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Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm
James on our Warehouse Operations!
Good afternoon from Featherstone Farm!
Honestly, taking the time to stop and reflect is a welcome occurrence for me. The 2021 season is steadily climbing itself to a crescendo. The onslaught of warm season crops like melons, sweet corn and tomatoes will begin to meld with cool s1 read more »
Jack on our Warm Season Crops + Summer Eating!
We hope you've been enjoying your summer veggies so far this season! Now that the "warm summer crops" like melons, peppers and tomatoes are "on," here at the farm, we're all eating a lot of fresh salads and taking many melon breaks together! Here's what I did with this week&rsquo1 read more »
Connor on Growing our Famous Featherstone Fall Carrot!
Hello CSA Members! My name is Connor and it’s my first season at Featherstone Farm as a crop manager. Previously, I worked on a couple vegetable farms in Iowa, including one ran by a former manager at Featherstone – Dan Fillius, who was a major part of the reason why I&rsquo1 read more »
RSVP Today: Our First Ever Summer Salsa Festival is on August 28th!
We're excited to announce our farm's first ever Summer Salsa Festival, which will take place on Saturday, August 28th from 10am-3pm! What's a Salsa Festival, you ask? It's THE summer event of the season and you don't want to miss it!
Our Summer Salsa Festival is all about our com1 read more »
A Note from Liam, Your Cucurbit Crop Manager!
As us Featherstonians pack your sixth CSA box of the season we are in the midst of midsummer’s abundance. From where I write this newsletter on the porch of the Granery on the Ridge at the Peterson parcel of Featherstone, I overlook a field of pie pumpkin and acorn squash that, I think1 read more »
A Note from Farmer Jack
We are now 4+ weeks into the 2021 CSA season, what is without a doubt the hottest growing season that I’ve experienced in 25+ years at Featherstone Farm.
Those of you who have read my writing in this newsletter over the years know that I dread rainfall as much as anything else as1 read more »
Nathan on the June Heatwave + Harvest
Welcome to week 4! It has been quite the year for us so far here down on the farm. Record heat has taken its toll on both workers and crops throughout the first part of the year. The longevity of the heat wave in June was especially brutal with very few days below 90. You can imagine the impact thi1 read more »
Abby on the Rhythms of Farm Life!
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It’s hard to believe it’s already July! Almost all of the summer crops are planted and the harvest is starting to ramp up. We can't wait for things in your box to change from mostly leafy green items to the fruiting crops like cucumbers, zucchinis an1 read more »
Nathan on the Start of the Season!
Welcome to the start of our 2021 season! I can hardly believe it’s already week two. This is my 9th season here at Featherstone and I swear every year moves a little faster than the one before. We are full speed ahead down here at the farm and I just wanted to give you all a1 read more »
About the farm
Founded in 1994, Featherstone Farm is a 250 acre certified organic farm located in the bluff country of Rushford, Minnesota. Our farm produces a diverse variety of high quality fresh market fruits and vegetables for distribution to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members as well as to local co-ops, restaurants and wholesalers around the region. We offer summer and winter CSA shares and deliver from June to March.
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