What’s happening on the farm today? Pixies are just starting to grow. Waiting for all these green peppers to turn colors. Green is ok – but red and yellow taste so good!! A new born chick taking a lil farm nap. While other the other newbies run around exploring their world. Digging fresh carrots daily …
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To all our current and future egg subscribers. You may notice your eggs getting darker orange, richer tasting and just all around more delicious. Our chickens, who are now co-mingling with our turkeys, are running through green pastures and eating all sorts of bugs just like they should be. If you are on our waiting …
Deux Bakery came out with a really tasty new loaf of Whole Wheat Sourdough this week. I literally ate the whole loaf so I can testify to it’s goodness. And it’s baked fresh for you the morning of delivery. They are up at 3a in the kitchen making it all happen downtown Santa Barbara! Check …
We are building a brand new website and would love to hear your testimonials on our CSA program. If you have any words you’d like to share about your experience with us, our veggies, eggs or other products we would love to hear about it. CSA Share Contains: CARROTS YELLOW CHERRY TOMATOES LACINATO KALE RED …
We are planting citrus! We are starting our fruit orchard with 10 pixie and 20 satsuma tangerine trees. Looking forward to sweet, delicious, easy to peel treats in our future! CSA Share Contains: AMBROSIA MELON CARROTS GREEN LEAF LETTUCE SPAGHETTI SQUASH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES RED ONIONS GREEN ZUCCHINI BASIL YELLOW BELL PEPPERS HASS AVOCADOS from Vincent …
If you follow us on Instagram you might have already seen these pictures. We spent the weekend setting our chickens out to pasture. It wasn’t easy, and I have a lot to learn about herding chickens. After months of building and securing huge paddocks, our chickens can finally roam free. Previously they were in smaller …
We are resuming deliveries to Mountain View School this coming Wednesday. If you previously picked up there or would like to pick up there moving forward please log into your account and change the pick up location. I’m here to help if you need it. CSA Box Contains: RED BELL PEPPERS CILANTRO GREEN LEAF LETTUCE …
CSA Contents this week: GREEN BEANS CARROTS LEEKS HEIRLOOM TOMATOES SPAGHETTI SQUASH RED LEAF LETTUCE ITALIAN PARSLEY RED BELL PEPPERS ASSORTED MELONS (I’m reserving all the cool kinds we have up here in Buellton, like Galia, honeydew, piel de sappo and more especially for the CSA) HASS AVOCADOS from VINCENT FARMS (They have been ripening …
If you are reading this blog I imagine you subscribe to our CSA program here at John Givens Farm. All the produce is selected especially for you and picked within hours of receiving it. If you are finding that your produce is going bad in your fridge within a week (or even 2) of receipt, …
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NO granola or cookies this week. Cindy will be back at it next week. Lots of delicious eggs in our CSA store and other breads and goodies. Hope you enjoy the special watermelon we are putting in the box this week. A golden rind with a sweet pink center, a happy place in the midst …