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Farming throughout a pandemic
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Fresh Basil Red Summer Crisp Head Lettuce Green Romaine Head Lettuce Green Kale Salad Mix Garlic Scapes Cornmeal - Hazzard Free Farm, Pecatonica, IL Tomato Puree - Members picking up at neighborhood sites (i.e., Evanston, Northbrook/Highland Park, Wilmette, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glenview, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, and Buffalo Grove)will...
Summer begins this week!
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Young Fennel Red Butter Head Lettuce Green Butter Head Lettuce Fresh Dill Salad Mix Black Turtle Beans - from Breslin Farms, Ottawa, IL Scallions Garlic Scapes Tomato Puree - Members picking up at Oak Park and the Grayslake Farm will receive this week. Vegetable Share members at all other sites will...
Reflection in the field
Posted by onThis Week's Spring Vegetable Share Harvest: Green Garlic Salad mix Scallions Asparagus Beautyheart Radishes Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Mushrooms - from River Valley Ranch, Burlington, WI Red Rhubarb - from Mick Klug Farms, St. Joseph, MI Hot House Cucumber - Oak Park and Farm sites will receive this week. Farm Journal We worked on this...
Spring Preparations for Summer
Posted by onThis Week's Vegetable Harvest: Red Oak Leaf Head Lettuce Green Oak Lead Head Lettuce Young Swiss Chard Green Garlic Fresh Dill Japanese Salad Turnips Asparagus Baby Fennel Russet Potatoes - from Igl Farms, Antigo, WI Farm Journal Good afternoon from the farm!As you can see from the picture above, the farm...
Final Spring Shares
Posted by onImportant Reminders This week is a pickup week for members registered for weekly Spring Vegetable Shares. This is the final week of the spring season. Early Summer Shares begin the next week - Please review theinformational email to confirm your registration, review important dates and find pickup details. Announcements Pizza Night on the Farm is this...
Savor the Seasonal Surprises!
Posted by onImportant Reminders This week is a pickup week for members registered for weekly and every other week Spring Vegetable Shares and Spring Egg Shares. Upcoming Dates: Final Spring Shares - Week of June 18th Pizza Night on the Farm - Sunday, June 24th, 4-7pm at Prairie WindFamily Farm Early Summer Shares - Vegetable, Fruit and Egg Shares begin the week of June 25th. Early...
Experimentation in the Field
Posted by onFarm News for the week of May 22nd Important Reminders This week is a pickup week for weekly members registered for Spring Vegetable Shares. Join us this Sunday, May 27 from 4-7pm for Pizza on the Farm - Pizzeria Deville's Chef John Durning brings his wood-burning oven to the farm to create delicious, farm-fresh pizzas for purchase....
Rain+Warmth=Growth on the Farm!
Posted by onFarm News for the week of May 8th Important Reminders This week is a pickup week for members registered for weekly Spring Vegetable Shares. Join us this Saturday at the Annual Organic Plant Sale & Farm Open House Saturday, May 12th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., the Prairie Crossing Farm. Purchase organic plant starts and a...
🐓 Happy New Year! Deliveries of January Winter Shares This Week
Posted by onFarm News for the week of January 9 Winter Share Reminders This week, all Winter Produce and Egg Shares pick-up: Tuesday: Deerfield, Evanston, Northbrook/Highland Park, Lake Forest Thursday: Allstate, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Oak Park, At the Farm Upcoming Winter Share Deliveries Tuesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 8 Tuesday, March 6 and...
Farm News - Week Of May 15
Posted by onFarm News for the week of May 15th Important Reminders: This week is a pickup week for weekly Vegetable Share members. Next week, we will be delivering Egg Shares and both every other week and weekly Vegetable Shares. Early Summer Farm Share registration closes soon! Vegetable, Fruit and Egg Shares start the...