Orion Organics

The 2008 CSA is full.

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:09:35 +0000

We’re no longer accepting new CSA orders for 2008. We have had an unprecedented number of people join the CSA this year and can no longer accept anyone else into the program. We’re excited by all the interest, and hope you’ll think of us next spring.

Megan — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:50:36 +0000

Spring Again!

Megan — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:45:41 +0000

Well, the quiet sleepiness of winter has been blown away with an extremely lush spring. All the plants and trees have burst to life with green leaves and blooms quickly. It has been a wonderful spring for plants. Just the right amount of rain and sun. No hard freezes. It has been wonderful. So green and full of life.
Here at the farm we have had 3 little calves born. We had one in December - Moses. He is our first little guy. Then at the beginning of April we had 2 little girls born within a day of each other. They are so sweet. The girls are Clover and Alfalfa. The young spend all their time together. They play and nap all day.
The Asparagus is in full swing thanks to all the rain. The lettuce and other veggies are coming along nicely. It is so much fun to watch everything grow this time of year (except for the weeds!). Hard to believe it is almost time to plant Tomatoes and everything else! Time does pass quickly when there is plenty to do. We are planning out the CSA program for this year. We are also thinking about doing a few different things this year. I think we need to have a community feast at the farm. You never know where the season will take you!

garlic

Megan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:55:22 +0000

corn

Megan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:36:42 +0000

2008 CSA is here!

Megan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:57:56 +0000

It is that time of year again! Time to think seriously about all the yummy organic produce you will eat this year. We are offering our CSA program again for 2008. The price is the same. We are planning on many wonderful items for this year. You can sign up any time from now until late spring, but we encourage you to at least contact us soon to reserve your share. Our feedback from last year was wonderful and we thank everyone who was involved. We are still figuring out the drop off/ pick up sites, so if you want one near you, encourage your friends and neighbors to join too! We will still offer the pick up sites of the farm itself, and farmer’s market in Yellow Springs. Please email or call us with any questions. We hope to see you soon!

onions

Megan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:29:50 +0000

sunrise

Megan — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:41:57 +0000

Not enough hours in the day…

Megan — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:34:35 +0000

It is clear to me now that the farm manager is probably the wrong person to try to write a blog. This time of year it is hard to find the time to breathe, let alone write. Things are all coming on at the same time it seems. We are all amazed at how beautiful the tomato plants and tomatoes are this year. The plants are the most beautiful ones yet. We are expecting a record breaking year with the tomato harvest. Squash and zucchini are plentiful to say the least. We are harvesting most of the day now. All of the beans are producing well and taste amazing. The peppers and eggplants are ripening quicker than I expected. We harvested several purple bell peppers earlier this week. We also have baby melons everywhere! That is truly exciting. There is such a sense of pride this time of year. Getting to literally see the fruits of your labor is so much fun. We are thankful that we finally got some rain recently. We are still pretty dry here, but every little bit of rain helps tremendously. I think next week we will have the explosion of red tomatoes that signifies the peak of our year. Then we will be even busier than we are now. Even though I have been through it several times now, I always forget how huge the harvest can be. We will all have green thumbs (and fingers, and arms) as anyone who has actually picked a tomato knows. I wouldn’t have it any other way!

carrots07

Megan — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:33:05 +0000