Category Archives: Weekly Newsletter

Happy Father’s Day! No rest for those fathers on this farm. We have work to do. We will take time for high tea to celebrate Juvencio (and Jacob as a father to be) once the harvest is done. I have … Continue reading →

It has been a busy week catching up on weeding and turning over beds. The overwintered onions are out and the spring seeded onions are in. We continue to plug away at the 12 beds of onions that have to … Continue reading →

Our meal last night, made from a share that was left over. McFaddin’s twice cooked potatoes with herbs, salad of lettuce, kale, kohlrabi and radish with my dressing. Tenderloin steak with parsley and shallot chimichurri and sugarsnap peas with Chinese … Continue reading →

On Sunday afternoon, we got the news that Juvencio‘s father had a stroke. He had been taken to a local Doctor who then referred him to the hospital in San Pedro Sula. These were tense moments as we waited to … Continue reading →

Last week we snuck in new potatoes and fresh onions as they were ready to harvest when we got out there and actually looked. This week we have them again and they are a real special treat for spring. New … Continue reading →

Happy Mother’s Day! We had an amazing day at the Beaverton Farmers Market with record heat and near record sales. We sold out of cut flowers by 9:30 in the morning and spent most of the day trying to  restock … Continue reading →

We did it! We managed to pull off a weekend full of celebration for my mom’s 90th birthday. We may not have had 80 people here at the farm but we made enough food for 100. Everyone pitched in to … Continue reading →

The spring is green and so is your share this week. Lots of lush leaves to enjoy with your family. Salad greens, stir fry greens, sauteed greens. Sugar snap peas are surging up the trellises and they are starting to … Continue reading →

Thank you to all who joined us for the opening potluck. We had so much fun making pizza, sharing food and drink and enjoying music. We heard from the duet Laura and Ken, the PSU Mariachi band “Rosas del Sol” … Continue reading →

Spring is here and we are enjoying the cool mornings and warm afternoons. The greenhouses are mostly planted. We have sugar snap peas, lettuce, spinach, carrots and more on the way. The first two beds of tomatoes are planted as … Continue reading →