Running the Fall Rapid If farming is like a constantly turning wheel fluctuating between planting, harvesting, weeding, and seeding depending on the day and the crop and the month, then fall is like running a rapid. You scout and check out your line and figure our what you want to do
Wow, last CSA. No Way! For the last 7 weeks we have been taking turns writing this email. All of our farmers, interns and staff, have taken a week and shared their Rainshadow with you all. I have learned so much–about soil, passion, nutrients, flowers. I hope you all enjoyed this little window into
Meet your farmer Hi, my name is Zoë. I grew up in the valley but have recently spent time farming and living the Aloha life in the Hawaiian islands. I am very passionate about food access and spend lots of my time contemplating food access and it’s pinch points at Rainshadow. But right now, I am feeling
Meet your farmer Hi there! My name is Kiely Houston and I’m a first year farmer here at Rainshadow. I arrived at the farm after spending nearly a decade working as a public health consultant trying to fix our costly and ineffective health care system. Over time, I realized that I personally needed to spend more
Meet your farmer My name is Adam Lavender, and I am one of the full-time farmers here at Rainshadow. I come from Long Island, NY and have a degree in outdoor education where I taught various outdoor skills and forest ecology to children and adults from all walks of life. My passion remains connecting people and
Meet your farmer Simon here with your weekly Rainshadow newsletter. Originally from Tucson, AZ, I’m one of the three Rogue Farm Corps interns at Rainshadow this season. For the last few years I have been working seasonally and traveling to a new place around the west each season. I worked in the canyons of the
Noah shows us the good side of weeds Meet your farmer It is with pleasure that I introduce myself to the individuals and families that create a need for our special work here on the farm. My name is Noah, and this is my second year as a full time farmer at
If you forgot to bring your crates back last week, not to worry, we will still except them this week :) Go put them in your car right now!!!! Meet your farmer Oh hey! My name is Natalie Leder and I am lucky enough to be one of the full
It’s a meat and veggie week! Reminder We are so excited that you took home all that bounty last week, but we NEED OUR CRATES BACK in order to fill them up with more vegetables to send your way! Don’t forget to bring your crates to your CSA pickup this
It’s a veggie only week! The farming goes on forever and the weeding never ends. I wasn't kidding when I said the weeding never stops around here. We spent this past week weeding in the 25-acre, weeding in the 2-acre, and weeding in all the hoop
