Farm Happenings at Rivendale Farms
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Farm Happenings at Rivendale Farms

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 17 (Oct 2)

Posted on September 25th, 2018
Hello Rivendale CSA members. It's Friday afternoon, and the sun is shining--a very welcome sight. Our fields are still muddy from the wet September, which means we haven't had a chance to do tractor work in a while. But there's still plenty to do, so we keep on keeping on. Last week and this week w1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 16 (September 25)

Posted on September 21st, 2018
Hello Rivendale CSA members. It's always a nice benchmark to the week when I sit to write to you. Thanks for taking the time to read along. This week we want to mention a few of our new available products--Flagrano shell beans and fresh ginger. Both are unique and delicious local food options that1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 15 (September 18)

Posted on September 14th, 2018
Hi there, Rivendale CSA members. We hope you are doing well and enjoying your farm share membership. Well, I guess weather is on everybody's mind these days. With the hurricane arriving and the wild amounts of rainfall we experienced over the last week here as well.  As you can imagine, the we1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 14 (September 11)

Posted on September 7th, 2018
Hi CSA members. Gonna be short and sweet tonight. It's been another busy week on the farm. We are pushing through the heat of the last few weeks, starting to wish for the cool Fall season. It feels like this time of year consists almost solely of harvesting. There are many days that get by us witho1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 13 (September 4)

Posted on August 30th, 2018
Hello, Rivendale CSA members. How are you keeping up with your summer veggies? Are you getting enough of them? Too much? Are you feeling good about the mix and varieties available? Are you wishing for something that we have not offered? We love the customization that the Harvie platform allows, but1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 12 (August 28)

Posted on August 24th, 2018
Hello Rivendale members! It's always exciting to write the Happenings Newsletter, because it means we pushed through another week and are looking ahead to the week to come. No joke, farming is some of the most rewarding and challenging work I can imagine. Each day has an intense mix of things that1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 11 (August 21)

Posted on August 17th, 2018
Hello again, Rivendale CSA members. It's week 11 of the CSA, which means we are now completing the first half of the season. Hard to believe! Many of the folks in our CSA are participating as bi-weekly members. So from time to time I want to reiterate notes from previous weeks. This week I want to1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 10 (August 14)

Posted on August 10th, 2018
Greetings Rivendale members. It's raining as I write, and it reminds me yet again how entwined farming is with the weather. I'm not complaining (although farmers do love to bond around the challenges of weather). We have actually had a relatively good mix of wet and dry days here at the farm. Most1 read more »

Rivendale Farms CSA Newsletter, Week 8 (July 31)

Posted on July 27th, 2018
Hello Rivendale members. And a special welcome to any of you who may be receiving your first box this week. We are so grateful to have you all joining us this season. So how are we doing? What is going well and what could be better? We have heard feedback from a few of you, but we would love to hea1 read more »