June 2024
Summer CSA Week 5
Summer CSA Week 5 - It's a Meat Week! Starting this week, every other-ish email will be written by our Farmers! This way you, the CSA member get a different and new look
Meet the Team!
Meet the Team! People often ask us, "How many people work at Rainshadow?" Our answer is often, "that's a great question" partly because once you work at Rainshadow you sort of transcend the
Summer CSA week 4
Summer CSA Pick up: 6/19-6/22 Farm News Psst! I want to share a little secret with you. Did you know that one of the hardest parts of our job here on the farm
3rd Summer CSA pick up this week (it’s a meat week!)
3rd Summer CSA pick up this week (it's a meat week!) Farm News: Rise in temps means the work explodes! This time of year it is all aboard for all the tasks. We
2nd Summer CSA pick up this week
2nd Summer CSA pick up this week Farm News: Temps are rising! This next week it feels like we are starting the swing into summer. Last week it was cooler evening, mild days,
May 2024
1st Summer CSA pick up this week
1st Summer CSA pick up this week Farm News: It's here! Wow, first Summer CSA of 2024 here we are! This week truly marks a major turning point in the year. Now through
Cooking Up Creativity in the Kitchen
Cultivating Culinary Creativity Our Market Garden is where our science and culinary trials begin. It is where we trial new varietals and seed saving practices. We work with companies like Row 7 who are
April 2024
Spring greens everywhere!
Everything is happening! What a joy! But also, wow! This is the moment where you step back and look at the year and say thanks for those slow, thoughtful winter moments. That time is
Eat where you live
Eat where you live – hyper local and organic – as intimate as food can be Earth Day is an opportunity to contemplate how your actions support the earth: the atmosphere, the land, the
March 2024
Month of Love and Babies
photo credit: Alison Holland Baby Peas and baby chicks as big as your hand. The month of love and...babies Something about that just does make sense, even if the timing
February 2024
February, the month of love
This month, the second month of the year, the month of love. We sit, legs dangling over the edge, looking up and out and over Central Oregon, our home, and reflect on
January 2024
Two Winters
photo credit: Melissa Harmon January, a tale of two winters Wow, January started out so pleasant, really too pleasant, as we saw you all early in
Summer is coming
It’s Official, the Summer Growing Season is Here! This time of the year is a surprisingly busy time for us. Between December and January we map out, count, and plan our next 12 months.
December 2023
January CSA pick-up this week!
photo credit: Melissa Harmon Happy New Year, farm friends. Howdy ya'll! Sarahlee here, again..... writing the email on time. What do you think of that? Now you don't have to
November 2023
Gratitude
The things we are grateful for in 2023 Our crew from last year Wow, what a winning year last year. In 2023 we started our own Apprentice Program and our first year’s Apprentices knocked