EverGreen Farm

2015 CSA shares are FULL

2015 CSA Memberships are now FULL.  Sign up paperwork has been removed from this website. We will still consider accepting a few more Workshares, even if the season has already started.  Please contact me to have the paperwork sent by email.

Latest update on availability of 2015 CSA memberships

Looks like we are down to having only 2 available CSA memberships for this coming farm season.  These can be for purchase or filled by someone wishing to be a Workshare (helps on the farm in lieu of payment). 

Scroll down just a bit for all our sign-up paperwork.

Call (307) 884 - 6423 or email tara @ svwy . net with any questions. 

Tara

2015 CSA Membership Availability - Updated February 17th

Looks like CSA sign-ups have slowed down now.  We are well over the 3/4 full point, with only a handful of openings available.  True to my word, I have held off on any public advertising for well over a month to allow former members and supporters the opportunity to join us again in 2015.  I'm pretty sure word of mouth advertising will be sufficient for our needs this year (and will save us some $$ too).  We are just a little low on Workshares, so that's where I'll be concentrating my efforts next.

If you are still thinking about joining our CSA this season, don't delay.  Download the paperwork below and sign up!  It only takes $200 to reserve your spot.  Workshares help at the farm each week in lieu of any membership fees!

Tara

Update on 2015 CSA Membership Availablilty

Hello!  As of yesterday's incoming mail, our 2015 CSA memberships are approximately 2/3 full.  Jackson memberships are filling up more quickly than those in Star Valley. 

Workshare positions are only about half full, so I will be doing some advertising to fill these very essential positions!

I will keep this blog updated as the numbers get closer to capacity. 

You are welcome to call, text, or email any questions.  tara @ svwy . net,  307 884 6423

Tara

Sign-up Information for our 2015 CSA Season

2015 EverGreen Farm CSA memberships are now available for purchase.

** UPDATED on April 11th - CSA shares are FULL.  Thank you for your support.  However, we will consider accepting a few more Workshare memberships, even if the season has already started.  Please contact Tara if interested. **

EverGreen Farm CSA shares are limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.  We encourage you to sign up soon!  Membership updates will be posted regularly to this blog and our facebook page until we sell out.

The cost of a membership is $600.  A minimum payment of $200 will reserve your membership, with the balance due by April 1, 2015.

We plan to start harvesting produce by mid May and continue weekly deliveries through mid October.

For more detatiled information about EverGreen Farm and our upcoming CSA season, please refer to our 2015 CSA Sign-Up Form or contact us directly.

(*2015 sign-ups are FULL, paperwork is not longer available for download.)

How to sign up for a 2015 CSA membership:

1. Download and read our 2015 CSA Sign Up Form (above).
2. Complete the contact information page.
3. Mail in your paperwork with a full or partial payment.

Also taking applications to participate in our Workshare Program.

We are seeking individuals who are interested in helping on our farm 4 to 5 hours each week in lieu of paying for a CSA membership.  This is for folks who enjoy gardening and will literally work for food (plus many other perks). 

For more information, please refer to our 2015 Workshare Contract or give us a call.

(*2015 sign-ups are FULL, paperwork is no longer available for download.  However, we will consider accepting a few more Workshares even after the season starts.  If interested, please contact me.  Paperwork will be sent by email.)

How to apply for a Workshare position:

1. Download and read our 2015 Workshare Contract (above).
2. Also download and read the 2015 CSA Sign Up Form (above).
3. Complete the application page of the Workshare Contract and return by mail.

We are happy to answer any other questions.  Please feel free to contact Tara at 307 884 6423 or tara @ svwy . net.

 

CSA Memberships were sold out months ago and our season is well underway. However, we do have an opening (or two) in our Workshare Program. A workshare is someone who agrees to work at the farm each week in trade for a full share of produce. Please contact Tara for more informaiton.  

