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Farm Happenings at Earth First Farms
Bare trees, but full bellies
This update marks another seasonal milestone:the end of another growing season, preparing for the final CSA deliveries, and the last market of the 2020 season.
For us at the farm, this means the apple trees have been picked and the last of the apples have been tucked away in cold storage. We1 read more »
Apples and pumpkins, oh my!
At this point in the season, we are up to our shoulders in processing apples: pick apples, sort apples, pack apples, press cider, and repeat. We have been blessed with bounty of some varieties and have enjoyed sharing the harvest so far.
Speaking of cider, have you gotten your fill yet? We ha1 read more »
Happy Apple Season
September has begun and fall is right around the corner - apple season has begun and we are already seeing some color on the trees shift as we get ready to enter a new season.
Taking a moment to acknowledge the seasonal shift this year has been a little difficult as we felt we just barely bec1 read more »
Farm Stand Update
Missed something your CSA order this week? Looking to fill out your grocery list for the week? Want to make a large batch of tomato sauce or apple sauce?
Shop with us weekly on our online Farm Stand store! You place your order + pay during the week, select your pickup location, and come stop by to1 read more »
Peak Summer Harvest
Greetings from the field!
Though it may be hard to believe we are already in mid-August, our farm is just starting to ramp up. We are in peak summer harvest which is keeping us up to our elbows (and in the case of the sunflowers, past our heads) in harvest.
Taking time to embrace the bo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 9, 2020
Great news: we are now open for orders between CSA shares!
Already finished your blueberries? Need some more zucchini? We still are picking blueberries and zucchini, and more.
Going forward, for the weeks outside of your CSA share deliveries, you can now order produce and items for pickup at1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 18, 2020
Well hello there, July!
After the long, drawn out months of late winter to spring, we are at last in summer; the season of combined growth and bounty. This month, we have been graced by the arrival of some delicious items, both cultivated and wild. Including the arrival of our new barn kitten1 read more »
Upick and we pick; we all pick BLUEBERRIES
We have heard from some of our members hoping to come out our strawberry upick over the last few weeks. If you were one of those folks, believe me we were disheartened to turn everyone away who inquired. We just didn’t have enough strawberries this season to invite folks to come pick. Hoping1 read more »
First CSA Pickup: June 23rd
Welcome to the start of your full fruit CSA share, starting with the family favorite: strawberries.
There are a few details I wanted to make sure to point out on this first delivery, first of which being the option you see to swap or customize/confirm your share. For this delivery, we only ha1 read more »
About the farm
Earth First Farms is a certified organic fruit farm in the rolling hills of SW Michigan. Our family owned and operated farm includes nearly 100 acres of apples, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, melons, watermelons. We also grow tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash and more. All of our farms are certified organic by Oregon Tilth. Located 100 miles from Chicago, we operate a popular organic fruit CSA, sell at local farm markets and provide our produce and farm products through our upick operation.
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