Turkey Turkey

I’d like to tell you a little bit about them…. They have their variety and weight on each of them, which is important. I am looking forward to your reports. I cooked one a week ago, a Bourbon Red, and it was quite incredible. This is how I did it: I let it thaw for a [...]
Why Rainshadow Eggs

I would like to talk a little bit about eggs. Lets start with the chicken. All Rainshadow chickens are on pasture. We have roughly sixty ladies and one rooster. We raise heritage breeds such as Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, Buffs, Marans, Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Ameraucanas. They live in “Rainshadow Roost”, which is a trailer with [...]
Shear Effect

I would like to share with you a note that I received today. This has a little bit to do with me, but it is also some incredible science about what leafy greens do for you. Thank you Dr. Perry Chinn for sharing. This means so much to me. Hi Sarahlee, I was [...]
Spring at Rainshadow

We have been super busy at the farm. This fabulous weather mounts up to some major inroads on farm infrastructure. We’re putting in 7 acres of fenced pig pasture, 2 acres of chicken pasture for both meat and egg birds, plus new houses, seeds are already being planted in the 4-season greenhouse (onions, peppers, kale, [...]
Happy Holidays from Rainshadow

Dear Friends of Rainshadow, I would like to take this perfectly white day to send our deepest gratitude for your support through 2012, and hopes for continued abundance for all of us in 2013. In the past I would have reflected on the summer months and all the freshness we usually miss this time of year. [...]
Farewell Summer 2012

Greetings friends of Rainshadow. We put our last potatoes and onions in the barn, and mulched the leeks and parsnips in the ground. The greenhouses are full of baby greens for winter. And the experiment begins. The year-round, full diet right here in Central Oregon. Ten brave families will continue into winter with a monthly [...]
Early bird sign-up for Next Year’s CSA!

Smoke from the smoldering fire hangs cold in our valley on this perfect autumn morning. We are harvesting roots. Parsnips, celeriac, leeks, onions, potatoes, turnips. We are also wading through our brussel sprouts, looking for stalks without aphids. It is incredibly troubling to tend to a crop from february to october and to be taken [...]
Ode to Cabbage

Cabbage is September’s gift. And I have a lot to share. I felt like last year I had an awful lot of cabbage, so I planted a quarter the amount and I am still baffled by the number of cabbages in the field. I am going to store quite a bit for our winter CSA, [...]
Late Sunday Night…

Another late Sunday night with a long week ahead. I want to start your week off with a sunrise. We have had some terrific, apocalyptic smoke here from the Pole Creek fire. But it makes for some incredible skies. Tall has gone to work the fire, so I am here with the pigs and chickens and [...]
Wheat Harvest and U-pick

A big fire in our Sisters and 29 degree nights are here for fall harvest. This week our Hard Red Spring Wheat will be combined and available as fresh, stone-milled flour very soon. Get a bag at farmer’s market and try it out! Farmer Tall is collecting a wheat sample to check our protein levels. [...]

Community

WHOLESALE OPTIONS For our chef friends, please contact us to get on our weekly wholesale update. We deliver to Bend, Sisters and Redmond weekly and we work with Cascade Couriers for additional deliveries. Spring is the time to request specific varieties for your needs as well as setting butcher dates for whole pigs for events [...]

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Community Supported Agriculture

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to bring fresh, organic produce, meats, and grains directly from our farm to your table each week. CSA’s strive to develop an available local food supply, encourage land stewardship, and build a sense of community. A CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm [...]

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Flour, Flowers, Eggs, and Books

We raise a hard red spring wheat that we grind into flour with a granite stone mill. This whole-grain product is a super food and can be used in your favorite baking recipes. We sell the flour in 2 pound bags for $4. It is meant to be bought regularly and used within two weeks [...]

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Farmer’s Market

Rainshadow can be found at several Farmer’s Markets around Central Oregon throughout the summer.

Redmond Oregon: Centennial Park from 4:30pm- 6:30pm each Tuesday
Bend, Oregon: Downtown from 3pm-7pm each Wednesday
Sisters, Oregon: 3pm-6pm each Friday.

These Farmer’s Markets are also pick-up locations for our CSA.

The Market CSA Membership: This will be a $600 up-front payment that will get you $650 “Rainshadow Bucks” that you can spend on anything you want, from meats, grains, and vegetables on the public side of the market tent. You can come any time and any week you would like, to Redmond, Sisters, and Bend. This options helps us as farmers when we need your commitment the most and makes things much more flexible for you. Concentrate on getting what you want, while still trying some new items.

The Farm

Turkey Turkey

I’d like to tell you a little bit about them…. They have their variety and weight on each of them, which is important. I am looking forward to your reports. I cooked one a week ago, a Bourbon Red, and it was quite incredible. This is how I did it: I let it thaw for a [...]

Learn More
Why Rainshadow Eggs

I would like to talk a little bit about eggs. Lets start with the chicken. All Rainshadow chickens are on pasture. We have roughly sixty ladies and one rooster. We raise heritage breeds such as Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, Buffs, Marans, Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Ameraucanas. They live in “Rainshadow Roost”, which is a trailer with [...]

Learn More
Shear Effect

I would like to share with you a note that I received today. This has a little bit to do with me, but it is also some incredible science about what leafy greens do for you. Thank you Dr. Perry Chinn for sharing. This means so much to me. Hi Sarahlee, I was [...]

Learn More
Spring at Rainshadow

We have been super busy at the farm. This fabulous weather mounts up to some major inroads on farm infrastructure. We’re putting in 7 acres of fenced pig pasture, 2 acres of chicken pasture for both meat and egg birds, plus new houses, seeds are already being planted in the 4-season greenhouse (onions, peppers, kale, [...]

Learn More
Happy Holidays from Rainshadow

Dear Friends of Rainshadow, I would like to take this perfectly white day to send our deepest gratitude for your support through 2012, and hopes for continued abundance for all of us in 2013. In the past I would have reflected on the summer months and all the freshness we usually miss this time of year. [...]

Learn More
Farewell Summer 2012

Greetings friends of Rainshadow. We put our last potatoes and onions in the barn, and mulched the leeks and parsnips in the ground. The greenhouses are full of baby greens for winter. And the experiment begins. The year-round, full diet right here in Central Oregon. Ten brave families will continue into winter with a monthly [...]

Learn More
Early bird sign-up for Next Year’s CSA!

Smoke from the smoldering fire hangs cold in our valley on this perfect autumn morning. We are harvesting roots. Parsnips, celeriac, leeks, onions, potatoes, turnips. We are also wading through our brussel sprouts, looking for stalks without aphids. It is incredibly troubling to tend to a crop from february to october and to be taken [...]

Learn More
Ode to Cabbage

Cabbage is September’s gift. And I have a lot to share. I felt like last year I had an awful lot of cabbage, so I planted a quarter the amount and I am still baffled by the number of cabbages in the field. I am going to store quite a bit for our winter CSA, [...]

Learn More
Late Sunday Night…

Another late Sunday night with a long week ahead. I want to start your week off with a sunrise. We have had some terrific, apocalyptic smoke here from the Pole Creek fire. But it makes for some incredible skies. Tall has gone to work the fire, so I am here with the pigs and chickens and [...]

Learn More
Wheat Harvest and U-pick

A big fire in our Sisters and 29 degree nights are here for fall harvest. This week our Hard Red Spring Wheat will be combined and available as fresh, stone-milled flour very soon. Get a bag at farmer’s market and try it out! Farmer Tall is collecting a wheat sample to check our protein levels. [...]

Learn More