Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm
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Farm Happenings at Featherstone Farm

It's the Start of your Summer Farm Share!

Posted on June 18th, 2021
  Welcome to our summer farm share program! We're so happy to have you as one of our members! Here at Featherstone we're all doing well and we hope you are, too.  We had lots of very good weather this spring, namely long dry spells which helped us to get into the field on a more regu1 read more »

Last Winter Delivery: Thank you for your Membership!

Posted on February 23rd, 2021
  Greetings CSA Members- Many of you know by now that winter production of fresh greens for CSA boxes has been a major focus at Featherstone Farm for the past 2+ years.  I think we have really stepped this up over the past 3 months, making fresh cut spinach, lettuce and arugula available1 read more »

End of Season Details: 2 Winter Deliveries Left!

Posted on February 9th, 2021
  It's hard to believe, but the end of our winter season is fast approaching, with only 2 more deliveries left!  In a few weeks, we begin our spring seeding of our summer crops and we're already closing full sites for our summer CSA program.  Both are a sure sign that spring is comin1 read more »

James on Our Winter Warehouse Work!

Posted on January 26th, 2021
  Greetings CSA faithful, my name is James and I run the Warehouse operations here at Featherstone farm. The familiar sting of cold winter air seems to have finally arrived this week as we begin to prepare another glorious box of winter veggies for your consumption. As a seasoned veteran here1 read more »

Nathan on Winter at the Farm

Posted on January 12th, 2021
  Hello CSA members!  I hope you are all finding some time to enjoy these sunny days that we've been having. Although the sun is still setting before 5, it sure feels a lot better when the bright rays can soak into the skin, even if just a little bit.  We are now in the heart of the1 read more »

Abby on our High Tunnels + Fresh Greens in the New Year!

Posted on December 29th, 2020
I hope you had a peaceful holiday season, however that looks for you this year. I spent both Thanksgiving and Christmas with my sister in St. Paul, away from our family. A hard choice but one that felt safer for our parents and grandparents in Iowa. Over both holidays we enjoyed veggies from F1 read more »

Jack on the Farm + Community in 2020

Posted on December 8th, 2020
Greetings CSA Members- At Featherstone Farm we have so, so, so much to be grateful for this winter / holiday season, it’s unbelievable.  In the midst of a global pandemic, when communities near and far are suffering in such unprecedented ways, this realization comes with a good measure o1 read more »

Nathan on Late Fall at the Farm

Posted on November 24th, 2020
  Hello Winter CSA Members! The farm is shifting seasons once again. As I write this update to you, we're getting buried under 4 inches of snow, so it's definately feeling like winter around here! The first measurable snow of the season this week!   Here are a few things that are changin1 read more »

Jack on a Fall Field Walk: Healthy Soil + Soul Goodness

Posted on November 10th, 2020
  Greetings CSA Members- I had one of those “ah ha!” moments the other day, courtesy of my i-phone’s auto correct.  Getting to the punch line requires a bit of backstory, however. It was late Friday afternoon, the work of the week had run down, and the sun was still high1 read more »