Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm
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Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm

RSVP Today: Our First Ever Summer Salsa Festival is on August 28th!

Posted on July 30th, 2021
  We're excited to announce our farm's first ever Summer Salsa Festival, which will take place on Saturday, August 28th from 10am-3pm!  What's a Salsa Festival, you ask?  It's THE summer event of the season and you don't want to miss it! Our Summer Salsa Festival is all about our com1 read more »

A Note from Liam, Your Cucurbit Crop Manager!

Posted on July 23rd, 2021
  As us Featherstonians pack your sixth CSA box of the season we are in the midst of midsummer’s abundance. From where I write this newsletter on the porch of the Granery on the Ridge at the Peterson parcel of Featherstone, I overlook a field of pie pumpkin and acorn squash that, I think1 read more »

A Note from Farmer Jack

Posted on July 16th, 2021
We are now 4+ weeks into the 2021 CSA season, what is without a doubt the hottest growing season that I’ve experienced in 25+ years at Featherstone Farm.   Those of you who have read my writing in this newsletter over the years know that I dread rainfall as much as anything else as1 read more »

Nathan on the June Heatwave + Harvest

Posted on July 9th, 2021
Welcome to week 4! It has been quite the year for us so far here down on the farm. Record heat has taken its toll on both workers and crops throughout the first part of the year. The longevity of the heat wave in June was especially brutal with very few days below 90. You can imagine the impact thi1 read more »

Abby on the Rhythms of Farm Life!

Posted on July 2nd, 2021
 USE THIS ONE It’s hard to believe it’s already July!   Almost all of the summer crops are planted and the harvest is starting to ramp up.  We can't wait for things in your box to change from mostly leafy green items to the fruiting crops like cucumbers, zucchinis an1 read more »