As these clear October nights dip into the teens, the team at Rainshadow Organics hustles to put food up for winter. They have pickled, sauced, jammed, and fermented since mid-July. Their farm store shelves are full from floor to ceiling. The pastured pork, beef, and chicken fills the freezers. The wheat, corn, and
Join us on Saturday, October 20th from 11am-3pm for our annual fall celebration and Customer Appreciation Day. Activities include: -Gleaning from our big field (bring your own shovel and bins/bags for pumpkins and other veggies) -Farm tours at 12pm and 2pm -Stocking your pantry for winter at the Farm Store - including discounted boxes of
I just wanted to take a second to appreciate the freshness of Rainshadow Organics CSA produce. How many times have you bought produce at the grocery store and put in the fridge. Then two days later, it's totally limp, lifeless, and losing nutrition by the minute. I, like most people, have shoved some
Rainshadow Organics, a full-diet organic farm in Central Oregon, is starting cooking classes at their Farm Store and Commercial Kitchen this summer. The first class is Saturday, June 9th - Fresh from the Farm. Participants will cook a three course meal using ingredients they harvest at the farm. They will learn knife skills, incorporating edible flowers and herbs into cooking, and building meals with local
DEVELOP AN INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE ON THIS SPECIAL TOUR CYCLE ON QUIET, COUNTRY ROADS FOR 3 DAYS OF BEWITCHING RIDING THROUGH THE HIGH DESERT, MOUNTAIN FORESTS AND RIVER CANYONS FOR THE ULTIMATE FARM TO TABLE EXPERIENCE.
Workplace CSA is a project of High Desert Food and Farm Alliance with funding provided by Oregon Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant. For the 2018 growing season Rainshadow Organics is offering to deliver veggie and/or meat shares to Deschutes County offices. Rainshadow Organics has been an active farm in Central Oregon for
Our first longtable of the season is coming up APRIL 28th! Chef Lindsay Mattison, formerly from Jackson's Corner is flying in from Colorado to kick off the season. We are so honored to have her! Grab your spot at this special spring table for the most authentic farm-to-table experience in central Oregon. And beyond? Let's
You can look forward to a lovely stroll through the gardens with wine in hand while appetizers are passed. We always offer an optional guided tour of the crops and near-by chickens and turkeys. Dinner will be seated in the garden or under the covered porch at the Farm Store depending on the weather. We
Tall and I drove our cattle four miles to the top of Jeff's ranch in Monument, Oregon, where they'll spend the summer. This is a new place for us. Since we only have 60 acres for the cows at the home farm, it's really only good for winter and calving. We have to use leased
Food is a daily essential of our lives. We all make decisions about what to eat. These decisions implicate us in the real cost of that food; socially, environmentally, and economically. Not to mention, our choices impact our health, slowly, for better or worse, with every bite. When we walk into a grocery store we
