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Farm Happenings at Walker Farm
Farm Happenings for December 11, 2021
Howdy folks, thanks for making Week One go so smoothly. We found out who reads the emails and who doesn't but the alternate routers were easily put on the right track and gave us a chuckle! We hope you enjoy your choices and are ready to check out your next week's selections in case you want to do1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 4, 2021
Howdy folks, time to get ready for the first CSA pickup next Saturday or Sunday. Remember:
SATURDAY PICK-UP 11 AM to 2 PM if you are signed up for a Bread Share OR if your last name on the account starts with A through F
SUNDAY PICK-UP 11 AM to 2 PM if your last name starts with G through Z AND yo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 9, 2021
Amazing how 6 weeks can fly by and suddenly we're coming up on week 6 of the Fall/Winter CSA. Our chickens certainly enjoyed the greens trimmings and we hope you all enjoyed the certified organic produce and felt we delivered a safe and pleasant experience. Your crew, Tina, Ida, Lindsey, Liz, Derek1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 2, 2021
Hi Folks, Looks like we'll have enough crop inventory for a limited Deep Winter CSA. The Deep Winter is not run through the Harvie system. It's a prepacked box with no option for swapping this year. We will still have plenty of greens, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, c1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 26, 2020
Hi Folks, another smooth pickup with most boxes returned. Thanks so much! Hard to believe we're halfway through the CSA. Luckily we had time to clean up the snow before the weekend. We had to run some heat in our larger greenhouses during the storm to melt the falling snow so weight wouldn'1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 19, 2020
Hi Folks, Thanks to almost everyone who remembered to exchange your CSA box this week. If you did forget, you could drop it off sometime during the week if possible. The produce boxes cost us $3 each so we'll have to add that to your CSA eventually so that we can replace missing boxes for our whole1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 12, 2020
Hi Folks, Nice job with the pickups this weekend! You passed the test with flying colors. Now, part two of the test for next week - Please return your box for the second pickup.
Hope you liked your selections. Remember you can go back in and redo your preferences at anytime. Also reme1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 5, 2020
Hi Folks, Are we ready for the first CSA next weekend? Hopefully, by now, you've set your preferences and are all set to go. You should check each week to see if we've added new items and rate those, too. The crew is anxious to fill your boxes and will start picking and sorting later this w1 read more »
About the farm
Walker Farm has been in our family line since 1770. We currently operate a farmstand/garden center that consists of 11 flower and plant greenhouses, 14 certified organic vegetable greenhouses and 30 certified organic acres of vegetable and small fruit production. Our Elysian Hills Tree farm is 138 acres of woodland with 25 acres in organic Christmas trees. We have an amazing summer crew of 35 to 40 local people who help make our farmstand and garden center a destination point for folks all over New England and New York.
Our commitment to our community to produce safe, healthy food and plants drives us to seek excellence and CSA customer satisfaction. Our dedication to our land ensures that we will constantly strive to improve our soil and environment. Thanks to your continued support, we move from generation to generation with the same goals and sincere desire to keep our farm the best that it can be.
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Our commitment to our community to produce safe, healthy food and plants drives us to seek excellence and CSA customer satisfaction. Our dedication to our land ensures that we will constantly strive to improve our soil and environment. Thanks to your continued support, we move from generation to generation with the same goals and sincere desire to keep our farm the best that it can be.