Our new crop of carrots start next week. We should be back to our normal bunches then. We are should have enough tomatoes as well! Alex Frecker, of Frecker Farms is a good friend of ours. He’s worked with Givens farms for over 10 years and we are always happy to support his new farm …
Monthly Archives: September 2014
CSA and Juice Feast for September 24th
Having our farm so close to the beach in Goleta has a lot of great advantages. We stay cooler in the hot temperatures and mild all year round. But it also brings in a lot of moisture that makes growing things difficult at times. Our carrot tops have a bad case of mildew and so …
CSA and Juice Feast for September 17th
it has been so hot and dry on the farm. It’s been a struggle to keep up with watering and the bugs are going crazy. That’s why you have not seen spinach, arugula, cauliflower, broccoli and more. We just don’t have a chance at making progress with these crops until it cools down, rains or …
CSA and Juice Feast for September 10th
We’ve added a fruit expansion option to our CSA boxes. We don’t grow a lot of fruit on the farm at the current time, although we’ve planted raspberries and blackberries and have a lot of citrus trees in our future. But maybe you’d like to see a few more lbs of fruit in your share …
CSA and Juice Feast for September 3rd
We are back in school! St. Raphael, Mountain View, Cold Spring Elementary and Westmont to be specific. If you have picked up your CSA box here in the past or want to pick up your share here in the upcoming weeks, please log into your account and change your pick up location. Feel free to …