My dear Community, These winter months always feel the toughest on the farm. We’ve picked through the majority of our fall plantings and with the rain creating stagnant mud along with cold days, the crops don’t seem to want to grow. We’ll be supplementing from neighbors to help fill the CSA boxes this week. You might see gaps in our produce come March as well. When the sun is …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Week of January 25th
My dear Community, Mesa neighborhood members: we’ve teamed up with Lighthouse Coffee to offer you our newest pick up location, starting Wednesday, February 1st. The fee for delivery is only $1/week. If you’d like to claim your spot for pickup, shoot us an email or log into your account here, click on the “change” button next to your pickup location and select “Lighthouse Coffee” to continue. Friendly reminder: …
Week of January 18th
My dear Community, It’s been quite a week on and off the farm. There’s nothing like a good rainstorm to help me assess the weakest links in my outdoor projects. Mother nature has been nothing short of awe inspiring this week as the Santa Ynez river rose to claim anything in her path. We lost a lot …
Week of January 11th – cancelled
My dear Community, I was wondering if we were going to be able to run our CSA program this week when I woke up this morning. Although Wednesday looks clear for takeoff, most of the work and planning is done in on Mondays and Tuesdays. Heavy rains make it impossible to get into the fields and …
Week of January 4th
My dear Community, Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. If you’re like me, you indulged in everything that is good about the holidays. Lots of time with loved ones, catching up on loose ends and eating too much sugar, or maybe you have a different vice. It’s a slippery slope for me so I’m ready to …