CSA – Week 8

Week 8! The Newsletter WEEK 8 – AUGUST EMPTINESS This Week’s Harvest Poblano Peppers, Bel Fiore & Sugarloaf Chicories, Fresh Cabernet Onions,Fairytale + Asian + ItalianEggplant, Slicing Tomatoes, Lorz Softneck Garlic,Red Russian Kale, Loose Carrots, Summer Squash & Zucchini, Olympian Cucumbers, Lemon Cucumbers, Salad Mix, Rosaine Little Gems, Arugula, Bok Choi, Rainbow Chard U-Pick Pickling Cucumbers (See below for tips and instructions) …

CSA – Week 7

Good times! Super hot out there on the farm, glad I wore sunscreen but probably need a hat next time. It’s probably 20 degrees hotter there than it is in the redwoods where we live. The Newsletter WEEK 7 – THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER This Week’s Harvest Bel Fiore & Sugarloaf Chicories, Cipollini Onions, Fairytale + Asian + Italian …

CSA – Week 6

The farm is in high gear. There is so much food to cook, including some Rainbow Carrots. Happy 24th Anniversary to AliSun my love, we celebrated with a carrot cake baked oatmeal this morning. The Newsletter WEEK 6 – ODE TO THE ONION This Week’s Harvest Bunched Rainbow Carrots, Fresh Cabernet Onions, Purple Daikon, Red Russian Kale, Celery, Summer Squash, …

flowers on the farm

CSA – Week 5

Week 5 is pretty exciting – Chioggia Beets, Garlic and Greenhouse Tomatoes, along with more Frying Peppers and Jalapeños from U-Pick. And the newsletter below has a lot of insight on how David and Kayta plan out the CSA across the seasons. In short, it’s a ton of work – rewarding, I’m sure – and we’re grateful for the opportunity …

AliSun at Green Valley Community Farm

CSA – Week 4

In Week 4, we start seeing some Peppers and Onions, namely Cipollinis, Shishitos and Padrons. Cucumbers, Bok Choy, Dino Kale, Rainbow Carrots, all so lovely. Looks like another great week at the Farm. The Newsletter WEEK 4 – THE FLOWER GARDEN This Week’s Harvest Bunched Rainbow Carrots, Fresh Cipollini Onions, Easter Egg Radishes, Dino Kale, Rainbow Chard, Mei Qing Bok …

CSA – Week 3

Week 3 begins, nice to settle into a routine full of fresh vegetables. The big news from Green Valley Community Farm is the addition of Moonfruit Mushroom Farm to the group of vendors that will be selling on pick-up days. Hoping that there are still fresh shiitake for purchase by the time we arrive on Tuesday afternoon. The Newsletter WEEK …

CSA – Week 2

I stopped by the Occidental Farmers Market yesterday for some ripe apricots and peaches. And good thing, too, I picked up a loaf of bread from Raymond’s because our CSA email which arrived last night noted that Revolution Bread won’t be making an appearance this week. The Newsletter WEEK 2 – SEEDS OF CHANGE This Week’s Harvest Garlic Scapes, Scallions, German Butterball …

Green Valley Community Farm

CSA – Week 1

I’ve been awfully enthusiastic about food for the last few months. More enthusiastic than normal, and not just because of COVID-19 and the necessity of cooking at home all the time. AliSun and I are just a couple days away from Day 1 of our CSA, Green Valley Community Farm. A CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture, is a …

Sonoma Ashram

Digital Detox at Sonoma Ashram

I mince garlic and ginger. I slice onions thin. I chop potatoes, green peppers, cauliflower. Large pots sizzle, burp and spatter on the six-burner stove. Cumin seeds roast in olive oil, then onions, then coriander, garam masala, fenugreek leaves. Demetrios says fenugreek grows wild many places in India, but not so much here in the US. He’s a stout Greek …

Into the great wide open…

Sharing the adventure… Winds howl forcefully, shaking the windows and rattling the doors of our downstairs apartment of “Lower Tree House,” our beloved home at Meditation Mount. I am enlivened by wind. It enraptures me. I feel a special aliveness and surge of energy in the singing of the winds, inspiring great movement and creativity. Sitting at my desk, I …