| Qty | Item # | Description | Price |
| 1 | TM875/L | Ananas Noire Tomato Organic – Ananas Noire Tomato Seeds Organic |
$3.25 |
| 1 | PP678/P | Ancho Magnifico Pepper – Ancho Magnifico | $8.25 |
| 1 | ML462/S | Athena Melon – Athena Melon Seeds | $3.65 |
| 1 | BR088/P | Belstar Broccoli – Belstar | $11.95 |
| 1 | SQ795/P | Benning’s Green Tint Squash – Benning’s Green Tint | $3.35 |
| 1 | SQ790/B | Black Beauty Squash – Black Beauty | $5.55 |
| 1 | EG327/P | Black King Eggplant – Black King | $5.75 |
| 1 | TM909/L | Black Plum Tomato Conventional & Organic – Black Plum Tomato Seeds Organic |
$2.85 |
| 1 | TM890/S | Black Tomato Conventional & Organic – Black Heirloom Tomato Seeds |
$3.05 |
| 1 | SP782/P | Bordeaux Spinach – Bordeaux | $4.65 |
| 1 | ON551/S | Borrettana Cipollini Onion – Borrettana Cipollini Onion Seeds | $2.35 |
| 1 | TM889/P | Brandywine Tomato Conventional & Organic – Brandywine |
$8.15 |
| 1 | SW853/B | Bright Lights Swiss Chard – Bright Lights | $10.95 |
| 1 | PP693/P | Bulgarian Carrot Pepper – Bulgarian Carrot | $7.50 |
| 1 | SQ816/P | Buttercup Squash – Buttercup | $3.05 |
| 1 | CF179/P | Candid Charm Cauliflower – Candid Charm | $8.55 |
| 1 | BN025/F | Carson Bean – Carson | $22.65 |
| 1 | MS487/S | Catalogna Frastagliata Italian Dandelion – Catalogna Frastagliata Seeds | $2.55 |
| 1 | SQ808/P | Cavili Squash – Cavili | $10.05 |
| 1 | CO255/P | Champion Collards – Champion | $3.55 |
| 1 | TM954/M | Cherokee Purple Tomato Organic – Cherokee Purple-Organic |
$8.95 |
| 1 | RD741/B | Cherry Belle Radish – Cherry Belle | $4.95 |
| 1 | TM970/L | Chianti Rose Tomato Organic – Chianti Rose Tomato Seeds Organic |
$3.25 |
| 1 | BT135/P | Chioggia Beet Conventional & Organic – Chioggia |
$4.90 |
| 1 | CF172/P | Cloud Cauliflower – Cloud | $4.65 |
| 2 | SQ801/S | Cube of Butter Squash – Cube of Butter Squash Seeds | $6.30 |
| 1 | PL641/B | Dark Green Italian Plain Parsley – Dark Green Italian Plain | $4.65 |
| 1 | LT454/P | Dazzle Lettuce – Dazzle | $8.45 |
| 1 | CR266/S | Deep Purple Carrots – Deep Purple Carrots Seeds | $3.25 |
| 1 | CN238/B | Delectable Corn – Delectable | $9.25 |
| 1 | CU322/P | Diamant Cucumbers – Diamant | $9.95 |
| 1 | ML469/P | Early Gala Melon – Melon-Early Gala | $12.05 |
| 1 | PP683/P | Early Jalapeño Pepper – Early Jalapeno | $3.70 |
| 1 | BT130/P | Early Wonder Tall Top Beet – Early Wonder Tall Top | $3.30 |
| 1 | WA994/P | Ferris Wheel Watermelon – Ferris Wheel | $9.95 |
| 1 | BR108/M | Fiesta Broccoli Organic – Fiesta-Organic |
$10.05 |
| 1 | PP703/P | Fireball Pepper – Fireball | $8.25 |
| 1 | KL366/P | Fizz Kale – Fizz | $4.85 |
| 1 | CO254/P | Flash Collards – Flash | $6.75 |
| 1 | SW851/S | Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard – Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds | $2.45 |
| 1 | BS117/P | Franklin Brussels Sprouts – Franklin | $14.45 |
| 1 | RD744/B | French Breakfast Radish – French Breakfast | $4.65 |
