Welcome to the 18th season of Verde Valley CSA! We are so excited to serve you and are so grateful for your support of our local growers. We have two main farms supplying your produce: Willowbrook Farm in Camp Verde, and Whipstone Farm in … Continued
It is our penultimate week of the season and it’s hard to believe it has gone by so fast! This season has had many ups and downs. The long, cool Spring ensured an incredible fruit year, but it also slowed … Continued
Happy Autumn! We get to enjoy the last several weeks of the growing season with perfect weather, golden fields of wildflowers, and crisp mornings. It just doesn’t get better than that! And what better way to welcome the fall than … Continued
Autumn arrives this week and I have really been feeling it in the air. This past week’s rain felt amazing, but caused a bit of trouble over at Willowbrook Farm. They received an inch of rain in a short amount … Continued
This week we have a lovely basket, including our first cabbage of the season. I’m looking forward to making a small batch of sauerkraut for my daughter, who loves the homemade version of this simple fermented food. I’ve added a … Continued
Happy Labor Day! I hope that most of you are looking forward to a restful and fun day. As with most days throughout the growing season, our farmers are out in the fields today planting, picking, weeding, watering, and tending … Continued
I am out on a river trip this week, so Hilary is sending out the newsletter while I am away, thus the brevity. This is the final week for flower shares. Thanks to all of you who supported Whipstone Farm’s amazing … Continued
Good morning! I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful rainy day. Luckily, it appears that this storm has been pretty mellow, so we shouldn’t see any damage from flooding or torrential downpours. Just a nice, old-fashioned, gentle rain. It … Continued
At this time each year I wait and wonder how long it will be until the dreaded week arrives when we don’t get lettuce in our baskets. Alas, that week has finally come. Last year, I believe we only had … Continued
Kids are back in school, grasshoppers are starting to slow down (fingers crossed), and big tomatoes are here! Tomatoes – and many other crops – are coming on a bit slowly this year, and you may recall that Willowbrook had … Continued