Feed aggregator

Northampton County Open Gate Farm Tour Sept. 29-30 - Allentown Morning Call

Google Feed -


Allentown Morning Call
Northampton County Open Gate Farm Tour Sept. 29-30
Allentown Morning Call
The Northampton County Open Gate Farm Tour will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday, with 22 sites offering tours, demonstrations and products. The Open Gate Farm Tour is .... are available for all ages. Organic produce will be available for sale ...

Bulk Sweet Peppers Still Available!

Beet Box -

96 Bulk Sweet Peppers Still Available! Get 'em while you can!

Bulk Sweet Peppers Still Available!
It's the apex of sweet pepper season!
Time to stock up on Stocky Red Roasters!

5 pounds for $22.00, delivered to your pickup site.
  Sweet Peppers are one of the easiest things to put up for winter:
  • Chop up and freeze (no blanching necessary) for winter soups and stir fries!
  • Roast and freeze (or can or pickle) for an awesome addition to burgers, sandwiches, soups and more!
  • Make Roasted Red Pepper spread for the fridge or freezer!
  • Or, just eat them like popsicles, breakfast, lunch and dinner!
If you'd like to order, please send an email to Bets with your name, phone number, pickup site, and quantity of peppers you'd like (in 5 lb increments).
Thanks!

 
-->
Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved.


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp

Week 18 of 28 from Valley Flora!

Beet Box -

Week 18 of 28 from Valley Flora! Leeks & Beets!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
View this email in your browser
-->
What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Help Valley Flora Go Solar! - Fall Fundraiser Dinner at the Farm!
  • Fall Farmstand Hours Start Next Week
  • Strawberry U-Pick: Beautiful & Abundant!
A vision of the future at Valley Flora: Solar-powered Produce!
-->
What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Leeks
  • Zucchini
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Fennel
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Broccoli
  • Head Lettuce
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...
  • Red Onion
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Broccoli
  • Zucchini
  • Eggplant
  • Kale
  • Tomatoes
  • Romanesco?
  • Potatoes?
  • Hot Peppers
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Parsley
Fall Fundraiser Dinner at the Farm - Help Valley Flora Go Solar!
For the past ten years at Valley Flora we've been harnessing horses to help get the farming done, but wouldn't it be great if we could harness the sun itself? For a long time our goal has been to make this little farm as climate-friendly as possible through the use of horses and our electric tractor, but solar has been out of reach financially. We looked into solar panels in 2010 but it was way beyond our budget.

Then, this past winter we found out about a couple solar grant programs that were about to sunset - one with the state of Oregon and the other through the US Department of Agriculture. With invaluable grant-writing assistance from a non-profit called Spark Northwest we applied for both grants. We just found out this month that our solar-powered-produce dream is finally coming true: we were awarded both grants! Combined, they'll cover 45% of the cost of a 12 kW solar installation big enough to power most of the farm: our irrigation pump, walk-in cooler, freezers, and new propagation greenhouse.

Our hope is to have solar panels on the roof of the barn by next spring, but we need to raise matching funds to make it a reality. To help get us part of the way there, we're hosting a fall fundraiser dinner at the farm on October 20th! There will be an afternoon of cider pressing and farm tours, followed by a 5-course dinner with wine served in our new greenhouse. Dinner will feature all the Valley Flora produce we can stuff into five courses, with the masterful help of chef Kali Pestana of the Loft.

Cider pressing and farm tours start at 3 pm; dinner will begin at 5 pm. Cost is $100 per person. Everyone will go home with a jug of cider.

If you'd like to join us on October 20th, please RSVP and we'll save you a seat! Let's raise a glass together: to the power of the sun!
A photo of the inaugural dinner in our new greenhouse last spring. Join us for another dinner under glass on October 20th!
-->
Fall Farmstand Hours Start Next Week!
Dark mornings, cold nights, fall is here! As of next Wednesday, October 3rd, the farmstand will begin operating on fall hours: every Wednesday and Saturday from 10-2 (instead of 9-2). We'll stay open for Saturdays as long as the weather holds up, through October, but will switch to Wednesday-only winter hours by November. The produce is as diverse and colorful as it gets these days as summer and fall collide in a riot of food.
 
-->
Strawberry U-Pick Beautiful and Abundant
All this heat and sun has brought on a strawberry rebound in the u-pick beds. There is ample ripe fruit, yours for the easy picking! It's not too late to fill the freezer and make your winter stash of jam!
Cleo, age 7, the new chalkboard artist at the farm.
The Farmstand is Open for Summer Hours!
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 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.
Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved.


unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences 

Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp

Ready for the rain: In a seemingly wetter world, Ashland County farm works to stay dry, adaptive - Eau Claire Country Today

Google Feed -


Eau Claire Country Today
Ready for the rain: In a seemingly wetter world, Ashland County farm works to stay dry, adaptive
Eau Claire Country Today
In combination with organic matter, the additions can help enhance northern Ashland County's stubborn red clay soils. But after a series of historic rainstorms that flattened crops and layered heavy sediment deposits, the Rothe family of River Road ...

Farm in a box: Pilot program puts fresh twist on CSA model in Mendocino County - Ukiah Daily Journal

Google Feed -


Ukiah Daily Journal
Farm in a box: Pilot program puts fresh twist on CSA model in Mendocino County
Ukiah Daily Journal
But a new pilot program launched this summer in Mendocino County is making it much easier for at least one local farm to put fresh produce in people's kitchens. Funded by the USDA, the program is exploring new ways to connect farmers and customers ...

Farm in a box: Pilot program puts fresh twist on CSA model in Mendocino County - Ukiah Daily Journal

Google Feed -


Farm in a box: Pilot program puts fresh twist on CSA model in Mendocino County
Ukiah Daily Journal
But a new pilot program launched this summer in Mendocino County is making it much easier for at least one local farm to put fresh produce in people's kitchens. Funded by the USDA, the program is exploring new ways to connect farmers and customers ...

Pages

Subscribe to Valley Flora aggregator