Here’s the link: Web Soil Survey

They have a quick link Green Button to run the program but it doesn’t usually work so try the search box instead. All you need is an address in the United States and it will bring up an aerial photograph. From there, you select an AOI (Area of Interest) and it will bring up all kinds of good information.

This a great tool for learning more about Soil Classifications as defined by the USDA.

Happy Surveying!

Help us clear out the Christmas Trees so we can grow more food for our community!

We have just begun managing a farm that has a 5 acre plot of Beautiful, Mature Christmas Trees. That’s 3500 trees! We want the trees gone so we can rehabilitate the soil as soon as possible.

Purchase your family’s tree from us and the proceeds of the sale will go directly into the farm: to build soil and purchase fruit tree and berries to plant an Organic U-Pick Berry Patch and Fruit Orchard here in our community. On-farm sales on Saturdays will be donated to Ridgeline Montessori School.

Come pick out a tree!

Wed – Fri: Noon – 4:00pm;
Sat & Sun: 10:00am – 4:00pm
89060 Old Mohawk Rd
Springfield, OR 97478

and

Wed – Fri: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Sat & Sun: 11:00am – 5:30pm
At the OG Corner Market:
295 River Rd
Eugene, OR 97402

Need Directions or Have Questions? Contact Rachel: 525-5080
Happy Holidays!!!

From Willamette Farm and Food Coalition:

“Don’t miss the chance to buy staple crops direct from farmers on Sunday, November 13, noon to 4pm, at Hummingbird Wholesale’s new warehouse at 150 Shelton McMurphey Blvd.”  in Eugene.

SLO Farm will be there with Apples, Apples and more Apples as well as our newest product…….

Applesauce!!!

Working with our new friends Paul & Judy at the Sweet Creek Cannery; we have a new product to offer our fruit-loving community. We took our apples – a blend of freshly picked Jonagold and Gala apples – and added blackcap raspberry puree from the Small Farmer’s Project. All local, all direct, all delicious!!

$6 for a 24 oz. jar.

See you next Sunday!

Strawberries

Blackberries

Shiro Plums

Green Beans

Zucchini

Bietola

Flat – Leaf Parsley

Green Curly Kale

Garlic

Cucumbers

Enjoy!

Since we live and farm in this mild climate of Western Oregon, shouldn’t we be growing food year round?

Of course! What are we waiting for?

Well, we’re looking for a little advice, some seeds and some folks to nerd out on winter vegetables with us. We’ve got some ideas and are making some plans but we’d like to talk to the folks who are doing this fine thing of providing fresh food through the winter months.

We’ve just sown seeds for a fall crop of cabbages and for overwintering onions. We’ll be direct sowing parsnip, kale and rutabaga soon. We’d like to grow some brussels sprouts, too.

Any thoughts?

We’d love to hear ‘em. Thank you! And Happy Solstice!

This post first appeared on June 24, 2011 at the Willamette Locavores blog.

Produce Available: Cherries, Green Cabbage, Snap Peas, Bietola, Lettuce, Flat Leaf Parsley, Potatoes, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Fresh Garlic

Plus: Honey and Eggs

The Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market is held Sundays from 10 AM to 2:30 PM on the Sun Automotive lot on the corner of Agate St. and 19th Ave. The 2011 season started on June 19th and runs through October. For more information, contact Ned Forman at the Eugene City Bakery (541-485-8380).

Also: Please check out the Crunchy Rice Noodle Salad recipe at the Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market blog!

Yum!! Read all about it here.

Bietola salad recipes can be found here.

Produce Available:  Strawberries, Broccoli, Beets, Lettuce Mix, Fresh Garlic, Potatoes, Chard, Raab, Basil, Parsley

Plus: Honey, Flower Starts, Eggs

See you soon!!

The Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market is held Sundays from 10 AM to 2:30 PM on the Sun Automotive lot on the corner of Agate St. and 19th Ave. The 2011 season will start on June 19th and run through October. For more information, contact Ned Forman at the Eugene City Bakery (541-485-8380).

Here you see the fruit set, and then the same branch thinned to a good crop load. We cut out a lot of fruit – mainly so that the trees don’t overcrop – carrying too many fruits to maturity can stress the tree, bringing on disease and reducing the fruit set the following year. This is also our first opportunity to grade the crop – we cut out small, deformed or damaged fruits, as well as any fruits growing in the shade.  We thin down to approximately one fruit every 8 inches, and one fruit per cluster.

You can use scissors to cut out the young fruits, but I like the springy action of these thinning snips. A long curved blade is helpful for getting between the fruits, especially with a short-stemmed variety such as these Liberty Apples.

Ready for berries?

We certainly are and even with the 5th worst Spring in recorded history here in the Willamette Valley, we’ll be bringing you the early sweet strawberries starting June 19th.

Come see us: 10am – 3pm, Sundays at 19th & Agate.

Our early crops include Bright Red Strawberries, Sweet Snap Peas, Tender Green Cabbage, Lovely Lettuces and More!

We will be updating our weekly list of produce through the Fairmount Neighborhood Market Blog – also a great place for inspiring recipes featuring seasonal ingredients. Check it out here.

See you soon!