Organic Produce, Hood River, Oregon
Our 2011 growing season has ended. See you in the spring.
We grow a wide array of vegetables and we choose varieties for their outstanding taste. Many of our vegetables are not those grown commercially (which are often chosen for their high yield and ability to ship well). Our salad mix contains unique varieties like; Valamaine, Red Sails, Speckles and Buttercrunch. Green Zebra and Arkansas Traveler tomatoes and Scarlet Nantes carrots are heirloom and non-hybrid varieties selected for their distinct and true taste.
Last season we are planted the following vegetables, fruits and herbs: basil, pole beans, soy-edamame beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, garlic, greens,Pac choi, kale, leeks, lettuce, melons, radish, onions, snap peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, summer and winter squash, swiss chard, shallots, heirloom slicing and cherry tomatoes, watermelon, and strawberries. Our amazing organic strawberries have been singled out by many customers as the best they've tasted since childhood. A real compliment! And remember fresh produce tastes better and is healthier. We harvest the day of the market, so all your produce is packed with its original nutrients and tastes garden-fresh.
Below are examples of our season.
Early Season Crops ( June, early July)
salad mix, Pac choi, green onions, beets, swiss chard, kale, snap peas, fava beans, broccoli, garlic scapes, spinach, arugula, strawberries
Mid Season Crops (July, August, September):
tomatoes (heirloom, cherry and slicing), broccoli, sweet corn, cucumbers, green beans, summer squash, salad mix, carrots, basil, sweet onions, garlic, strawberries, watermelon, melon
Late Season Crops (late September/ early October):
potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, pie pumpkin, summer squash, sweet pepper, parsnips, winter squash, salad mix, kale, garlic, broccoli, carrots, fennel, melon and strawberries
Why are you certified organic?
We believe the old adage, "You are what you eat." For us then, it's common sense that we do not want to eat food that has pesticide residue. We believe that food has "energy" beyond its caloric count and that there is nutritional difference between food grown using organic methods and conventional ones. We also live and work on our farm with our small children and we worry that spraying pesticides on our property would compromise our health, as well as the health of visiting wildlife, our ponds and potentially pollute our greater community. But most importantly, it is the way we know how to grow quality food and flowers.
We are certified organic by Oregon Tilth as a way for our growing methods to be transparent to our members and to our customers. In addition to being a certified organic farm, we also practice biodynamic methods, an agricultural philosophy which seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. It is the oldest non-chemical agricultural movement, predating the organic agriculture movement by some 20 years and has now spread throughout the world. We are happy to answer any questions. Also for more information: www.tilth.org and www.biodynamics.com.
We have been a founding member of the Gorge Grown Farmers' Market in Hood River which runs on Thursdays during the summer at the Hood River Middle School (1602 May Street). We sell a wide range of our veggies there, and ocassionally some of our beautiful bouquets. More information about the Gorge Grown Farmers' Market is at www.gorgegrown.com.
Several local restaurants serve our fresh, organic food. You can help encourage businesses to buy and serve local by asking where the food on the menu comes from. For a list of local restaurants who buy from us, visit our resources page.
Thank you to our harvest team, our farm members, and our loyal farmers' market customers.