We’ve just finished having the COCC Culinary Institute Farm to Table class at the farm for the past two weeks and it was great fun and we got a lot done.  Look for photos on the website soon.  In a continuing spirit of community we like to invite our friends, family and customers to join us for viewing the fireworks Sunday evening.  We have a great view and plenty of room.  Bring your chairs.

Yes we have a bounty of colorful lettuce and yummy eggs.  The frig will be well stocked all weekend.

A few warm days and rain make for very happy plants.  This week we will have:
Lettuce Mix – $4.50/bag
Greens Mix – $4.00/bag
Broccoli Rhab – $4.00/bag
Kohlrabi – $2.00 or 2 for $3.00 depending on size (very tender and sweet)
Morel Mushrooms(wild crafted) – $5.00/ quarter pound bag
Eggs – $4.00
Our squash planting, all out tomatoes and cucumbers made it through some very
chilly nights for which we are very thankful.

Please excuse our construction mess. On Monday we took down the old harvest shed and now there is an open space.  Tomorrow we start the framing of a new walk in harvest shed which will offer more protection for the produce and a more comfortable pick up space.  However for the next few weeks the eggs and veggies will continue to be in the grey refrigerator which is perched on a pallet.  The information board and green box are under the white canopy over to the left of the old shed.  If the winds are howling we have to take the canopy down.  The large white coolers under the canopy are for CSA members only.  There is an ample supply of eggs, lettuce mix, mizuna, arugula and spinach.  If you can’t find what you need, give a honk and someone will come help you.

Jeremy introduces the kids to a real farmer-JimIn a program created and run by last years Field’s Farm intern Jeremy Fox, hundreds of Central Oregon kindergarten through 6th graders are visiting Fields Farm on educational field trips.  The visits started Monday and will continue through the next 3 weeks. 
Feeding the goatsVolunteers are guiding the kids to various areas of the farm where they learn about field plantings, greenhouses, irrigation, livestock at the farm (goats and chickens), bees and compost.  They also get their hands on some farm tools and get to plant some seeds, which they get to take back to school and watch grow.  How the natural ecosystem interacts with the farm is also pointed out.  So far the kids are having a great time, while they learn something too.If visiting the farm over the over this time period, before 1 pm, you can expect children running around, school buses and other traffic, so please be cautious.

Spring Greens!   The wonderful thing about spring greens is even though it is snowing they still grow.  We are harvesting a multi-colored lettuce mix, a mild asian greens mix( good both fresh and steamed) and spinach.  Bags of these green are available in the grey refrigerator with the eggs for $4.50/bag.  Remember to bring correct change as there is usually no more than $1 of change available in the box.  Please write down what you are buying in the small spiral notebook in the green box.  Enjoy some of the most tender greens of the season.

Hi Folks,
As usual we are having typical challenging spring weather here in Central Oregon.  However  we have two field tunnels filled with starts of lovely spring greens.  The first plantings of carrot and peas are also in the ground waiting for a bit of warm weather to pop their heads up.  The irrigation water should start flowing this evening.  The honeyberry bushes bloomed in the midst of this cold snap so we probably won’t be seeing any berries from them this year.  All the other fruits have held off blooming.  The garlic is a good 8 inches tall and the rhubarb is up and growing.  We continue to have plenty of eggs and Wild Rice.
Good food is coming soon!

Hi Folks,

We’ve got a frig full of eggs, stop by and pick up a dozen or 2 or 3.

We have eggs and lots of them.  The chickens think spring is definitely on the way and are laying like mad.  Come on by and pick up some eggs.  We’ll try to get the last of the potatoes and shallots out tomorrow also.  The arugula and onions are up and growing well, kales and lettuces have germinated and the garlic is bigger than we ever seen this time of year.  Baby chicks arrived on Sunday.  Life on the farm is starting to hum.

It’s that time of the year when arugula starts sprouting reminding us that spring really will come and our diet will change from root vegetables to greens and lot of them!  In that spirit CSA shares and Farm Bucks are now available for purchase.
CSA shares are $610.00 for the full season with pick-up here at the farm.  For those who want to try out our produce or are growing some of their own Farm Bucks will be sold for $95.00 for $100.00 of Farm Bucks or $180.00 for $200.00 of Farm Bucks.  Farm Bucks can be used at the farm or at the Bend Farmer’s Market.