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Farm Happenings at NWPA Growers Co-op

Spring CSA Week 3 - April 28

Posted on April 22nd, 2021
What a weather roller coaster we've been on lately!  We have been fluctuating from shielding our seedlings from excessive heat and sunshine while they're still young and tender to protecting them from freezing temperatures and snow...some days several times back and forth throughout the day!&n1 read more »

Spring CSA Week 2 April 14

Posted on April 8th, 2021
Can you see the baby praying mantids?  Harmony Grove Farm uses beneficial insects to help control aphids and other insects in their greenhouses.  Monty snapped a pic of the praying mantis egg sac in the midst of hatching today.  The mantids and lady beetles will hang out in their gre1 read more »

Spring CSA Week 1 March 31

Posted on March 25th, 2021
Welcome to our new members, and welcome back to returning members for our Spring 2021 CSA season!  Deliveries will come every other week on Wednesday (March 31, April 14 & 28, and May 12 & 25).  Pittsburgh members please note the change of day for the Spring season.  Summer d1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 8

Posted on March 11th, 2021
It's the final week of Winter CSA.  We hope you have enjoyed both the fresh greens this winter as well as the storage crops and other farm products in your Farm Share box.  Customize early and often for the most choice.  You can customize your share Friday morning, and then check ba1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 7

Posted on February 25th, 2021
Our title still says "Winter CSA," even though it's been looking a lot like spring the last few days.  Late February and the first half of March are usually our leanest veggie days here.  While the sunshine makes the plants in our greenhouses take a giant leap, we will have to wait anothe1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 6

Posted on February 11th, 2021
Farm News Grateful Life Farm: We had a lovely celebration of Imbolc earlier this week, marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.  Although we are still spending a lot of time snuggled under quilts with the cats and reading by the fire, the days are gett1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 5 Feb 3

Posted on January 29th, 2021
Even though it's frigid outside, we see new life at Bushel and a Peck Farm.  Newborn lambs are up and running within minutes of birth.  It's so fun to watch them scamper around and play with each other. While your farmers would love to stay warm inside on these cold, snowy days, there is1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 4

Posted on January 14th, 2021
"Hello, my name is Derek, and three years ago I started Glacial Till Farm, a 2 acre, honest organic, HUMAN scale (no tractor), vegetable farm! With an insatiable desire to re-connect to the earth, the soil, and healthy seasonal food, I’ve been diligently transforming a fallow field next to my1 read more »

Winter CSA Week 3

Posted on December 31st, 2020
While most of us are happy to leave 2020 behind and move on to a better year, our small farms had a great growing year overall.  But we will continue to improve to bring you even better farm products.  We are busy planning our crops for next season and ordering seeds.  Even though mo1 read more »