August 2026
Rainshadow CSA Newsletter!
Turkeys! These monsters are everywhere! On parade. Checking out everything and every one. Let us know if you want to reserve your very free range heritage Narragansett turkey for Thanksgiving. [...]
August at Rainshadow
Best farm in Central Oregon?? Wow, guys! Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We didn't even know this was a thing. It sure did come at the right time. This summer has [...]
Rainshadow CSA Newsletter!
Food Food Food, everywhere you look 💚 Things are feeling notably more hopeful at the farm this week. Many of our crops are doing really well. What looked like an epic spread of [...]
RAINSHADOW CSA NEWSLETTER!
Here they are again, just slaying through all conditions 💚 Despite all of our planning and hard work, we've got a brand new challenge this year. We have Beet Curly Top Virus, which [...]
Just in: September Events are HERE!
The Ripest Season September is a force. The tsunami of food has arrived. Everywhere we look, there are crops to be harvested. What a wonderful time to eat. To feast. To be gluttonous. More [...]
What’s the indicator species on the farm?
We've all heard of indicator species, right? Usually we think of birds, insects, or mammals—creatures that tell us something about the health of an ecosystem. But on this farm, one of our first [...]
Fresh Fish!
Straight from the waters of the Columbia River Basin, these wild fillets are sustainably caught by Joe, a tribal fisherman from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Each fillet is the result of generations [...]
Rainshadow CSA Newsletter!
Look at this fabulous team of farmers!!!! They're on a truckload of garlic that they harvested, which has now cured and you can expect to see at market!!! Photo by Riley Morris We [...]
July 2026
Reserve Your Turkey!
Housekeeping It's July... and I'm thinking about Thanksgiving. That's what you're thinking about too, right? Well folks, the turkeys are growing, we're making our calculations, and now it's time to ask: do you want [...]
Where is all the fresh fish?
Straight from the waters of the Columbia River Basin, these wild fillets are sustainably caught by Joe, a tribal fisherman from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Each fillet is the result of generations [...]
Rainshadow CSA Newsletter
Fire Season..... The farm is back in the evac zone for the third year in a row. We stay with the farm and animals and keep our farm stand open. If you are coming [...]
During trying times, we show up. I hope you will too!
A wee bit of housekeeping to start the week: Y'all know I love our Full Diet kiddos. It's one of my favorite parts of the weekend seeing them romp around the farm. While we love [...]
Rainshadow CSA Newsletter!
Our grain is almost ready to harvest. We are growing a soft white and a spelt this year. I've been nibbling away, waiting for it to get crunchy so I know it is ready [...]
July at Rainshadow
Early painting of Rainshadow by Kathy Deggendorfer Thank you Lauren, for sending a questions for the monthly newsletter. Would really love more prompts from y'all. Lauren: I’d be really interested to hear how [...]
Abundance is coming, Are you prepared?
The abundance is growing quickly, folks. It's time to prepare your kitchens for the tsunami of vegetables that's about to hit. One of the biggest perks of the Full Diet program is getting to [...]