| 1 | MS472/B | French Sorrel – French Sorrel | $6.95 |
| 1 | LK371/B | Giant Musselburgh Leek – Giant Musselburgh | $7.85 |
| 1 | TM956/L | Gold Medal Tomato Organic – Gold Medal Heirloom Tomato Seeds Organic |
$3.25 |
| 1 | CN214/B | Golden Bantam Corn – Golden Bantam | $7.05 |
| 1 | TM912/P | Golden San Marzano Tomato – Golden San Marzano | $17.85 |
| 1 | PP670/S | Golden Star Pepper – Golden Star Pepper Seeds | $3.60 |
| 1 | MU519/P | Golden Streaks Mustard – Golden Streaks | $5.40 |
| 1 | SW854/N | Golden Swiss Chard Organic – Golden Chard-Organic |
$9.95 |
| 1 | PP669/S | Gourmet Pepper – Gourmet Pepper Seeds | $4.15 |
| 1 | TM921/P | Grande Marzano Tomato – Grande Marzano | $8.65 |
| 1 | MU524/P | Green Wave Mustard – Green Wave | $3.90 |
| 1 | TM953/M | Green Zebra Tomato Organic – Green Zebra-Organic |
$8.95 |
| 1 | ON557/P | Guardsman Onion – Guardsman | $5.15 |
| 1 | PP681/P | Habanero Pepper – Habanero | $5.90 |
| 1 | PP672/M | Healthy Pepper Organic – Healthy-Organic |
$7.95 |
| 1 | TM928/S | High Carotene Tomato Conventional & Organic – High Carotene Tomato Seeds |
$2.85 |
| 1 | ML455/P | Home Run Melon – Melon-Home Run | $13.85 |
| 1 | CN237/B | Honey & Cream Corn – Honey & Cream | $8.80 |
| 1 | CN224/M | Hooker’s Sweet Indian Corn Organic – Hooker’s Sweet Indian Organic |
$4.85 |
| 1 | KL357/P | Improved Dwarf Siberian Kale – Improved Dwarf Siberian | $3.15 |
| 1 | MS496/B | Italiko Rossa Italian Dandelion – Italiko Rossa | $6.75 |
| 2 | XA106/C | Jersey Supreme Asparagus Crowns – Jersey Supreme Crowns | $61.90 |
| 1 | OV580/P | Joi Choi Pac Choi – Joi Choi | $7.75 |
| 1 | KH347/P | Kolibri Kohlrabi – Kolibri | $15.25 |
| 1 | KH349/P | Kongo Kohlrabi – Kongo | $15.25 |
| 1 | ML464/P | Lambkin Melon – Lambkin | $11.45 |
| 1 | ML464/S | Lambkin Melon – Lambkin Melon Seeds | $3.55 |
| 1 | CU309/B | Lemon Cucumbers – Lemon | $6.25 |
| 1 | LT403/N | Little Gem Lettuce Organic – Little Gem-Organic |
$17.95 |
| 1 | PP682/B | Long Thin Cayenne Pepper – Long Thin Cayenne | $7.85 |
| 1 | LT447/P | Marshall Lettuce – Marshall | $11.35 |
| 1 | TM900/L | Mexican Strain Tomatillo Organic – Mexican Strain Tomatillo Seeds Organic |
$3.15 |
| 1 | MS474/P | Mild Mesclun Blend – Mild Mesclun Blend Seeds | $4.55 |
| 1 | EG326/S | Millionaire Eggplant – Millionaire Eggplant Seeds | $2.75 |
| 1 | TM872/S | Momotaro Tomato – Momotaro Tomato Seeds | $4.45 |
| 1 | CR272/P | Napa Carrots – Napa | $7.85 |
| 1 | BN067/B | Nash Bean – Nash | $6.95 |
| 1 | CR271/P | Nelson Carrots – Nelson | $7.85 |
| 1 | KL363/B | Nero Di Toscana Kale – Nero Di Toscana | $7.75 |
| 1 | LT386/M | Nevada Lettuce Organic – Nevada Organic |
$6.95 |
| 1 | WA993/P | New Queen Watermelon – New Queen | $11.85 |
| 1 | BN040/B | Nickel Bean – Nickel | $8.75 |
| 1 | EG325/P | Nubia Eggplant – Nubia | $7.65 |
| 1 | TM982/L | Old German Tomato Organic – Old German Heirloom Tomato Seeds Organic |
