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CSA News: Week 15- September 4 to September 6

Posted by csa on
 September 4, 2012

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This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Basil 12 ounces 6 ounces
Beets 3 pounds 1 ½ pounds
Corn 6 ears 2 ears
Eggplant 2 each 1 each
Kale, Lacinato 1 bunch ½ bunch
Lettuce 2 heads 1 head
Onions, Cortland Yellow 2 each 1 each
Summer Squash 1 ½ pounds ¾ pounds
Tomatoes, Heirloom 2 pounds 1 pound
Tomatoes, New Girl Slicers 5 pounds 2 ½ pounds

Share Notes

  • Basil: It’s a pesto size distribution of basil this week! Try making a batch of pesto and filling up an ice cube tray with the pesto. Place the ice cube tray in the freezer, and once pesto cubes have frozen completely dump them out of the tray into a freezer storage container/bag. Take out basil cubes out to thaw as you need them. One cube is enough for one to two servings. Pesto can be frozen for up to 6 months with cheese added, or up to year with no cheese added.
  • Tomatoes: Tomatoes are on an it’s another great week for sauce! The New Girl tomatoes cook down into delicious, sweet and tangy sauce for pasta, pizza, and much more. And don’t stop there, sliced into wedges they also slow roast down into candy sweet bites. Make a batches of tomato goodness to enjoy fresh, or freeze some to enjoy a splash of summer in the winter months.

Farm News

Fun With Chefs

Back in July our good friend Jenn Louis (co-owner and Chef at Lincoln Restaurant, Sunshine Tavern & Culinary Artistry in Portland) brought her friend April Bloomfield (owner and Chef at The Spotted Pig in New York) by SIO for tour of our farm and the chance to get to know some of the Portland areas finest purveyors. You can find out more about April’s book tour and her visit to Portland on a recent blog post from the Huffington Post, and if you check out the video below you many even see SIO’s own Shari Raider!

Categories : Blogroll, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 14- August 28 to August 30

Posted by csa on
 August 28, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Carrots 2 pounds 1 pound
Corn 8 ears 4 ears
Dill 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Eggplant 1 pounds 1/2 pound
Lettuce 1 head 1 head
Onions, Red Wing 2 each 1 each
Potatoes, Bintje 3 pounds 1 1/2 pounds
Summer Squash 1 1/2 pounds 3/4 pounds
Tomatoes, Heirloom 1 large or 2 medium size each* 1 medium size each*
Tomatoes, New Girl Slicers 5 pounds 2 1/2 pounds

Share Notes

  • Cucumbers: We will be distributing cucumbers this week to any sites that have not yet received one for the season. We are sad to report that the disease that developed in, and killed off entirely, our first planting of cucumber plants has spread to the second planting. With this development in the field we will have a near complete crop failure for our cucumbers this season. While the disease does not affect the quality/edibility of the fruit, it does prevent the plants from further growth and fruit development. While you grieve for the loss of the cucumbers, you can rejoice in the fact that this season still has plenty of bounty to offer and will be making up for the lack of cucumbers with other crops that are thriving here on the farm. The disease we are experiencing is new to us this season and we will be researching potential causes and solutions as we plan for next season.
  • Tomatoes, Heirloom: We grow many different heirloom tomato varieties, with a variety colors, shapes, and sizes. Due to the diversity of size in the heirlooms we will be portioning them out as Family and Half portions based on their size in the boxed shares, and Peter will offer you guidance for what to take at Bulk Share pick-up sites. Don’t be put off by heirlooms that aren’t red- they may be green or yellow or orange when ripe.
  • Tomatoes, Slicing: It’s time for sauce! The New Girl tomatoes cook down into delicious, sweet and tangy sauce for pasta, pizza, and much more. Make a batch to enjoy fresh, or freeze some to enjoy a splash of summer in the winter months.

Farm News

Mid-Season Pick-up Reminders

We are at the mid-point of the season, and with that we thought it about time to remind you all of some pick-up site etiquette to keep in mind as you continue to pick-up and enjoy your share for the next 14 weeks of the season.

  • Please COLLAPSE and NEATLY STACK your share container at your pick-up site.
  • Please place while plastic lids in the recycling bin provided for you at your pick-up site.
  • Please pick-up any vegetable debris you may have dropped while picking up your share.
  • Please check-in on the clipboard each week, it is our only way of tracking who has (or hasn’t) picked-up each week.

Going on Vacation?

