Sustainably Grown Vegetables & Flowers – Indianola, Washington
We survived the snowpocalypse pretty much unscathed, but boy did Rebecca spend a lot of energy scraping off the greenhouses, keeping fans and heaters blowing on exposed pipes and safeguarding the two vulnerable pump houses. Two long power outages added to the challenges.
It was beautiful; it was stressful.
Normal is nice.
Oh, it’s not too early to think about the upcoming season of bounty. You can subscribe to our CSA here.
Last week was a week full of firsts at Persephone. We harvested our first tomatoes AND raspberries of the summer (YUMM!) and we have our first haul of garlic drying in the barn. We also had our first order of bridal flowers, and they came out oh so beautifully. To celebrate a great week, we got an extra long lunch to go explore the tide pools during the lowest tide of the season on Friday. Highlights of that adventure were seeing a moon snail laying it’s eggs and finding a GIANT sea star.
Have a happy Summer Solstice, and we hope you love this week’s farm fresh treats!
If you or someone you know is planning a wedding or special event this summer and want beautiful local flowers reach out to us soon!
Our CSA orientation is June 6, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Please bring your family and join us for an evening at the Farm. See your summer vegetables growing! Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, taste a leaf of sweet fennel or sour sorrel as we stroll the fields and meet our hard-working interns. We’ll explain our pickup system and you’ll have the opportunity to signup for optional add-on shares. These will be delicious ways to support other local producers, and an opportunity to collect an even more abundant basket each week. At the end of the evening, take home your first vegetables of this season! (subscribers will receive an email from Rebecca with additional details.)
We are very excited to see this program starting for another glorious season. If you know of others who might be interested in joining us, please spread the word that shares are still available. If you refer someone who subscribes, we’ll thank you with a free box of veggies and, of course, a huge hug and many thanks.
We look forward to meeting all of our new subscribers and seeing the familiar faces of friends and neighbors. Contact Rebecca if you have questions. And be sure to follow us on Instagram @persephonefarmer!
Our CSA orientation is June 7, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Please bring your family and join us for an evening at the Farm. See your summer vegetables growing! Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, taste a leaf of sweet fennel or sour sorrel as we stroll the fields and meet our hard-working interns. We’ll explain our pickup system and you’ll have the opportunity to signup for optional add-on shares. These will be delicious ways to support other local producers, and an opportunity to collect an even more abundant basket each week. At the end of the evening, take home your first vegetables of this season! (subscribers received an email from Rebecca with additional details.)
We are very excited to see this program starting for another glorious season. If you know of others who might be interested in joining us, please spread the word that shares are still available. If you refer someone who subscribes, we’ll thank you with a free box of veggies and, of course, a huge hug and many thanks.
We look forward to meeting all of our new subscribers and seeing the familiar faces of friends and neighbors. Contact Rebecca if you have questions. And be sure to follow us on Instagram @persephonefarmer!
Sooner or later the rain will stop, right?
The peas will inch up their waiting trellises, the carrots will be more than orange threads and the dahlias will burst above the soil surface. No one knows better than the farmers what an UNUSUAL spring this has been.
The intrepid interns and I have been suiting up in our raingear and heading out into the fields in anticipation of the start of the CSA on June 7th. Surely there will be bounty by then. Lots of vibrant green goodness!
We’d love to have you join us for another season of Community Supported Agriculture. Your subscription keeps our little farm chugging along.
Or, if you’re ready for an early season infusion of freshness, come on by our booth at the Bainbridge Island Farmer’s Market on Saturdays between 9-1. There you can pay by cash, check or credit card and take advantage of the 10% subscriber discount.
We’d love to see you and introduce you to the wonderful new team of aspiring young farmers: Sean, Amanda, Chelsea and Mackenzie, all hailing from points East. You can do me a favor and assure them that, yes, it does eventually warm up and become beautiful in the Pacific Northwest. I think they’re starting to worry the gray skies will never lift and our boots will remain permanently attached to our feet.
New this season are some gloriously beautiful new flower varieties, the return of our cherished French Pink garlic, English shelling peas, several hefty heirloom tomatoes we’ve never grown before and the installation of a new well!
Please tell your friends about Persephone. Your referrals will be rewarded with an extra box of veggies. And our heartfelt gratitude.
Thank you for supporting local farming,
Rebecca and Team Persephone