**Updated:  Workshare replacement found!**  Will consider possibility of another helper if they are available during our regular harvest days - Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday mornings.  Contact me - Tara

CSA Newsletter, Week #6

The very first of our emerging garlic scapes.

In your share this week:

• Salad mix
• Romaine head lettuce
• Pac choi
• Chinese cabbage
• Radishes
• Japanese turnips
• Garlic scapes

We had really hoped the new salad greens growing in our back field would be ready for this week's harvest.  Some of it is, but not enough if we want to have a continual, week to week, supply.  We took one last careful cutting from the salad growing in our greenhouses before pulling it all up to make room for planting beans, carrots and beets.  I'm amazed that just these two early plantings of greens have provided us with 6 weeks of salad mix! 

Sam, Shain, and Steve turning old salad beds into newly composted rows for planting beans.

The pac choi and Chinese cabbages in this week's share are from our second planting in greenhouse 3.  These are cold weather crops so they are starting to bolt from the heat (yes, occasionally, it has been hot here on the farm).  We'll need to get the rest of them out to you as soon as possible, even if the plants are still a little small. 

Garlic scpaes are likely a new item for those who are new to our CSA.  They are just starting to emerge from our garlic crop.  The few you are getting this week are very small, only 3 to 4 inches.  Next week they will be bigger starting to curl.  The week after that they will be plentiful and very curly.  After that, they could be gone.  Scapes come on fast and then that's it.  The "scape" is the center stalk of a hard neck garlic plant that starts out tender and deliciously edible.  In a few short weeks, the flexible curly-Q becomes a hard, straight stalk and eventually the small flower pod on the end blooms to spread it's seeds.  We snap off the scapes because they are an early season, garlic-y treat and to divert the plant's energy towards growing a big, beautiful bulb underground. 

We've collected many recipes and ideas for using garlic scapes here.  Some of the most popular are:  in salad dressing, pesto, hummus, pickled, roasted, and chopped up fine on salads or in soups.  Last night, Shain chopped some up and added them to his quick veggie stir fry.  These have become a trendy, fun attraction at farmers markets so there are an abundance of recipes and pictures on the internet.  If you have a favorite idea or recipe, please share!

We've had two nephews with us on the farm for the past 10 days.  Farmer Shain taught them the value of good, hard work.  They spent several days weeding old compost piles and pulling up old beds of mizuna, arugula and salad.  On most days, they were covered head to toe in dirt and/or mud.  Then we played!  We even converted one of the boys to thinking our plant based diet isn't too bad.  He said our EverGreen Farm salad mix is the best he's ever tasted. 

Playing around with some new recipes yet?  I heard from several folks who made the radish salsa.  I was brought this lovely jar of goodness this week.  Thanks Katie!

Fermented, sliced radishes. By workshare Katie.

Have a great week and ENJOY your veggies!

 Tara

2014 CSA Shares are SOLD OUT!

Thanks for your support!  All our shares for this coming 2014 season have FILLED UP!

Membership Update as of March 15th

Including the memberships I received in the mail yesterday, there are only 2 CSA shares available.  *Updated on March 17th:  Only 1 share remaining. 

If you are interested in in joining our CSA, please contact me directly - Call or text (884-6423), email ([email protected]) or facebook (like on the right).  This way I can put your name on our membership list now and there won't be any worries about hoping I get your membership paperwork in the mail on time.

Tara

CSA Membership Availability Update as of the first of March, 2014

After updating all my papers, confirming some verbal interest, and following up with people in general, it looks like the CSA us just about full.  As of now, there are only a handful of memberships available.  These memberships can be for a paying member or workshare and for people in either Jackson or Star Valley. 

If you haven't spoken or emailed me directly/personally in the last few days, I don't have your paperwork and I don't even know you are interested.  Best to get a hold of me quick.

I'll update this blog and post on facebook when we are full.

Meanwhile, Shain has given me a list of farm work to get started on this week.  Time to start preparing ground for planing in the greenhouses.

Tara