We offer one week of Vacation Rescheduling. If you know you will be away for a certain week of pick-up please let us know the date, and which week you would like to receive your double share (double shares exclude Thanksgiving Week and the last week of CSA). We need at least 24 hours notice to hold a share from delivery, and 1 week advance notice to schedule a double share.

If you will be away for more than one week we encourage you to contact a friend/family/co-worker to come pick-up in your place. If finding a replacement is not possible please let us know and we will donate your share.

Sending a Friend/Spouse/Neighbor/Co-worker to Pick-up Your Share?

Great! We love when other people have the chance to pick-up your share. It’s also important to make sure your replacement has all the details for pick-up, including your Share Type, the location and time for pick-up, and what to do with the containers. Please email us at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com or call the office (503.621.6921) and we are happy to set up your replacement with all the information they need to successfully pick-up your share.

 

Categories : Blogroll, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Recipe, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 13- August 21 to August 23

Posted by csa on
 August 21, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above (except Corn, only Half Share amount shown)

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Basil 8 ounces 4 ounces
Beans, Mixed Varieties 1 1/2 pounds 3/4 pounds
Chard 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Corn 8 ears 4 ears
Lettuce 1 large head 1 small head
Onions, Red Torpedo 2 each 1 each
Summer Squash 2 pounds 1 pound
Tomatoes, New Girl Slicers 2 pounds 1 pound

Share Notes

  • Basil: We’re going big on basil this week! Try making a batch of pesto and filling up an ice cube tray with the pesto. Place the ice cube tray in the freezer, and once pesto cubes have frozen completely dump them out of the tray into a freezer storage container/bag. Take out basil cubes out to thaw as you need them. One cube is enough for one to two servings. Pesto can be frozen for up to 6 months with cheese added, or up to year with no cheese added.

CSA News

Help Oregon’s Specialty Farmers and tell the ODA to Halt the Temporary Canola Rule

At the beginning of August the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced a plan to open up previously protected areas of the Willamette Valley to canola production by the beginning of September. Once canola is in the ground, it is nearly impossible to keep it from cross-pollinating with similar brassicas (broccoli, kale, turnips, collards, brussels sprouts, etc), becoming a noxious weed, and bringing large amounts of pests to the area. As a small diversified vegetable farm, many of the crops we grow at SIO fall into the brassica family, and we source much of that seed from Oregon’s specialty seed growers located in Willamette Valley. The cross contamination of crops, particularly genetically modified varieties, can be ruinous to Oregon’s specialty seed industry. Oregon is known around the world for producing excellent quality seeds, and for organically certified farmers theyrely heavily on Oregon specialty seed growers to provide seed that is GM free and  since current USDA Organic guidelines do not allow for genetically engineered material. To learn more about the issue and stay up to date as decisions are made please the ‘Canola in the Willamette Valley’ page on the Friends of Family Farmers website.

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Categories : Blogroll, Chef's Corner, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 12- August 14 to August 16

Posted by csa on
 August 14, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above

 

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Beets, Red Kestrel 3 pounds 1 1/2 pounds
Carrots 2 pounds 1 pound
Cilantro 8 ounces 4 ounces
Jalapenos 4 each 2 each
Kale, Lacinato 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Onions, Walla Wallas 4 each 2 each
Summer Squash 2 pounds 1 pound
Tomatoes, Slicing 4 each 2 each

Share Notes

  • Eggplant: The Japanese eggplant are just starting to come on for harvest, and starting this week we will be sending them out on a rotation. This week all Wednesday pick-up locations will receive Japanese eggplant in their shares.
  • Jalapenos: It’s going to be a HOT HOT HOT week, so cool down with some spiced up salsa. Combine jalapeno with the tomato, onion and cilantro for a delicious blend of flavors. Start small with these spicy little peppers, and work your way to your preferred heat level.
  • Onions, Walla Walla Sweets: Enjoy your last sweet onions of the season by cooking up a fresh batch of onion rings. Just a quick dip in a homemade batter, fry in a skillet and indulge.

Farm News

Hot Weather Reminders

With the weather forecast in the 90’s-100’s for this week we wanted to remind you all of a few important details in regards to your share:

  • If your pick-up location is located outside please be sure to pick-up as close to the start time as possible. Although all shares are in the shade, the high heat may affect the produce if exposed for long periods of time.
  • Please minimize the amount of  time your share is in the car. Cars heat up very quickly in hot weather and your share will be affected by exposure to high heat in your car.
  • Give your produce a quick cold water rinse before storing in your refrigerator.

