Farm Happenings at Sungrounded Farm
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Farm Happenings at Sungrounded Farm

The Pollinators Love Us!

Posted on June 29th, 2020
We had an exciting happening on the farm this past Saturday afternoon-- a swarm of honeybees showed up right in our front yard.  That may sound less than ideal, but it's actually a really cool thing! Honeybees swarm when their existing hive has reached a certain population, and they produce a1 read more »

A Couple of Harvie Tips

Posted on June 22nd, 2020
This week I wanted to send out a few tips to improve upon everyone's Harvie experience, which I hope is going well!  We've had a few questions and confusions about customizing and rescheduling shares, and I thought there are probably more that have these same questions. Did you know that Harvi1 read more »

The bounty begins!

Posted on June 15th, 2020
The end of June is one of our favorite times on the farm, as so many things are 'new'.  Fast and cold-hardy spring crops (like radishes, turnips, greens, peas and more) are still sweet and plentiful, but around this time we start to add in more variety into our diets.  On the farm, we alm1 read more »

The last frost?

Posted on June 8th, 2020
Today we share with you the harsh reality of growing in the high desert.  We had some cool temps this past weekend, usually right about now we have our last frost.  In the general scheme of growing vegetables, June is SUPER LATE for a last frost, but as you all know, the high desert does1 read more »

What a Storm!

Posted on June 1st, 2020
That was a crazy storm that hit Central Oregon on Saturday!  We're happy and feel lucky to say the hail pretty much missed us, and although the winds were strong, everything on the farm is intact.  Weather like that can be really scary for crops, and a lot of area farms suffered demolitio1 read more »

First Farmer's Market Preorder

Posted on May 31st, 2020
We are offering a limited amount of preorder boxes for Farmer's Market pickup this season due to the current COVID-19 situation. Need to know: This preorder is for the Wednesday Downtown Bend Farmer's Market.  On demand boxes will also be available starting this week on Thursdays at CSA1 read more »

CSA Box #1

Posted on May 20th, 2020
The long wait is over, the produce is finally here! What a crazy spring we've been having, the weather has been hot and then cold, dry and then wet.  It's certainly been an adventure getting all the food growing this year.  Some plants (tomatoes, peppers) we've been nurturing since the en1 read more »