My dear Community, We have three more weeks of boxes until we close for the winter holiday. We will be closed December 20/21 & 27/28th. It’s always amazing how quickly the year flies by. 2023 marks our 13th year of the CSA program! Over the years the CSA program has been highlighted more and more as a valuable resource for local food distribution. A lot …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Week of Thanks Givens
My dear Community, I can’t help but let my thanks overflow this week for so many things, but especially for the community that helps keep this CSA program running. Our CSA van died a few weeks ago and our wonderful mechanic Tom took his own time to replace the water pump and get our 10+ year old van …
Week of November 15th
My dear Community, It’s cold enough in Buellton overnight now that all of our summer crops are put to winter’s rest. Luckily, we’re still cashing in on late tomatoes from our Goleta farm. It always feels like a tough transition when strawberries are no longer available for CSA boxes but it won’t be long before we get sweet tangerines to add some color and sweetness. We will be …
Week of November 8th
My dear Community, This is the first box in a while without fruit. John Givens Farm is mainly a vegetable farm, even though we planted an orchard and try to grow (and eat) as many strawberries as humanly possible in a calendar year. We still have some pears and apples for our fruit expansions but will be looking to Avila soon to get …