Thank You Potato Harvesters

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Thank you to everyone who came out to the farm this past Saturday to help with potato harvesting and french fry feasting. We brought in over 2500 pounds of potatoes and enjoyed having everyone out here for a day on the farm.

 

 

 

 

 

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CSA News: Week 11- August 7 to August 9

Posted by csa on
 August 7, 2012

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This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Beans, Burgundy and Yellow 1 pound 1/2 pound
Chard 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Lettuce 2 heads 1 head
Onions, Walla Walla Sweets 2 each 1 each
Parsley 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Potatoes, Yukon Gold 4 pounds 2 pounds
Summer Squash 2 pounds 1 pound
Tomatoes, New Girl Slicers 2 each 1 each

Share Notes

  • Cucumbers: Our first planting of cucumbers is showing signs of disease, and is therefore not allowing us to harvest enough cucumbers to distribute them to all members this week. We will be distributing the first planting of cucumbers on a rotation, starting with all Tuesday pick-up sites today. The second planting of cucumbers is looking strong and we plan to distribute cucumbers to all share at the same time in few weeks when the second planting is ready for harvest.
  • Summer Squash: With the hot weekend weather our summer squash sized up nicely and are perfect for slicing up, brushing with oil and throwing on the grill.
  • Tomatoes: With the hot weekend weather our New Girl slicing tomatoes have began ripening up, and we will be delivering the first tastes of those this week in your share. There will be many more tomatoes in the weeks to come, including both delicious slicers and a variety of heirlooms

This Weekend: SIO Annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast
Saturday August, 11th 10am-2pm

Join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll be cooking up fresh from the field french fries and have sprinklers running to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share, as well as blankets and/or chairs for lunch, and a water bottle to keep hydrated.  Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

  • 10am-12pm Harvest Spuds
  • 12pm-1pm Farm Tour
  • 1pm-2pm Potluck Lunch

Location:

Sauvie Island Organics (Farm Fields)
13615 NW Howell Park Rd
Portland, OR 97231

Parking: When you turn right onto Howell Park Rd. drive down the short hill and you can park in the grass field directly on your left just past the mailboxes. Then walk up the road another 100 yards and you’ll see the sign for Sauvie Island Organics at the end of our driveway. Make your way to the end of our gravel driveway and someone from the farm will be there to greet you.

 

 

 

Categories : Blogroll, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Recipe, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 10- July 31 to August 2

Posted by csa on
 July 30, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Basil 5 ounces 2 1/2 ounces
Beans, Gold Rush Yellow 12 ounces 6 ounces
Beets, mixed varieties 3 pounds 1 1/2 pounds
Cabbage, Smooth Green 1 large head 1 small head
Fennel 1 large bulb 1 small bulb
Lettuce 2 heads 1 head
Onions, Red Torpedo 2 each 1 each
Summer Squash 1 1/2 pounds 3/4 pounds

Share Notes

  • Beets: Your beets this week are a mix of red, gold and chioggia varieties; enjoy the array of colors and flavors.  While the Italian heirloom chioggias have striking red and white concentric rings when cut open, the color will fade with cooking.
  • Onions, Torpedo: This fresh onion is an Italian heirloom variety, and gets it’s name from the elongated shaped bulb that resemble a torpedo or spindle. Its flesh is sweet, mild and tender.

Farm News

Your Invited to the SIO Annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast
Saturday August, 11th 10am-2pm

Mark your calendars to join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll be cooking up fresh from the field french fries and have sprinklers running to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

Calling All CSA Share Containers

Help the farm by returning any CSA Share Containers you may have accumulated so far. We are charged a fee for each container that is not returned after 30 days, and appreciate your help in doing so in a timely manner. Thank you in advance.

Follow us on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? So is SIO. Come visit Sauvie Island Organics on Facebook, give us your “like,” and stay up to date with the most current happenings on the farm. This summer you will be the first to know what restaurants have fresh SIO produce on their menus, as well as links to even more recipe ideas for cooking up your CSA shares.

