Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm
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Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm

Wishing You Happy Eating for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 12th, 2019
  Greetings, I'm Nathan Manfull, Featherstone's Operations Manager and I'm writing with some news from the farm!A few days ago we picked the last spinach out of the fields which finished up our 2019 harvest season (outside of our greens growing in our high tunnels that is!).  This rich, t1 read more »

Welcome to our Winter Farm Share CSA Program!

Posted on October 29th, 2019
Welcome to our Winter Farm Share CSA Program!  We'd like to thank you for being a member of our farm this season! This is the email you will receive, every other Tuesday morning, the week before your delivery pickup week, which lets you know what's in your share and what is available1 read more »

Last Delivery of the Summer Season! A Note from Jack on the Year!

Posted on October 18th, 2019
Greetings CSA Members! This week’s box represents the end of another summer growing season here at Featherstone Farm.  I am writing to thank you once again for your membership in our CSA program, and to update you on a few goings on at the farm this season. Before I begin, however, I&rsq1 read more »

Reminder of End of Summer Date + Details, Please Review!

Posted on October 11th, 2019
We're sending another friendly reminder on the fast approaching end of our summer season.  Please review the following:Last Summer Delivery Week:  There are two more weeks of summer deliveries.  Our last summer deliveries are on October 23rd + 24th.  Please mark your calendars.S1 read more »

The Dawn of the High Tunnel Era at Featherstone Farm + What it Means for our Members

Posted on October 3rd, 2019
First, a definition: High Tunnel: a steel and clear plastic structure similar to a greenhouse but taller, built in the field, and lacking heat, benches and other greenhouse-like amenities.  Whereas the 3 existing greenhouses at Featherstone Farm are for producing vegetable transplants in the1 read more »

End of the Season Reminders and Details, Please Read!

Posted on September 26th, 2019
We're writing with some end of the summer season reminders and details.  Please review the following:Last Summer Delivery Week:  Our last summer deliveries are on October 23rd + 24th.  Please mark your calendars.Summer Credits Expire this October:  Any credits you may have accru1 read more »

Happy Fall Harvest at the Farm!

Posted on September 19th, 2019
Fall is upon us! The farm is in shifting mode, moving away from high summer crops like tomatoes and melons into fall harvests. Broccoli, Winter Squash, and Cabbage picks now consume our harvest days. T-shirts are traded out for hoodies and the sun is setting at 7 o’clock!! This time of year a1 read more »

Time to Sign Up for Our Winter CSA Farm Share! Big Changes Include More Fresh Greens!

Posted on September 13th, 2019
There are 6 more weeks of delivery left in our Summer CSA Farm Share. Your last summer delivery will be on either October 23rd or 24th, depending on your pickup day and location.  Please mark you calendars for the last delivery.  If you have any credits on your account from the1 read more »

Meet Ellen, Our Direct Seed Crop Manager Extraordinaire!

Posted on September 6th, 2019
Hello dear CSA members! My name is Ellen and I manage the direct seed crops here at Featherstone.  As I sit at my desk and feel I finally have a minute to breathe, I can attribute it to the final seeding of the year going in on Sunday, and the inch of rain we got Monday night. This may also be1 read more »