2014 – Newsletter Week 18 November 19, 2014 - Give me odorous at sunrise, a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. -Walt Whitman I woke this morning with frost once again blanketing the lawn and gardens, a fitting sight as we prepare to load week #18 boxes into the delivery van. It has been a wonderful year of produce, some challenges,… Read More
2014 – Newsletter week 17 October 16, 2014 - i am a belly drum bum tromp tromp tromp up gravel slide hands so cold and heart so wide whistle away- yell and consume and yell build a yurt- read books- have faith in the mud it will always be there the great squish looks out for us tiny globules of water in the morning… Read More
2014 – Newsletter week 16 October 9, 2014 - Howdy to y’all, from Kimberly, another intern earth dancer. First, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the very important role that Ruby, the farm dog plays in all of this vegetable production. She reports promptly to work every single morning, always enthusiastic and excited that we’re all still here, and that there… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 15 October 2, 2014 - The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. -William Blake Growing up in the small German community of Westphalia, IA. (population 100, give or take a few) can be summarized in several words: faith (read Catholic Church), family (I have 12 siblings), farming and baseball. One landmark in this town was a large green corn crib… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 14 September 25, 2014 - “All that is gold does not glitter, all who wander are not lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by frost.” - J.R.R. Tolkien Hello everybody! This weeks newsletter was written by me, an intern named Ben. I awoke on Saturday morning to a chill in the bunkhouse.… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 13 September 18, 2014 - "All things are subject to interpretation – whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not of truth." -Friedrich Nietzche A Canteloupe Speaketh “I started out as a small seed of course, but on May 2nd I was opened up to the air and pushed into some moist black dirt… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 12 September 11, 2014 - FALL HARVEST GATHERING IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 2-8 P.M. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. -Mother Teresa Slow the Water A watershed is a web of water that drains a geographical area of land. It is an intricate system of springs, creeks, streams and rivers. Our farm here is… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 11 September 4, 2014 - "O Thou who art at home deep in my heart, enable me to join you deep in my heart." The Talmud The deep red tablecloth covered the dining room table, three bouquets of flowers from the garden and several bottles of wine encircled the burning candle at the center and real cloth napkins from Quatemala… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 10 August 28, 2014 - “Laughter is the measure of your faith.” -Martin Luther Local challenge I read an article recently in Mississippi Market's Market Medley newsletter speaking to the challenge of eating local. I have often come across different facts about the petrol and time involved with much of our food getting from the farm to our plate, yet… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 9 August 21, 2014 - “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” -Albert Einstein Hello from Sophia, a violinist, knitter, and student who loves tea, campfire, and being outdoors. I took interest in interning at a CSA farm, because wanted to learn more about sustainable agricultural practices and to be a part of a… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 8 August 14, 2014 - “ In nature, nothing and everything is perfect. Trees are distorted, bent in weird ways, and they are still beautiful.” -Alice Walker The Full CSA Box The all-illusive “full” csa box is much like having ideal weather for the crops. Much of this, of course, comes down to one’s interpretation and perspective. In any one… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 7 August 7, 2014 - “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi there! I’m Gabe and I have been one of your faithful interns thus far for the summer season. I came to the farm for many reasons. I wanted to learn how food is… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 6 July 31, 2014 - “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter still.” -Keats Colorado Potato Beetle The Colorado Potato Beetle is a yearly resident here on the farm. It very much likes both eggplant and potatoes. We find them in all stages from eggs underneath the leaves, to tiny black dots, to big fat slimies ready to… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 5 July 24, 2014 - It is never us and them, it is always we … together. This week’s Newsletter is written by fellow member Kim Dion. It all started with friendly banter between my husband and me that concluded with the always popular… “No you won’t.” “Yes, I will.” “NO, you won’t.” “YES, I will.” The topic of the… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 4 July 17, 2014 - “Go ahead and climb out on that limb, that is where the fruit is.” Mark Twain Drying out This past week we finally arrived at a point to be able to do several important tasks that we have been semi-patiently waiting to complete. Needless to say, the 4th weekend was spent in the fields: *Driving… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 3 July 10, 2014 - Thursday July 3rd 2014 “Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon." Dalia Lama Skunked by a skunk I have had this ongoing pursuit, for months really, of this darn skunk up by our hen house. I mean, I think it is a skunk. There are 3 possibilities that I am losing this battle thus far:… Read More
2014 – Newsletter Week 2 July 3, 2014 - Thursday June 26th 2014 … and on the eighth day God said “Let it rain!” I heard that this has been the wettest June, thus far in the Twin Cities, than any other June in history. That is saying something!! I do not believe that we have received quite as much, but the fields have been… Read More
2014 – Weekly Newsletter Week 1 June 26, 2014 - Thursday June 19th 2014 Finally, we begin our summer deliveries of the 2014 CSA season. Thanks a bunch for joining us for the next 18 weeks. I will bullet a few items that may help the season go smoothly: The delivery list of produce is posted on Monday evening each week on our website. This… Read More