Categories : CSA Newsletter

CSA News: Week 9- July 24 to July 26

Posted by csa on
 July 23, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above (except Fava Beans, only Half Share amount shown)

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Carrots 2 pounds 1 pound
Chard 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Dill 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Fava Beans 6 pounds 3 pounds
Lettuce 1 large head 1 small head
Onions, Walla Walla Sweets 2 each 1 each
Potatoes, Bintje 4 pounds 2 pounds
Summer Squash 1 1/2 pounds 3/4 pounds

Share Notes

  • Dill: Your dill this week is more mature than the previous distribution, and your bunch may even include some flowering heads. These are easily  used as you would less mature dill and are particularly great for pickling.
  • Fava Beans: Warning– There is a rare genetic deficiency that affects some people and can lead to health problems if they eat fava beans. This condition is relatively rare and usually detected by childhood, but if you have never eaten fava beans before we recommend you check out www.g6pd.org to learn more.
  • Potatoes: This week you are receiving 4 pounds of Bintje potatoes. These are an all purpose yellow skinned yellow fleshed variety, especially good for roasting or making frites.  As we allow your potatoes to size up the fields there is always some chance for small cosmetic damage. There is a possibility over the season you may see damage from wire worm  or scurf and the damage is usually to a small portion of the outer skin which can be easily peeled or cut off.

Farm News

Sauvie Island Center’s Annual Summer Barn Dance & Picnic

Join us in supporting our friends at the Sauvie Island Center. Mark your calendars for July 28 for the 4th annual Sauvie Island Center Barn Dance and Barbecue. You will enjoy a summer barbecue with all the fixins’ courtesy of Bon Appetit. Award-winning steel guitar master Scott Law will provide the music and back by popular demand Montanna Jane will call the (square) dance. You can purchase tickets through the Sauvie Island Center website.

When: Saturday, July 28th 5:30 to 8 PM

Where: The Sauvie Island Center @ Howell Territorial Park on Sauvie Island

Member Submitted Recipes

Have you found a great recipe or cooked something new with your share items recently and thought, “Wow! Other CSA members may really enjoy this?” We want to hear about your culinary successes  and share them with our members. Email your recipes to us at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com and we’ll post them to the blog the next time that crop shows up. For the Facebook savvy you can go ahead and post the links directly to our Facebook page.

To kick off our member submitted recipes we have one from Kathleen in SW Portland. It’s for a Moroccan influenced beet soup, and she say it, “is really simple and delicious.” Just click the link and you’ll find the recipe there. Thanks Kathleen!

Follow us on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? So is SIO. Come visit Sauvie Island Organics on Facebook, give us your “like,” and stay up to date with the most current happenings on the farm. This summer you will be the first to know what restaurants have fresh SIO produce on their menus, as well as links to even more recipe ideas for cooking up your CSA shares.

Calling All CSA Share Containers

Help the farm by returning any CSA Share Containers you may have accumulated so far. We are charged a fee for each container that is not returned after 30 days, and appreciate your help in doing so in a timely manner. Thank you in advance.

 

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CSA News: Week 8- July 17 to July 19

Posted by csa on
 July 16, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Beets (with tops) 2 pounds 1 pound
Carrots (no tops) 2 pounds 1 pound
Cilantro 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Garlic 2 bulb 1 bulbs
Green Beans 1 pound 1/2 pound
Lettuce, Romaine 2 heads 1 head
Summer Squash 1 pound 1/2 pound

Share Notes:

With summer weather comes summer crops, and there is no better way to ease into the season with the cilantro, green beans and summer squash in your shares this week.

  • Beets: Your beets this week come with their beautiful crisp greens attached, and you may use these as you would chard in salads and sautés.
  • Carrots: Your carrots are tops off starting this week, and they will be that way through the summer and fall. You may also notice that some of your carrots are broken in half. We are still learning the ways and experimenting with our new undercutting root harvest implement, and had a whole bed get snapped for the first time. The carrots are still big, beautiful, and delicious and should be usable and enjoyable.
  • Summer Squash: We grow two types of summer squash at SIO, Yellow Patty Pan and Green Zucchini, and you will see both in your shares through out the season. They can be used interchangeably in nearly any recipe, and will be in your share regularly for the summer stretch ahead.

Farm News

Save the Date: Your Invited to the SIO Annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast
Saturday August, 11th 10am-2pm

Mark your calendars to join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll have fresh french fries at eat and sprinklers to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

Member Submitted Recipes

Have you found a great recipe or cooked something new with your share items recently and thought, “Wow! Other CSA members may really enjoy this?” We want to hear about your culinary successes  and share them with our members. Email your recipes to us at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com and we’ll post them to the blog the next time that crop shows up. For the Facebook savvy you can go ahead and post the links directly to our Facebook page.

To kick off our member submitted recipes we have one from Kathleen in SW Portland. It’s for a Moroccan influenced beet soup, and she say it, “is really simple and delicious.” Just click the link and you’ll find the recipe there. Thanks Kathleen!

