Farm Happenings at Willow Haven Farm
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Farm Happenings at Willow Haven Farm

You Gotta Try the Cheese!

Posted on July 15th, 2019
Have you met our beautiful cheese makers yet? Andres, our dairy & veggie farmhand, took this beautiful picture. Over the winter we bought 7 Ayrshire dairy cows, built a barn, bought equipment and built a cheese room on the farm to start our sister business, Haven Farmstead Table.  Those co1 read more »

Zucchini Boats Floating Down the Field!

Posted on July 10th, 2019
Summer Squash grow really, really fast and a weekend can produce "baseball bat" size veggies, especially if we miss a picking like we did this weekend. Farmer Reuben was crashing with fatigue last Saturday afternoon after sending veggies to our Rose Garden Farmer's Market in Bethlehem, our Farm Sha1 read more »

Zucchini Boats Floating Down the Field!

Posted on July 8th, 2019
Summer Squash grow really, really fast and a weekend can produce "baseball bat" size veggies, especially if we miss a picking like we did this weekend. Farmer Reuben was crashing with fatigue on Saturday afternoon after sending veggies to our Rose Garden Farmer's Market in Bethlehem, our Farm Share1 read more »

What is Rescue Weeding & Why Did We Do IT? PLUS More Tips & Recipes

Posted on July 1st, 2019
It really feels like summer on the farm now.  There is way too much to do as we now are picking crops that keep producing day after day like beans, cukes, and zukes.  Just wait till we start picking tomatoes! Last week we picked our first green beans after completing a “rescue weedi1 read more »

Farm challenges near and far

Posted on June 24th, 2019
This week is finally sunny again after last week’s days of constant sprinkles, downpours, and misty, cool weather. It reminds me to think of the farmers in the Midwest who have been suffering from terrible flooding which has set back their growing season or even damaged acres of land. Interes1 read more »

How to Eat Farm Pizza & Farm Story

Posted on June 20th, 2019
1. Come to your farm2. Order your pizza 3. Watch the fire in the Brick Oven 4. Meet and chat with other farm members and the farm family 5. Eat your pizza surrounded by vegetable fields and animal pastures. This Saturday we are making Brick Oven Sourdough Pizza on the Farm. Find out more below. Thi1 read more »

How to Eat Farm Pizza & Monday Harvest News

Posted on June 17th, 2019
1. Come to your farm2. Order your pizza 3. Watch the fire in the Brick Oven 4. Eat your pizza surrounded by vegetable fields and animal pastures. This Saturday we are making Brick Oven Sourdough Pizza on the Farm. Find out more below. This is the season to enjoy adding herbs to your dishes. Try lea1 read more »

Know Your Farmer - Meet His Crew!

Posted on June 10th, 2019
Today, Monday, the vegetables are enjoying a rain day.  It is a perfect, light, soaking rain which means that we can turn off the irrigation in the fields. We still picked vegetables in the rain which actually helps keep them fresher, longer.  Rain days are also great for doing the import1 read more »

Tips for Your First & Second Farm Share CSA Box

Posted on June 3rd, 2019
You’ll be getting another beautiful head of lettuce this week called, Red Butter Crunch.  You’ll also be able to try a couple new vegetables as part of your Farm Food adventure. Actually, it is week 2 of our Farm Share CSA season since we delivered to our weekly members and half of1 read more »