$3.25 |
| 1 | TM863/P | Oregon Spring Tomato Conventional & Organic – Oregon Spring |
$6.65 |
| 1 | CB153/P | Parel Cabbage – Parel | $8.85 |
| 1 | TM891/P | Persimmon Tomato Conventional & Organic – Persimmon |
$8.15 |
| 1 | TM939/M | Pineapple Tomato Organic – Pineapple-Organic |
$8.95 |
| 1 | CB162/S | Primero Cabbage – Primero Cabbage Seeds | $3.50 |
| 1 | CR280/P | Purple Haze Carrots – Purple Haze | $11.60 |
| 1 | TM934/S | Purple Tomatillo – Purple Tomatillo Tomato Seeds | $3.10 |
| 1 | CU293/P | Raider Cucumbers – Raider | $5.55 |
| 1 | BT133/P | Red Ace Beet – Red Ace | $4.45 |
| 1 | ON543/P | Red Bull Onion – Red Bull | $9.05 |
| 1 | SQ822/P | Red Kuri Squash – Red Kuri Squash Seeds | $3.55 |
| 1 | KL359/P | Redbor Kale – Redbor | $13.85 |
| 1 | SP779/E | Regal Spinach – Regal | $19.35 |
| 1 | MS473/B | Roquette Arugula – Roquette Arugula | $5.95 |
| 1 | BN024/F | Royal Burgundy Bean – Royal Burgundy | $15.40 |
| 1 | CB152/P | Ruby Ball Cabbage – Ruby Ball | $9.15 |
| 1 | MU523/P | Ruby Streaks Mustard – Ruby Streaks | $5.40 |
| 1 | TM864/S | Santiam Tomato – Santiam Tomato Seeds | $2.85 |
| 1 | BN053/P | Sayamusume Bean – Sayamusume | $5.30 |
| 1 | ON562/P | Shimonita Onion – Shimonita | $5.45 |
| 1 | LT390/B | Slobolt Lettuce – Slobolt | $9.95 |
| 1 | CF171/P | Snow Crown Cauliflower – Snow Crown | $7.90 |
| 1 | BN027/B | Soleil Bean – Soleil | $10.30 |
| 1 | OV586/P | Soloist Chinese Cabbage – Soloist | $5.05 |
| 1 | BN044/B | Speedy Bean – Speedy | $8.55 |
| 1 | MU532/B | Spicy Green Mustard – Spicy Green | $8.95 |
| 1 | CN216/P | Sugar Dots Corn – Sugar Dots | $4.45 |
| 4 | LT400/L | Summertime Lettuce Organic – Summertime Organic |
$15.80 |
| 1 | SQ796/P | Sunburst Squash – Sunburst | $6.25 |
| 1 | TM883/P | Sungold Tomato – Sungold | $17.85 |
| 1 | LT422/M | Sunset Lettuce Organic – Sunset-Organic |
$6.55 |
| 1 | PE636/F | Super Sugar Snap Peas – Super Sugar Snap |
how we farmers spend our winters.
As a farmer who doesn’t own land, who doesn’t have a proper workshop and who dreams of having a Fire engine red tool box some day, I love this. It helps me to dream and to have confidents in those dreams. It is a blessing to have a craft… to be a craftsman.
Volunteers are the community that is Working Hands Farm. Without friends, family, the occasional stranger that willingly reaches out, the passerby that pulls in, and the thoughtful friend of a friend who knows this one person who loves pulling thistle bare handed, Working Hands could not exist. So come out and spend a day, week, month or life on the farm getting your hands dirty. Shoot me an email at workinghandsfarm@gmail.com and get inspired.
Reason #2 to join our CSA. Know your farmer and spend time on your farm. A home aways from the city at Working Hands Farm. Juliet Zulu spent a day with us last summer while we toured around Portland giving away mini CSAs to the businesses we admire in the city we love.
