Farm Happenings at Park Ridge Organics
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Farm Happenings at Park Ridge Organics

Rainy Days and Mondays...

Posted on July 2nd, 2019
...always make for muddy fields!  But they don't get us down.  Well okay this much rain is starting to cause some issues at the farm.  The biggest issue is the WEEDS!   Oh my, they are loving life.  We are doing our best to keep up but it is not easy when they grow 101 read more »

Veggie Storage 101

Posted on June 28th, 2019
***IMPORTANT*** Because of the holiday week, the cutoff time for making changes to your share will be Sunday at 7AM rather than 10pm.  And remember that Thursday pick ups will be Wednesday this coming week. All pick ups on other days (Friday and Saturday) will NOT change.  Have a safe and1 read more »

Heigh Ho Heigh Ho...it's off to harvest we go!

Posted on June 21st, 2019
REMINDER: for the week of July 4th...THURSDAY SHARE PICK UP will be WEDNESDAY JULY 3rd INSTEAD of July 4th.  The Friday (Elkhart Lake- July 5th) and Saturday (Poco- July 6th) sites will NOT be effected by the holiday.  If you need to reschedule your share for any reason now or during the1 read more »

Our 17th Season is Underway!

Posted on June 14th, 2019
Welcome to the 2019 Vegetable Share Program! We are excited about this week's rain and happy to say that there is a great variety of items for week #1.  IF YOU ORDERED HERB PLANTS during our PRE-ORDER PLANT SALE, be sure to look for them at your pick up site WEEK #1.  They will EITHER be1 read more »

Start of the Season!

Posted on April 4th, 2019
Happy Spring Everyone!   The 2019 growing season has begun and we are busy each week planting thousands of tiny seeds.  Our first plantings of broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, lettuce, onions, leeks, peppers and eggplant are filling up the greenhouse.  Also started are herbs from seed,1 read more »

Winter Storage Share #2

Posted on January 31st, 2019
  Hello and Happy Final Delivery!  It is education season here at the farm.  Time to plan, learn, reflect and of course rest!  This email is coming to you a day early because tomorrow, I will be hitting the road to attend the Organic Vegetable Production Conference in Madison.&n1 read more »

Winter Storage Share #1

Posted on December 28th, 2018
Hello and Happy Winter...?   At the risk of sounding like a farmer, I am going to take a moment to talk about the weather.  Where is the snow?  Where are the cold temps?  We need them both!  I know it is nice to not worry about sliding off the road when you are driving.&nbs1 read more »

Late Season Share #4: Reindeer LOVE our Carrots!

Posted on December 6th, 2018
  Dear Santa, I am writing to confirm that you have ALL of the Park Ridge Organics members on your NICE LIST for this coming Christmas Season.  First of all, they like to cook and will probably be whipping up some kind of fancy cookie for you to munch on when you stop to deliver your pres1 read more »

Late Season Share #3: Store Veggies vs Storage Veggies

Posted on November 23rd, 2018
It is getting to be that time of year when I am faced with purchasing a few veggies from the store.  I wish I could say that we live 100% off the farms veggies but that wouldn't be practical in our household.  Frances loves broccoli and I simply didn't get a chance to freeze any this summ1 read more »