Persephone Farm

Sustainably Grown Vegetables & Flowers – Indianola, Washington

News: CSA

New Pay Online Option for our CSA

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Rebecca and Louisa-2015
We’re ready for a plentiful season.

It’s time to sign up for the 2015 CSA!

We have been working on creating an online store where folks can sign up for our CSA this season. It’s an online “Square Store” where you can pay with a credit card for either your deposit or the full amount. Please choose the correct pickup location – Indianola or Bainbridge and split or full share. If you use our Square store to sign up and pay it’s important to leave your name, address, phone and email in the “Note to seller” box on the basket page. Don’t worry it’s easy! Sign up online.

Of course, you can still mail us a check! Download the CSA brochure and do it the old fashioned way.

Need details about our CSA? It’s all on Our CSA page.

Tender Garlic Scapes

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Our scape crow!
Our scape crow!

Week two of the CSA shares included a curly bunch of garlic scapes. They were tender and had a mild garlic flavor. Tasty!

What’s a scape? Some plants in the allium family (garlic, onions, shallots, leeks, and friends) begin reproduction by growing a long round stalk with a spire-shaped point called a scape. Eventually, a flower will emerge from the scape’s tip, from which the plant sends its seeds.

Store garlic scapes in an airtight container or upright in water and use fresh; or freeze. Cook them any way you would asparagus or try…

  • blending them into hummus
  • mashing into guacamole
  • chopping into a salad
  • adding to pesto
  • pureed with potatoes
  • topping pasta dishes

 

A Few CSA Shares Available!

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CSA flower bouquets
Our subscribers can choose a bouquet

Our CSA begins next week (June 4) and we are still looking for a few more subscribers. Join by Friday and mention that you saw this promotion on Facebook (Like us too :) and you will get an extra free weekly box of vegetables! Our CSA includes a beautiful flower bouquet as pictured here, and the peonies are coming in strong. Download our brochure and sign up today. We would love it if you could join us.

Spring Spinach and Lilacs – CSA starts June 4!

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Spring Spinach
Spring Spinach

We are featuring delicious crispy spinach today at the Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market. Think spanakopita, spinach omelettes, spinach salad, spinach smoothies. It is a true taste of spring.

Or maybe some fragrant lilacs are just what is needed to bring spring indoors. The farm has a lush set of blooming boughs this year!

Remember our CSA starts June 4th, shares are available, download a CSA brochure or stop by the Bainbridge market today and sign up. (Saturday’s 9-1)

Louisa and fragrant lilacs
Fragrant lilacs

 

Bouquet Making 101: A Flower Arranging Class with Rebecca Slattery

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2012 apprentices Ben and Cody making bouquets last Summer
2012 apprentices Ben and Cody making bouquets last Summer

This coming Wednesday, August 21st, please join us at the Johnson Farm on Bainbridge Island for Bouquet Making 101: A Flower Arranging Class with Rebecca Slattery.

Come learn from a pro! Rebecca will share flower arranging principles and tricks at the beautiful Johnson Farm. Class starts at 3pm and runs til 4:30 pm (please feel free to leave earlier if you wish).

The class fee is $25 which will include instruction and the opportunity to make two fresh flower bouquets to take home. (Basically, the $25 just covers the cost of the flowers. The instruction is free.)

Please feel free to invite friends and spread the word. All are welcome.

If you are able to attend, please let us know by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, so we know how many buckets of flowers to harvest before the class. Call (360) 297-1877 please leave a message or email Rebecca. (No drop ins, please or we might not harvest enough flowers!)

We hope to see you Wednesday!!

Sunflower bouquet
Beautiful Persephone Farm flowers