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For now, the three BeetBoxers, who also work on the vegetable farm, earn a minimum wage. But Mazur-Goulet has high hopes that the business seed the co-op has planted on an acreage situated between Carling Avenue and the Ottawa River will soon reap ...

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ATLANTA, Ill. (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and ...

Week 22 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 22 of 28 from Valley Flora! Spinach, Apples, Winter CSA!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Winter CSA Sign-ups
  • Apples in Every Form
Tw0-year old Jules, wowing his mom and grandpa with the biggest cider apple of the day!
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Red Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Beets
  • Pie Pumpkin
  • Acorn or Festival Squash
  • Romanesco
  • Apples
  • Spinach
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Savoy Cabbage
  • Purple Cauliflower
  • Radishes
  • Turnips
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Leeks
  • Chicory?
  • Carrots
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower?
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Radishes or Turnips
  • Parsley
  • Butternut Squash
Winter CSA Sign-Ups
This week's hefty bag of toothsome spinach from our new field tunnel reminded me that it's time to spread the word about the Winter CSA! We'll be offering a winter/spring CSA share like last year, with the first totes going out the week of January 7th and continuing every other week through the week of May 13th (10 weeks total). We had so much fun doing it last year - and we ate so well all winter - that we're going to try our luck with the winter months once again.

I had some trepidation with the notion of a winter CSA, given the uncertainty of the weather: floods, freezes, hailstorms, and all the rest. But each week that we packed the winter/spring shares I marveled at the diversity and abundance of food we were sending out, thanks to the combination of storage crops, greenhouse production, outdoor overwintering crops, and early spring perennial crops (asparagus, artichokes...). This year we have even more planted for winter, plus two new greenhouses in the New Nine, so we're hopeful that there'll be good winter eating for all.

A few details to keep in mind if you're interested in signing up:
  • The cost of a winter share is $400, payable by check or via PayPal on our website.
  • Candace's eggs will also be available, 10 week shares for $55.
  • Winter CSA shares are limited! We can only do about half our summer volume due to winter production constraints, so I encourage you to sign up and reserve your spot as soon as possible on our website!
  • We do not deliver in the winter. All Winter CSA shares (veggies and eggs alike) must be picked up at the farm. Pick-up is every other Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm at our barn, 2 miles up Floras Creek Road. Because pick-up is from our walk-in cooler, it's fine if you come a day or two late, so long as you pick up during daylight hours.
  • Concurrent with Wednesday CSA pick-ups, we will have our farmstand set up in the barn in case you want to purchase any additional goodies.
Don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions, and enjoy your first taste of the winter season to come when you dig into that spinach!
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Apples in Every Form
Fresh apples in your share this week. Apple crisp gracing the table for dessert on a cozy, cold fall night. Apple cider gushing forth from our wooden press on Sunday. A couple jugs of said apple cider perking on the back porch, slowly morphing from sweet to hard. Windfall apples on the ground, luring the deer in through some invisible hole in our fence. Four kids in four trees, shaking fruit down for yet another round of cider-making. Apples. Apples. Apples.
 
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The Farmstand is Open for Fall Hours!
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!

Fresh Produce
U-pick Strawberries
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm

 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
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ATLANTA, IL (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local ... - KTRS | St Louis News and Talk Radio | The Big 550 AM

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ATLANTA, IL (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local ...
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Many small organic fruit and vegetable producers have traditionally relied on sales through community-supported agriculture programs, in which community members pay for a weekly box of vegetables, The Chicago Tribune reported . But such sales are ...

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Illinois Organic Farmers Adapt as Industry Changes
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Hans and Katie Bishop run PrairiErth Farm in Atlanta, Illinois, a rural area about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Peoria. The Bishops said they're making many changes to how they run their business, such as expanding the company's wholesale ...
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Illinois organic farmers adapt as industry changes - Virginian-Pilot

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Illinois organic farmers adapt as industry changes
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ATLANTA, Ill. (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and ...

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New state program connects aspiring farmers with land they need - The Saratogian

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New state program connects aspiring farmers with land they need
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... a New Generation. Fifteen groups such as Saratoga PLAN comprise the existing Hudson Valley Farmlink. The Greenwich-based Agricultural Stewardship Association, which works in Rensselaer and Washington counties, helped Chris and Samantha Kemnah find ...

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Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and vegetable producers ...

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