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Working Hands Farm
is a small organic CSA farm located 17.4 miles outside of Portland, Oregon. We utilize a variety of different environmentally friendly farming methods such as, cover cropping, integrated pest management, inter-planting, composting, etc… We believe that it is essential to feed our community safe and nutritious fruits & vegetables. Our farm specializes in growing European varietals that should inspire new gastronomic adventures in all of the households we feed. Working Hands Farm was started in 2010 by Brian D. Martin, a Portland native, with the goal of bringing a new perspective to our urban farming community. We invite you all out to the farm to come see and experience how we are doing things differently. Bring a nice bottle of wine, a blanket and something to snack on and enjoy the beauty of our garden.
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“When the community is connected to its soil the plants are not the only things to grow roots.” -Brian D. Martin
Brian was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and will forever call it his home. He attended the University of Oregon for his formal education and received B.A. in English Literature in 2007. He has since spent the majority of his time abroad on a variety of humanitarian projects: starting as a volunteer in Argentina while studying spanish, then working professionally in Uganda (where he had his very first garden) and most recently working in Haiti. These experiences have served as a catalyst in his life and in many ways are what lead to the birth of the farm, moving from chaos and contradictions to the peace of meditative labour, one giving strength to the other and back again. Brian started Working Hands Farm in 2010 and with the support from his friends, his family and his CSA members he hopes to farm for the rest of his life.
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From Oregon to Louisiana, Uganda and India, I recall meals at wooden tables, in multi-family living rooms, under thatched huts, and on concrete rooftops. Every day of work on the farm is a remembrance of these gatherings and of the associations I have with people, places and things. I see each task as an opportunity to appreciate the tales our lives tell. Beets, kale and bacon are among my favorite things to eat.
The anticipation is almost too much.
It is a delight to come across a video or a paragraph online that stretches you past you 2:00 minute or 150 word attention span. This video slowed me down and inspired me to focus more on the small things. The small gestures that let others now we are thinking of them, the planting of a single small lettuce seed, the early morning cup of joe/sunrise session on the farm. Good job bees. thanks for the reminder.
but this is my kind of cute…
Brooklyn-based illustrator Sophie Blackall was in search of inspiration when she stumbled upon the infamous Missed Connections section of Craigslist. In this Internet realm of love lost and found, anonymous posters chronicle the one who got away, hoping that the object of their affection will remember the shy stranger who offered an umbrella during a freak hail storm. Sophie immediately knew she had found her muse. That fateful revelation led to a collection of tender works, culminating in her recently published book, Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found.
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Things that cost Money:
- Land lease $2,000 (per year)
- Compost (10 deliveries of seven cubic yards) $1,250
- Seeds $1,500
- 1 employee $12,000
- Seedling Medium $400
- Seedling trays $150
- Organic Neem oil $50
- Rototiller rental (3 times a season) $375
- Replacement drip lines $500
- Fixing things that break often $1,000
- Gas for an old truck and a tractor $2,500
- Coffee, honey and other suprises for our members $4,000
- Paying myself $24,000
Total $49,725
Things that make Money:
- CSA (75 members x $625 cost per share) = $46,875
- Farm stand ($300 per week x 20 weeks) = 6,000
- Farm store sales (hand made crates, t-shirts, etc… $2,000
Total money coming in $54,875
Total money going out $49,725
Total Profit $5,150*
*to be gambled away in less than reputable taverns & casinos & pay for the following years seed
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and we take it, meaning variety, very seriously
$625 = 20 weeks of delicious organic fruits, veggies, cut flowers, tea, locally roasted coffee and more…
Welcome to Working Hands Farm. Our farm prides itself on offering to you a weekly CSA crate full of the freshest, most nutrient dense produce you can bring into your own home. Produce that is harvested just hours before you pick it up – the closest thing to growing it in your own back yard.
What is a CSA (community supported Agriculture)?
In basic terms, CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. Typically, members or “share-holders” of the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer’s salary. In return, they receive shares in the farm’s bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production.
-Suzanne DeMuth, An EXCERPT from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide.impl
$625 / 20 weeks/ 3 people = $10.41 per week per person
In simpler terms,
CSA is a way for us to be able to grow healthy food for our community, while ensuring that we can also earn a living wage and maintain healthy soil for generations to come. We aim to work together with our members to grow and distribute high-quality, organic produce full of the vital nutrients and minerals we need to live rich, full lives.