Follow us on Facebook

Are you on Facebook? So is SIO. Come visit Sauvie Island Organics on Facebook, give us your “like,” and stay up to date with the most current happenings on the farm. This summer you will be the first to know what restaurants have fresh SIO produce on their menus, as well as links to even more recipe ideas for cooking up your CSA shares.

Categories : Blogroll, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 7- July 10 to July 12

Posted by csa on
 July 9, 2012
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Family Share shown in photo above

This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Carrots 2 pounds 1 pound
Fennel 2 bulbs 1 bulb
Garlic 2 each 1 each
Kale, Lacinato 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Lettuce 2 heads 1 head
Parsley 1 bunch 1/2 bunch
Potatoes 3 pounds 1 pound

Farm News

Sauvie Island Center’s Annual Summer Barn Dance & Picnic

Join us in supporting our friends at the Sauvie Island Center. Mark your calendars for July 28 for the 4th annual Sauvie Island Center Barn Dance and Barbecue. You will enjoy a summer barbecue with all the fixins’ courtesy of Bon Appetit. Award-winning steel guitar master Scott Law will provide the music and back by popular demand Montanna Jane will call the (square) dance. You can purchase tickets through the Sauvie Island Center website.

When: Saturday, July 28th 5:30 to 8 PM

Where: The Sauvie Island Center @ Howell Territorial Park on Sauvie Island

 

CSA Split Payment Reminder

This is a friendly reminder that those of you set-up for split payments, your second installation is due by July 15.

Please send checks to:

Sauvie Island Organics LLC.
20233 NW Sauvie Island Rd
Portland, OR 97231

Save the Date

Your Invited to the SIO Annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast
Saturday August, 11th 10am-2pm

Enjoy your New Potatoes this week and mark your calendars to join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll have fresh french fries at eat and sprinklers to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

 

Categories : Blogroll, CSA Newsletter, Farm News & Updates, Uncategorized

CSA News: Week 6- July 3 to July 5

Posted by csa on
 July 2, 2012

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This Week’s Share

Crop

Family Share

Half Share
Broccoli 1 pound 1/2 pound
Carrots, tops on 2 pounds 1 pound
Chard 1 large bunch 1 small bunch
Dill 1 large bunch 1 small bunch
Garlic 2 each 1 each
Lettuce 2 heads 1 head
Turnips 3 pounds 1 1/2 pounds

Share Notes

  • Garlic: Your Siberian garlic this week is a hardneck variety, which means it has a central stalk that needs to be removed to separate out the cloves. The garlic this week if fully matured, but not yet cured, which means it is still best stored in your refrigerator and needs to have the layers that haven’t yet dried around the cloves removed before use as well.

CSA Split Payment Reminder

This is a friendly reminder that those of you set-up for split payments, your second installation is due by July 15.

Please send checks to:

Sauvie Island Organics LLC.
20233 NW Sauvie Island Rd
Portland, OR 97231

Happy 4th of July

SIO is wishing you a sunny and vegetable filled Independence Day this week. All deliveries will be taking place on their regularly scheduled day, except those hosted at businesses that fall on Wednesday, July 4th. For University of Portland, North Portland (Edge Fitness), Metro, PSOB, PDC and Ladd’s Addition (Artemis) members, your pick-ups will be on Tuesday 7/3 with no next day pick-up. Please plan to pick-up your share on July 3rd as all businesses will be closed July 4th in recognition of the 4th of July holiday.

Sites with Tuesday 7/3 CSA Pick-up:

  • Sellwood Neighborhood
  • PPMC/POP
  • Richmond Neighborhood
  • Lincoln Street Church
  • Laurelhurst Neighborhood
  • University of Portland
  • North Portland (Edge Fitness)
  • Metro
  • PSOB
  • PDC
  • Ladd’s Addition (Artemis Foods)

Sites with Wednesday 7/4 CSA Pick-up:

  • St. John’s Neighborhood
  • NE Portland

Sites with Thursday 7/5 CSA Pick-up:

  • Hillsdale Food Front
  • OHSU Bancroft Building
  • OHSU Center for Health & Healing
  • Ecotrust Building
  • Legacy Good Samaritan
  • Friendly House (NW 26th & Thurman)
  • Farm

Save the Date

Your Invited to the SIO Annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast
Saturday August, 11th 10am-2pm

Enjoy your New Potatoes this week and mark your calendars to join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll have fresh french fries at eat and sprinklers to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

 

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