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Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm
The Strawberries are Finally HERE...But....
It's been a tough week in weather at the farm, with torrential rains over the weekend and still no sun in sight. So while we had a huge harvest of berries planned for this week's box, we lost a lot of fruit due to the storms. Jack has written a letter that you'll find in your boxes to f1 read more »
It's the Start of Your Featherstone Farm Share Delivery!
Welcome to our new 2019 Farm Share Program! We're excited to say that we've sold out of our summer shares this season...and we're so happy to have you as one of our members!
With the wet, cold spring, some of our early summer crops like strawberries, zucchini and peas are still yet to c1 read more »
Final Week of Delivery: Wash + Pack is Almost Over!
With the final week of our winter CSA delivery (and the last wash and pack of our carrots for the year!), we want to thank you for your partnership and support this season. Our farm is able to employ staff year round and stay successful over the decades because of our CSA member support. 1 read more »
Week 8: Snow + Cold = Perfect Winter Veggie Cooking Weather!
After one of the biggest snow falls this year AND these historic sub zero temperatures, warming up your kitchen with some comforting winter veggie dishes is bound to hit the spot!
And if you've yet to fully explore your customization and pickup reminder emails, make sure to scroll all the wa1 read more »
Week 7: Summer Crop Planning is On!
This week our field production coordinator, Abby, and our three crop managers, Wylie, Stephanie and Ben, will begin the final push to put together a comprehensive crop plan for our 2019 growing season. We started that work this past November, reviewing the 2018 season together crop by crop, a1 read more »
Week 6: Happy New Year!
We hope your holiday season has been full of celebration and good cheer! And as we enter into the new year, we'd like to wish you a happy and healthy 2019 ahead!
Here at the farm, we've all been able to take some time off the past few weeks while still getting the carrots washed and you1 read more »
Week 5: Happy Holiday Wishes!
All of us at Featherstone are sending warm wishes to you and yours this holiday season! We're grateful to be, in a small way, part of your celebrations, as we all share these winter veggies together. We also want to thank you for your support of our farm this winter; we count you as one of ou1 read more »
Week 4: Snowy Farm Fields!
It's snowy, grey and very much winter on the farm, and it sure feels like the holiday season, indeed! We had good timing, before this first real snow fall of the year, as late last week we got straw mulch on our strawberry patches for protection over the winter.
Mulch getting1 read more »
Week 3: Wash and Pack Winter Work Begins!
What happened to fall? It feels like winter is already here, right!?! With barely any fall-like weather and temps well below average in October--and now November--we're all shocked to find it's already the holiday season. As the fall has seemingly (or feelingly!) come and gone, so too i1 read more »
About the farm
Founded in 1994, Featherstone Farm is a 250 acre certified organic farm located in the bluff country of Rushford, Minnesota. Our farm produces a diverse variety of high quality fresh market fruits and vegetables for distribution to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members as well as to local co-ops, restaurants and wholesalers around the region. We offer summer and winter CSA shares and deliver from June to March.
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