We have begun to grow a variety of what we call house vegetables. Vegetables, such as: peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, onions, lettuce, carrots, garlic, mustard greens, arugula, mesculin mix, fresh herbs, etc… We also specialize in both heirloom, and unique European varietals. With time, as well as with feedback from our members, we also hope to work with other farmers to provide fresh eggs and honey. We hope to be able to surprise and delight you, and share in our bounty with you.
Our CSA offers shares for a 20-week season starting June 12th and ending on October 30th. One CSA share can feed 2-3 people and costs $625. When divided between three people the cost comes to $10.41 per person per week. Typically members pay in full, beginning in February, as most of our costs are incurred in the Spring. But we are also happy to work with members who prefer to pay in two installments. The first half ($312.50) is due by June 12th, the beginning of the CSA season, and the second half ($312.50) is due one month later on July 12th. If you are an individual and one share is too big for you, we encourage you to split a box with friends, family, co-workers or neighbors.
A rough sample:
June: kale, lettuces, spinach, chard, arugula, salad greens, cilantro, peas, basil, kitchen herbs*, berries, etc…
July: beets, carrots, chard, arugula, mustard greens, spinach, mesculin mix, kale, cilantro, basil, parsley, garlic, kohlrabi, salad greens, cut flowers, kitchen herbs*, berries, etc…
August: beans, carrots, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, basil, garlic, kitchen herbs*, melons, peppers, onions, squash, tomatoes, salad greens, cut flowers, etc…
September: basil, beans, carrots, salad greens, cilantro, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, greens, melons, onions, tomatoes, kitchen herbs*, etc…
October: beets, romanesco, cauliflower, carrots, chard, cilantro, collards, eggplant, salad mixes, garlic, onions, kale, parsnips, peppers, radishes, squash, tomatoes, kitchen herbs*, etc…
*kitchen herbs generally include: oregano, dill, sage, thyme, rosemary.
Cheers,
Brian
workinghandsfarm@gmail.com
They are three years old and they have been there for me through thick and thin. I’d say that they are just ’bout broke in. Thanks gloves.
Warm winter greetings to my all favorite CSA members,
Although some time has passed since we last met, a lot has been going with us at Working Hands Farm. We spent the last 3 months working in central Uganda, balancing our time between designing sustainable firewood stoves for vanilla farmers and starting an organic sister farm. With winter nearly over (we’re only a month and half away from the Spring Equinox) we’re excited to begin the 2012 farming season.
At the heart of the farm are our CSA members and we couldn’t do what we love to do without your support and helping hands. This year we’re looking into utilizing our amazing outdoor space for our community by providing workshops, farm to table dinners, movie nights, cooking classes and more. We’re also determined to spend more time with our members and community by offering farm volunteer parties and children’s programs. We want to share more with you by connecting, week by week, through our farm newsletter. We’ll post recipes, give you weekly updates about what’s going on on the farm, what you can expect to eat in the coming weeks etc, so you can stay connected and really feel a part of what we’re doing day by day.
So you can learn and grow right along side with us.
With the start of the season well on it’s way we’re opening up membership this month. As you know, your support goes a long way this time of the year to purchase seed, compost, potting soil, organic amendments, tractor rentals etc. So, we encourage you to check out our 2012 CSA program and you can purchase your share by clicking here. We’ve been making a few changes here and there to the website and encourage you to pass along the good word to all your friends. The success of the farm depends on it’s amazing community and because of your support we feel more inspired every year.
For other updates – visit the farm blog & our farm facebook page (click “like” for automatic updates in your feed). If you have any questions or comments about this year’s farm season feel free to contact us anytime. We look forward to hearing from you all and seeing you all again in the coming months.
Best wishes,
Farmer Brian
dirty hands, clean hearts.
Etymologically speaking inspiration or inspirare an old french word that combines two things, in (in) and breath (spirare), so to in breath. This film and this good work gives me one hell of an in-breath. Learn more about the wisdom of a family who is brilliant enough to name their adorable child Wallace by clicking the links below.
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