Farm Happenings at Oak Spring Farm
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Farm Happenings at Oak Spring Farm

Happy October! Farm Happenings for the week of October 2, 2022.

Posted on September 28th, 2022
Happy October! Keep the vampires away ALL month long with a good dose of garlic. It's fully cured and you will see it all month. Have you noticed the difference in taste between our garlic, harvested in July, and garlic from the grocery store? I sure do!   And I'll tell you the safety factor o1 read more »

Farm Happenings for the week of September 26

Posted on September 23rd, 2022
Please mark your calendar now for our Chili FEASTival Sunday, October 23rd 2pm.   This party is for YOU, our members, who make this farm possible- able to grow nutritious, fresh food for local families and build community along the way. We want you here, we want to meet you, see you again, con1 read more »

This week on the farm and beyond

Posted on September 16th, 2022
This week we experience the Fall equinox. The autumnal equinox signals the shift between summer and fall seasons. The first official day of fall will arrive at 8:04 p.m. Sept. 22 for the Northern Hemisphere, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. What better way to celebrate fall than with som1 read more »

Farm Happenings for the week of September 12

Posted on September 9th, 2022
Does it feel like Fall?!  What a week we have for you. There is lettuce again!  Whoop Whoop. And lots of gorgeous green beans, heirloom tomatoes, rainbow chard, celery, leeks, and paw paws in the fruit share!  This is a great week of diversity and late summer favorites.  The end1 read more »

Tomatoes are back in style!

Posted on September 2nd, 2022
We have some more yellow squash & Shishito peppers this week but the star of the show is our second field planting of tomatoes!  Just when you thought the tomatoes were on their way out...NOT SO FAST. There is basil, tomatoes and a new bed of arugula. Salad mix is just a week or two away..1 read more »

Week of August 29th Please READ! Important reminders

Posted on August 26th, 2022
There are some HOT TIPS below! WE love sharing this food, this farm and this COMMUNITY with you. Thank you for reading this,  A few housekeeping points to us on track....   On -farm pick up on Tuesdays and Thursdays: bring your own bag. You will pick up your CSA list/label1 read more »

Farm Happenings for week of August 22

Posted on August 15th, 2022
Enjoying the cooler weather?  Everybody seems happier after a break from the heat. Harvesting and transplanting during those extreme temperatures was brutal on the crew and the plants.  We had 4 carrot bed failures due to the heat and several lettuce, arugula and spicy mix failures due to1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 16, 2022

Posted on August 12th, 2022
So many summer veggies -what are you doing with them all? I've been making salsa, tomato sauce, hot sauce, tomato basil salad, potato salad OH MY! We've posted lots of info on how to make a quick, fresh salsa on the Farm-ily Facebook page    This week's Blog is a personal side of the1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 9, 2022

Posted on August 5th, 2022
Who loves fresh salsa? Make your own or buy some from OSF! It's available as an extra this week. The abundance of salsa ingredients around here right now is so FUN! We make ours with fresh (mostly) Amish Paste tomatoes, yellow or red onion, jalapeño, a little cilantro, lemon juice and freshl1 read more »