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A hotter day than we’ve had in a while brings many new crops to the share today.  In addition to harvesting and washing, we weeded, spread compost on some beds to be planted with peppers, and began the process of trellising tomatoes in the hoophouse.  A good and productive day! In the share: The first beets!  Very… Continue reading Fennel, kohlrabi, & peas!

Just a reminder that you can come and volunteer at the farm on Mondays 1:30-4:30pm, learn some farm skills, and go home with fresh produce!  This week we’ll change to Tuesday 1:30-4:30pm due to the Monday holiday.  We’ll do the same schedule change on the week of July 4 and Labor Day in September.  Hope… Continue reading Community Farming Holiday Schedule Change

In your share this week!: hakurei salad turnips – These are those little white golf ball turnips with the nice upright tops.  If you’ve never had them before, please do yourself a favor and eat one raw.  Almost everybody I know who tries them raw is amazed how juicy and sweet they are.  The leaves are… Continue reading Week 2: shades of green (and a little pink)

Cully Neighborhood Farm has begun Community Farming again!  Mondays 1:30-4:30pm anyone is invited to drop by the farm, participate in farm activities, and go home with fresh produce during harvest season.  Community Farming is a great way to connect with how food is grown locally, learn a new skill, meet a new neighbor or friend, and… Continue reading Community Farming

Cully Neighborhood Farm seeks a part-time farm crew member for a 3.5-4.5 month position starting mid-May.  Work days are Mondays and Thursdays.  Ideally Mondays are long days (~8-5) and Thursdays are shorter (~8-1).  This position will mostly be helping harvest, wash, and pack produce, plus other tasks as necessary.  Previous experience on a diversified organically-oriented… Continue reading Help wanted! Part-time farm crew position…

We did it!  With the help of our community & Barnraiser supporters, we have a powerful new tool on the farm: a brand new BCS walk behind tractor with a rotary plow (pictured at work here), power harrow, and flail mower.  My friend and farming mentor Josh Volk who is helping at the farm this year,… Continue reading New tractor is on the ground!

You have probably heard by now about arsenic and cadmium hot spots in a few areas of Portland.  According to the maps in this article, there was one arsenic hot spot near to the farm, based on sampling of moss by the US Forest Service. So I naturally was relieved when the farm soil tests recently came… Continue reading No Heavy Metals in this Soil!

Do you receive SNAP and have an interest in being a CSA member?  Cully Neighborhood Farm is now able to accept SNAP/EBT for CSA thanks to the Portland CSA Coalition!  In addition, if you were not a part of a CSA in 2015, you are eligible for Double Up Food Bucks, a matching program which doubles… Continue reading SNAP & Double Up Food Bucks!

I’m excited. I’m getting the details of our walkbehind tractor and implement purchase together. I’ve sent a downpayment! I’m drawing up plans for a shed extension to house the new equipment. I feel supported and grateful. Thank so much to all who have given to our Barnraiser campaign! http://bit.ly/1lZyd29 So far we have raised $3600, exceeding our initial… Continue reading Barnraiser Tractor Fund Update

I’m super excited to launch our new tractor & implement fund campaign on Barnraiser!  Please head over and check it out and consider making a donation to help this farm and our local food system step up to the next level of productivity. As many of you know, I took a part-time job a little over… Continue reading Check out our tractor fund campaign!

The Farm Stand hours are changing to 3-5pm Mondays as the light dwindles. Community Farming hours are also changing to Mondays 1-4pm. Community Farming & the Farm Stand will both have their last day on Monday November 9th. If you’re interested in hearing about produce available for sale after November 9th, please shoot me an… Continue reading Time Changes & 2 more weeks until the end of the season

And many other lovely veggies at today’s farm stand!  Come on down 5-6:30pm!  There will be radishes, onions, summer squash, cilantro, spinach, kale, chard, garlic, basil, tomatoes, and more! The farm and farmstand is way back behind Trinity Lutheran Church @ 5520 NE Killingsworth.

Above: A great community farming group we had last week harvesting the dry field corn! Today’s farm stand should have: lettuce heads, arugula, beets, cilantro, winter squash/pumpkins, onions & green onions, garlic, potatoes, peppers (hot & sweet), tomatoes, green onions, cucumbers, eggplant, swiss chard…  Hope to see you today 5-630pm at the farm behind Trinity… Continue reading Happenings at Cully Neighborhood Farm…

This Monday’s produce stand at the farm will include: potatoes, green beans, beets, cucumbers, onions, hot and sweet peppers, tomatillos, tomatoes, radishes, swiss chard, basil, lettuce heads, arugula, winter squash, and sunflowers for sale. As always you can buy produce on Mondays at the farm from 5-6:30pm.  Also if you want FREE produce and some… Continue reading Fresh @ the Farm this week…

Again the weekly farm produce stand shows up tonight 5-6:30PM. Did you know you can get up to $20 of free produce from the farm by volunteering during Community Farming hours?  3-6pm on Mondays, you can simply show up at the farm and get plugged into farm tasks.  If you’re here for 2+ hours, you… Continue reading Come down for your veggies!

I will be open for community farming hours 3-6pm and the farm stand 5-6:30pm today as usual.  Labor Day is for labor on the farm right?  Right! Lots of harvesting to do this time of year, as well as trying to keep all the weeds from going to seed.  It’s been nice to get a… Continue reading Open for Labor Day!

Farm Stand today 5-6:30pm.  I’ll make you deals to help deal with the tomato glut!

   5-630pm today!

farm stand tonight! 5-630pm featuring our first carrots (finally).  Also an array of other veggies from tomatoes to onions to beets!