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How a Small USDA Program Helps Small Farms and Local Food Economies - Food Tank (blog)

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How a Small USDA Program Helps Small Farms and Local Food Economies
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Despite those promising findings at a time when farmers in the US are facing unique economic challenges, the VAPG program is currently in limbo due to the delay of the Farm Bill—and depending on the outcome of negotiations, it could be wiped out ...

Happy Thanksgiving from Valley Flora!

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Happy Thanksgiving from Valley Flora! Shallots! Parsnips!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Remember: All CSA Pick-ups on WEDNESDAY this week!
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Shallots
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Celery
  • Kale
  • Butternut Squash
  • Rosemary
  • Parsnips
  • Potatoes
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Nothing this week...
*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
  • Carrots
  • Celeriac
  • Radicchio
  • Chard?
  • Delicata Squash
  • Apples
  • Turnips
  • Radishes?
Happy Thanksgiving!
We're grateful for your  support of our little farm and the important role you play in choosing local food and family-scale organic agriculture. Thank you! We wouldn't be here without you!

Here on the farm we're looking forward to hunkering in for a few days around Thanksgiving and welcoming some real rain at last! Of course the wet forecast is creating the inevitable last-minute-before-the-rain scurry around here as we try to get a week's-worth of harvest done in two days AND check a few more fair weather projects off the never-ending list (don't forget to pull the irrigation pumps out of the creek before the deluge!). It'll feel great to take a big breath on Thursday and spend the day appreciating all the food, family, friends, and some long-overdue seasonal weather. Let it storm, Oregon-style!

We're packing some Thanksgiving-specific goodies for you this week, especially shallots (for gravy!), celery and rosemary (stuffing!), an extra big share of spuds (mashers!), and parsnips. We don't grow the prettiest parsnips in the world (in over 15 years of farming, I still haven't learned the secret to growing snow-white parsnips), but they are tasty. Your veggie peeler is your friend this week, and so is this recipe, especially if you think you don't like parsnips: Roasted Winter Squash and Parsnips with Maple Syrup Glaze and Marcona Almonds.

Wishing you all a cozy, happy Thanksgiving! Feast mightily!
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All CSA Pick-Ups Are on Wednesday This Week!
We will be delivering ALL shares to ALL pick-up sites this Wednesday, November 21st. Pick-up times will be as follows at each location:
  • Valley Flora: Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm, no change
  • Coos Bay: Wednesday 12 pm - 4 pm, no lat pick-up option
  • Port Orford*: Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Bandon*: 10:30 am to 5 pm
*Port Orford and Bandon members, please note that there will be no Saturday pick-up on November 24th next week.

We will resume our usual delivery schedule the week of November 26th.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Farmstand is Open for Winter Hours!
Every Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!
(No more Saturdays until next June)

Fresh Produce
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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Veteran-turned-farmer gives back to Wisconsin vets - MultiBriefs Exclusive (blog)

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Veteran-turned-farmer gives back to Wisconsin vets
MultiBriefs Exclusive (blog)
The pair practice sustainable and organic farming using no genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. ... The goal at Door County Farm is to provide the community with “locally grown, fresh, and natural ...

Week 25 of 28!

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Week 25 of 28! Weird Food Week: Celeriac, Giant Kohlrabi!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Weird Wintry Food
  • Thanksgiving Pick-up Schedule
Packing Harvest Baskets in the Barn
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Yellow Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Beets
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Turnips
  • Celeriac
  • Kohlrabi
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Nothing this week...
*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...
  • Shallots
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Kale
  • Rosemary
  • Parsnips
  • Potatoes
  • Butternut Squash
Weird Wintry Food
We've come to that point in the year when the Harvest Basket gets kinda gnarly. This week we're hitting you with a double whammy: giant kohlrabi and celeriac. They may look like something out of Star Trek, but like most things rough and scary on the outside, they're tender and sweet on the inside.

These winter kohlrabis get gigantic, on purpose. They keep for months in the fridge, but the sooner you dive in with your peeler and knife the sooner you'll be treated to the juiciest, sweetest, most mild kohlrabi you've had all season. Hands down, I prefer to eat my kohlrabi raw - cut up as simple veggie sticks with dip, or doused with lime and salt (jicama style). You can also cook with it (including the leaves, which are collard-like), but I think it looses some of its crisp appeal.

If I were you, I'd give this slaw recipe a whirl, which you can use your hakurei turnips in as well: Kohlrabi and Turnip Slaw.

As for the celeriac (aka celery root), once you get that knobby, hairy skin off you've got a creamy, white heart to put to use in any number of ways. Check out this list of great recipes, and be sure to try the Celery Root and Beet Salad. If you want to save it for Thanksgiving, celeriac is a great addition to stuffing recipes.

Remember, just like books and people, never judge a vegetable by its skin. :)
Newly-germinated cover crops in the the frosty morning light.
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Thanksgiving Pick-Up Schedule
Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us fast! As many of you know, our CSA delivery schedule changes the week of Thanksgiving. We will be delivering ALL shares to ALL pick-up sites on Wednesday, November 21st. Pick-up times will be as follows at each location:
  • Valley Flora: Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm, no change
  • Coos Bay: Wednesday 12 pm - 5 pm, no change
  • Port Orford*: Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Bandon*: 10:30 am to 5 pm
*Port Orford and Bandon members, please note that there will be no Saturday pick-up on November 24th next week.

We will resume our usual delivery schedule the week of November 26th.

If you will be out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and can't pick up your CSA share, we are happy to hold your food for you in our walk-in cooler and you can pick it up upon your return. Please email me by November 18th to request a cooler hold. We need your name, usual pick-up location, the items you want us to hold (Harvest Basket and/or Eggs), and the date you plan to pick them up from the farm.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Farmstand is Open for Winter Hours!
Every Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!
(No more Saturdays until next June)

Fresh Produce
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.
Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved.


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Frederick's Farms: It's turkey time at Open Book Farm - Frederick News Post

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Frederick's Farms: It's turkey time at Open Book Farm
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Open Book Farm near Middletown is gearing up for Thanksgiving and their 110 broad-breasted white turkeys are almost ready to take center stage ... well, center table. As an organic vegetable and pasture-based livestock farm, turkeys have become a ...

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