue reading “Week 12 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hello! Hope you all had a lovely August week. August is always a time to brace for change. Our summer is fleeting and small glimmers of the seasons ahead are just starting to fill the air. Fall is truly my favorite season, so I’m diving head into the change. IContinue reading “Week 11 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Happy CSA eve! Hello from your field crew! We harvested 450lbs of cabbage today for your CSA boxes! These cabbages are huge, I think the largest one is 8.5lbs… One of you lucky members will find it in your box. Most of the cabbages are about 3-4lbs, a little moreContinue reading “Week 10 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hey all! Hoping you all had a lovely summer week. How about all that rain on Sunday? We got almost 3 inches over the course of the day out here on the farm! For those who pickup on the farm, the new gate code is: 4984#. please write that downContinue reading “Week 9 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hey CSA members! How was your week? Did you enjoy everything in the box? Thanks to those of you who shared recipes and gratitude this week. It’s so lovely to hear from you! We’re officially halfway through the CSA, only 8 more boxes left. As much as we love everythingContinue reading “Week 8 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hi Everyone! I will be delivering another flower add-on this week, to makeup for the week that I missed earlier this season. The flowers are poppin’ and I want to capture them for you! If you have a flower add-on, please check your dropsite for flowers this week. Reflecting onContinue reading “Week 7 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hi Everyone! Just a reminder that this week IS an add-on week. If you ordered a flower add-on, please remember to look for your flowers near the boxes at your drop site. Your jar will have your name on the tag. Thanks! Thanks for tuning into yet another week onContinue reading “Week 6 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Week 5! Hi everyone! Is it just me, or do the weeks fly by?? I feel like I do one delivery and I already have to start planning for the next CSA. The summer is fleeting and we are here for it. Just a few reminders before I get intoContinue reading “Week 5 – CSA Newsletter”

Hello all! This will be our recipe archive for the CSA members. Whenever anyone sends me a recipe or method they used to prepare their veggies in their CSA box, I will share them here. You can also make comments on this post, so if you want to ask questions, share moreContinue reading “CSA Member Recipes 2024”

Summer 2024 Happy CSA eve! Looking forward to sharing produce with you once again tomorrow! Just a reminder that this week is an add-on week. This will be the first flower add-on! If you ordered flowers, your mason jar display will be set near the CSA boxes at your drop site. PleaseContinue reading “Week 4 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hello CSA members! Thank you for an incredible week! I have received quite a few emails with recipes and photos from your kitchens. I feel so lucky to be able to share in your sweet moments of nourishment and see where our food ends up in the world. Please keepContinue reading “Week 3 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Happy week number 2! I am so grateful we are finally in the swing of CSA season. Getting through the first delivery of the season is always a challenge, but we’re on the other side! Thank you to those of you who worked with me last week to iron outContinue reading “Week 2 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer 2024 Hello and welcome to the newsletter! It’s the first week of our Summer CSA program! I can barely begin to describe my excitement for what this season will bring. Every Tuesday night, before the CSA delivery, you’ll receive an email with a link to the weekly newsletter. It will usuallyContinue reading “Week 1 – CSA Newsletter”

Summer CSA 2023 Happy last CSA! Wow. here we are. October 2nd. The last CSA harvest of 2023 is complete and the boxes will head your way TOMORROW. Farming is so wild because the weekly summer rhythm is so consistent, then all of a sudden it screeches to a halt. Sure, weContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #16”

Summer CSA 2023 Hi everyone! I hope you had a really lovely week. Thank you so much for the feedback and kind words over the last week. I am feeling so much gratitude for this job! How lucky I am to raise your food. This week you’ll find some fun fall veggiesContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #15”

Summer CSA 2023 Hey CSA Members! Happy week 14! I cannot believe we’ve been on this journey for 14 whole weeks. That’s a lot of time! It feels so special to me to know that our veggies have filled your fridges and plates for that many weeks. If you didn’t use anyContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #14”

Summer CSA 2023 Happy CSA week #13! I hope everyone is having a lovely week! Fall is certainly in the air. Just a reminder to check your inbox and read the email I sent yesterday about the vacation days and purchasing extra CSA boxes. Let me know if you have any questions,Continue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #13”

Summer CSA 2023 Hey members! How was your week? Did anyone make it to the state fair? Pearce and I were able to sneak off the farm for a day to enjoy the festivities last Thursday. We have so much fun taking our sweet time, seeing all the animals and sights, andContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #12”

Summer CSA 2023 Hi CSA mmbers! Hope you’re having a good week. Just a few announcements going into this week: WAITE PARK PICKUP: There will be house construction happening at Sarah and Jordan’s this week, so your boxes will be located at the blue house, two doors down. Just look for theContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #11”

Summer CSA 2023 We had a cool, cloudy day to harvest for the CSA, and a little sidekick! Happy CSA day! Hey everyone! Hope this email finds you well, sorry it’s so late into the evening! Either you can doze off to bed reading this newsletter, or enjoy it bright and earlyContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #10”

