“cultivating health, joy and community”
Our dedicated partnership runs this small business in Lane County, Oregon in the hopes of providing a positive alternative to the globalized industrial food system. We are dedicated to slow, incremental growth, expanding as appropriate and as we are able. The number one rule on the SLO Farm is “No Rushing”.
Food forms the foundation of our lives and we have chosen farming as a means of making a healthy, honest living. Now heading into our seventh year of operating as SLO Farm, we have focused much of our time educating ourselves in Organic Fruit Production.
We are land stewards of two small farms in the vicinity of Eugene, Oregon:
The Seavey Loop Orchard is home to 200 productive and diverse fruit trees spread over 13 acres; the diversity of this orchard allows us to harvest fresh fruit June – November. This orchard is a major renovation project that’s just coming to fruition. We cultivate annual row crops in small to medium sized fields at this site as well.
The Kizer Creek Orchard, a beautifully situated apple orchard near Cottage Grove, twenty-two miles from the Seavey Loop Orchard. This 1 acre intensive apple orchard’s isolation from agricultural production keeps the fruit almost entirely disease and pest-free.
Please visit our blog for more information on what we do and how we do it!
Agricultural Practices:
Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth
Compost Tea – brewed at least once a month during the growing season
Soil Mineralization – using the Albrecht Method
Crop Rotations
Drip Irrigation
Minimal Season-Extension
Beneficial Insects and Flowers
Heirloom, Locally Adapted, Open-Pollinated Varieties
Seed Saving
Food Preservation
Fruits we Cultivate:
Apples Pears Asian pears Plums Cherries Grapes Quince Blackberries Strawberries and Raspberries.Our annual field crops include:
Garlic, Green Beans, Bietola, Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage, Snap Peas, Fingerling Potatoes, Winter Squash, Cippolini Onions.
Find Us at Farmer’s Markets:
Fridays in Springfield at 5th & A
And at Grocery Stores:
Contact:
slo.farm[at]gmail[dot]com
541 – 525 – 5080
We look forward to feeding you!
SLO Farmers Tom & Rachel
We have a small farm on the Umpqua River and sell the vegetable s and garlic (~100 lbls/year) we grow, all no-spray (not certified organic).
We need to find a source for organic straw.
Can you HELP?
Thank you,
Tom
By: Tom on October 19, 2009
at 6:24 pm
Hi!
In response to your question, I would ask another…. what are you planning on doing with the straw?
My first guess is mulching your garlic. Our suggestions are the following:
-use onsite materials that are readily available, such as grass clippings from when you mow your lawn or leaves that have fallen from your trees.
-ask a neighbor if they have dead leaves or grass clippings that you could use
Our farm uses compost from Lane Forest Products to mulch our garlic, it can be woody but it is inexpensive and they will deliver a truck load. It sounds like you are working on a small scale so probably don’t need too much material.
I hope this helps; if you have further questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
thanks!
Happy Autumn!
By: slofarm on October 23, 2009
at 2:20 pm
Great seeing you every week at the Springfield Farmers’ Market.
By: Mikayle Stole Anderson on September 16, 2011
at 10:17 am
[...] with water, organic evaporated cane juice, chai (from The Jasmine Pearl) and pumpkin (from organic SLO Farm). It will be available through the end of November at different locations around Eugene and [...]
By: Pumpkin adds gourd-geous local flavor to new dishes at Eugene’s restaurants [MAP] | MyEugene on November 8, 2011
at 1:25 pm
[...] trip to help out on his sister, Rachel and her partner, Tom’s small organic farm, SLO Farm. After monthly Amtrak or Rideshares, I was ready to land in Willamette valley, grass-seed capital [...]
By: For your amusement! « stephanieanngreen on February 24, 2012
at 11:46 am
Can you give me a call here at the Springfield Chamber. Mikayle: 541-746-1751
By: Mikayle on October 10, 2012
at 1:11 pm
Hi, my name is Spencer Tanner and I am a journalism student at the University of Oregon. I am working on a piece about non-native plant species around the Eugene area for an assignment, and I would love to get the perspective of someone who cultivates them. I was wondering if anyone would be available sometime within the next week to answer a couple of questions about your lives and careers as small business owners.
You can contact me by phone at (310) 967-9107 or by email at stanner@uoregon.edu
I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Thank You,
Spencer Tanner
By: Spencer Tanner on November 2, 2012
at 10:43 am
[...] markets. Running Wild Rice: This unique farm offers wild rice grown in Brownsville, Oregon. SLO Farm: Based out of Eugene, SLO maintains two local orchards and produces Oregon Tilth-certified tree [...]
By: Fill Your Pantry! | Envisionuo on November 19, 2012
at 12:42 am
Hi, my name is Lauren Fitzpatrick and I am a journalism student at the University of Oregon. I am doing on a project about the benefits of small farms and would love to interview someone who would be willing to talk to me sometime this week about your experience running the farm and your opinions on small farms. You can contact me by email, laurenf@uoregon.edu, or by my number, (714) 267-5742.
Thank you so much for your time!
Lauren Fitzpatrick
By: Lauren Fitzpatrick on February 5, 2013
at 4:09 pm
slo.farm@gmail.com Rachel and Tom Murray
By: Mikayle on February 5, 2013
at 4:17 pm
Are you looking to sell at Farmer’s Markets? We’re starting a new market in Bend featuring small farmers, as local as possible. We’re reaching out to the Eugene area a little, and would love to have you as a vendor.
More info: celebratetheseason.net/farmersmakets
By: 541chicken on April 11, 2013
at 1:26 pm