Farm Happenings at Pleasant Hill Produce
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Farm Happenings at Pleasant Hill Produce

Last Box of Winter Season

Posted on February 10th, 2020
Hello, This Saturday is the final delivery of the Winter CSA Season. Thank you very much for sharing in the harvest with us during the cold months! We enjoyed continuing to provide local food for you during the normal 'off' season. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did (for us it was especially all1 read more »

All about the greens

Posted on January 27th, 2020
This week's box is the second to last one of your Winter CSA share. Wow, time has already flown by and spring will be here before we know it! The greens in the high tunnel are growing very well. Bags of spinach, salad, and arugula will be double in size this week-make room in your fridge! The cut-o1 read more »

Farm Happenings for January 18, 2020

Posted on January 14th, 2020
Happy New Year! It looks like we will be getting a winter storm this weekend. That being said, your box will be packed and ready to be picked up on Saturday at 8 am. As you know, we have a long gravel driveway. Depending on the timing of the storm, the amount of accumulation we get, and when you co1 read more »

What does farmer Ben do in the winter?

Posted on December 30th, 2019
Happy New Year! Ben is always asked what he does during the winter. As you know, this year he continues farming and grows crops for your CSA share! This involves maintaining temperatures by removing and adding covers to crops as the weather fluctuates, watering, weeding, and harvesting and packing1 read more »

Winter Solstice

Posted on December 17th, 2019
Winter solstice is sneaking up on us just as quickly as stuffed turkeys and Christmas trees. This year's solstice will take place on Saturday, Dec.  21. The astronomical phenomenon happens as the earth orbits the sun . During the winter, one hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and receives1 read more »

Salad Greens are back this week!

Posted on December 3rd, 2019
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We hosted Heather's family at our house this year. Heather did most of the cooking on Wednesday so we could spend time with family instead of working in the kitchen. Ben roasted a turkey that he got from a friend in Middletown-this beast of a bird weighed ov1 read more »

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 18th, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! This year we are hosting Thanksgiving at our house for the first time. It is very exciting and a bit nerve-racking at the same time! We have a much different view of this holiday and the food we are fortunate to have on the table then we did before farming. We now know first han1 read more »

First week of our FIRST Winter Share!

Posted on October 31st, 2019
We are very excited to have you share in our harvests during the cold months this year! While most people think of local produce only being available during the warm months, it is possible to eat local year-round. We will enjoy many stored veggies and fresh ones too! The greenhouse has been cleared1 read more »