Summer CSA 2023 Hey CSA members! How was your week? I hope you had a lovely time using your veggies and getting creative in the kitchen. We had a good week out here at the farm. Lots of rain and storms blew through; it was such a welcome sound to hear rainContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #9”

Summer CSA 2023 Hello! Happy week #8! This week is special because it marks the halfway point of our CSA season. We deliver shares for 16 weeks through the summer and fall. I can’t believe we’re already halfway through. Just a quick reminder that you only paid for 14 weeks of theContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #8”

During the first few weeks of our 2023 summer CSA, our members were inundated with a seasonal favorite: summer squash. We were bringing in over 100lbs a week and filling our members boxes with this nourishing veggie. Members were asked to participate in a summer squash recipe challenge where they had toContinue reading “Summer Squash Recipes”

Summer CSA 2023 Hey CSA members! HAPPY AUGUST! What?!? The summer months are slipping by so quickly. Luckily we still have time to enjoy summer veggies, time on the lake, sunshine, and sweet summer sunsets before fall changes the pace of the world around us. This week on the farm we harvestedContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #7”

Summer CSA 2023 Hello from the farm! Hope you all had a great week. Thank you to everyone who submitted recipes for the summer squash recipe challenge. It was so fun to see your kitchen creations and the diverse ways everyone is using summer squash in their kitchens. I have complied allContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #6”

Summer CSA 2023 Our little CSA packing helper today! Happy week #5! We had a little visit from Milo today in the pack shed! he was a great supervisor and made sure all the boxes were filled with incredible veggies to feed you this week. The weeks are truly chugging along. ThisContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #5”

Summer CSA 2023 Hey CSA members! Happy week #4 of the CSA! The weeks are really starting to fly by. We really hope you are enjoying the variety of veggies each week. If you plan on using a vacation week next week, let me know! You can email or text me. JustContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #4”

Summer CSA 2023 Happy week #3! How is everyone? I hope that you enjoyed the veggies in your box from last week. It’s fun to see more color fill in the boxes each week! The landscape of the farm changes so quickly these days as more veggies become ready for harvest. EverythingContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #3”

Summer CSA 2023 Thanks to the River Market Coop and photographer Scott Streble, the summer status of our field and our family was captured last Thursday afternoon. Hey CSA Members! THANK YOU for an incredible first week. First of all, thank you for leaving your yellow CSA totes at the dropsites, notContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #2”

Summer CSA 2023 Hello all! Well, we finally made it. The FIRST CSA of 2023! This is a moment I’ve been anticipating since last fall. All the planning, seeding, planting, weeding, watering, and work has finally culminated into food that we can share with you all. We’re definitely feeling super stoked. IContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week #1”

In January of 2022, Pearce and I used our winter to plan for our upcoming farm season. Farm planning always includes lots of different things, but since we had just finished our first year with our own farm, we were hoping to apply for some grant programs to support some of theContinue reading “Lakewinds Organic Field Fund”

Hey CSA members! We did it! Today is the LAST CSA delivery of 2022! Wow. This summer really flew by. We hope you’re ready to enjoy the final bounty of what our farm was able to produce this season. We have loved feeding you this season. It was a true joy toContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – THE LAST CSA”

Hey CSA members! The pickup is on Sunday 10/2. Sorry, you’re hearing from me early this week because I’ll be in Texas for the weekend visiting my parents! Wow, writing these updates is starting to feel bittersweet; I only get to write one more this season! It has been so fun sharingContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 17”

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone has had a really great week. There were so many tasty veggies to cook with last week! Can’t wait to share what we have in store for you this week. With only three weeks left, now is the time to start bringing all your wax boxes backContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 16”

Hey CSA Members! We only have THREE MORE WEEKS of the CSA left! I can’t believe the season is coming to a close so quickly. I feel like we just started! The last three CSA dates are: September 25th October 2nd October 9th Most of you have used both vacation days, butContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 15”

Good moring CSA members! I hope a lot of you had lovely vacations last week for Labor day! It will be nice to see everyone again and share veggies with you this week. Just a reminder that our in laws, Pete and Delcie will be delivering the CSA shares once more forContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 14”

Happy Saturday evening! This week Pearce and I will be at a wedding, so Pearce’s parents (Pete and Delcie) will be delivering the CSA shares for us. If you are at a dropsite where you meet us, please look for them in their silver prius! They will make themselves obvious and theyContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 13”

We are excited to announce that our pasture-raised, heritage hogs are now available for purchase! Read below to learn more about how we raise our pigs, what to expect, and how to reserve your hog. THE PIGS Pearce and I have been raising pigs on various farms for the past 4 yearsContinue reading “Whole and Half Hogs Available”

Hey CSA Members! We only have 6 weeks left of the CSA! Wow. This summer is flying by. Just a reminder to let me know if you plan on using any vacation days through September. All of you paid for 16 weeks of the 18 week CSA. If you don’t use allContinue reading “CSA Newsletter – Week 12”