Posts from the “CSA” Category

Our CSA and why you should join it.

Posted on 5 Feb 2012

$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”…

To Our Lovely CSA Members

Posted on 1 Feb 2012


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.

Passing it on Portland

Posted on 21 Aug 2011

Today, Working Hands Farm received a donation of $395 to purchase an Endless summer CSA box for a Portland family in need. I am writing you all with the hope that you will tell me a story of a family that needs a helping hand. When I was a child certain families stepped in and helped my mom to support my family by donating fresh produce and now we want to pass that gift on to others. So if you know a family that needs a helping hand we have 10 weeks worth of delicious veggies waiting for them. Yours Truly, Farmer Brian