CSA Opening Week Reminder!

Dear members, 

We wanted to send a quick reminder that our 2025 CSA program kicks off this coming week…

Our first Saturday CSA pick-up is this Saturday, June 14th, and our first Tuesday CSA pick-up is Tuesday, June 17th.

We will send out our first full Newsletter of the season this Friday.

New members, please read below for some farm orientation info.

See you all on the farm soon!
Kayta & David

FARM ORIENTATION TOURS

All new adult members (or former members who would like a refresher) are required to attend an orientation their first time picking up their harvest share. We’ll go over farm safety and etiquette, give you your farm tote bags, show you the ropes in the flower and herb garden, and share the secret to finding the sweetest strawberries.

If you are new to the farm, please join us promptly for one of the orientation tours below:

WEEK 1:
Saturday, June 14: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, June 17: 1 pm. 3 pm, 5:30 pm

WEEK 2:
Saturday, June 21: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, June 24: 1 pm. 3 pm, 5:30 pm

WEEK 3:
Saturday, June 28: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm
Tuesday, July 1: 1 pm. 3 pm, 5:30 pm

You can come get oriented and pick up your first share on either day (Saturday or Tuesday), whenever works best for your schedule. All adult members who will be regularly picking up a share are asked to attend an orientation tour.

CSA BASICS

What time is harvest pick-up?:

• Saturday harvest pick-ups run from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

• Tuesday harvest pick-ups will run from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

U-pick hours: Oriented members can come to the farm any time, 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset, to u-pick and enjoy the farm.

2025 CSA program dates: Our harvest season will run from Saturday, June 14th through Tuesday, December 9th this year.

Where is the farm? The member parking lot is located at 1720 Cooper Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472.

Slow on Cooper Rd. Out of respect for our neighbors and the many kids and animals that live on Cooper Rd., please drive slow (20 mph)!

Where should I park?: Follow our sign on Cooper Rd. down a short gravel driveway. Please find a parking spot under the solar panels to your left, or on either side of the road in front, or below, the greenhouse.

Where is the food? The produce pick-up barn is just to the right of the solar panels and above our big greenhouse. You can’t miss it!

What should I bring?:

• Former members, please bring your WCCF tote bag! (New members will be given a new one.)

• Pint baskets or small containers for strawberries and herbs (if you have some, we will provide a few pint baskets to be used as measures)

• A vase, bucket, or water bottle to keep your flowers and herbs happy

• Clippers or secateurs to cut flowers (if you have some)

• Water / sun hat / picnic supplies if you plan to stay awhile!

Newsletters & email communication: All our important CSA communications are sent through this email address, which is sometimes spam blocked. Please make sure this email address is in your address book so you get important CSA communications. All newsletters and important updates, like this one, are also posted on the Newsletters page of our website weekly.

Spring Update 2025 & CSA START DATE!

Dear members,

The farm is abuzz. The greenhouse is overflowing with seedlings; fields are being shaped and crops planted daily; the summer garden flowers and herbs seem to grow before our eyes…

Our 2025 harvest season is right around the corner!

We wanted to send you a quick update of what’s been happening and let you know our 2025 start date!

2025 CSA PROGRAM START DATE!

Despite another wet spring, our main fields have dried down fast enough to allow us to open the CSA for Father’s Day weekend.

Our first Saturday pick-up of 2025’s harvest season will be Saturday, June 14th; our first Tuesday pick-up will be Tuesday, June 17th.

The six months thereafter will be, as usual, an avalanche of deliciousness.

A few days before the CSA starts we will send an email with all the logistics like how to find us, what to bring, and orientation times for new members.

Note! All of our important CSA communications are sent to your inbox via this email and are also posted on the Newsletters page of our website.

FARMER’S LOG

SETTING SAIL

The period from January through mid-May is a very important time on the farm.

From New Year’s Day to early April, our boat is at harbor. The next voyage, the year ahead, is plotted in smoky cabins; our farm-ship is moored, scraped, and every corner is cleaned; the sails are mended, new masts set, and the carpenters work overtime; the hull is provisioned and loaded.

This year’s harbor time on the farm was incredibly productive.

Eric Bueno, who joined us in January, hit the ground running, tuning up all our equipment and building new toys for us to play with this summer, like weed-killing harpoons.

Asa and Aisling were busy shepherding out the last of 2024’s bounty from the greenhouse to FEED Cooperative, tending our garlic and strawberries, and filling the greenhouse with the seedlings of this year’s bounty.

Henry, Riley Reed, and Arabella Wood joined us in early April and then we pushed off.

From mid-April to mid-June we sail at full mast. 70% of the farm is mowed, tilled, composted and planted over that period. The landscape transforms from green meadows to rows upon rows food and flowers.

We’re right smack in the middle of that transformation process now. We’re getting our sea-legs and our hands are getting calloused. This week we will plant the year’s Sweet Peppers, Onions (yes, all of them), Leeks, Celery Root, and a third of the year’s Carrots. Next week we’ll finish planting Slicing Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Corn.

The pace is relentless. Walkie-talkies beep and boop, the tractor hums constantly, and the red-wing blackbirds whistle in the hedgerows in the morning. Seedlings flow out of the greenhouse, into the trucks, and then into skilled and careful hands and, finally, into the soil.

In a few short weeks, we’ll be enjoying the spoils: Nutritious food, beautiful flowers and herbs, and many many memories of time well spent with family and friends as the seasons change on the farm.

See you in the fields soon,
David & Kayta

2025 CSA Sign-ups Now Open!

Dear friends,

We’re delighted to announce that sign-ups for our 2025 CSA program are now open to returning members and folks on our waitlist.

2025 is going to be a wonderful year on the farm! The 2nd year of our mega strawberry patch; leisurely picnic and playground hang outs; new flowers and crop varieties to delight and inspire.

We hope in the year ahead you’ll let West County Community Farm be a weekly source of grounding, connection, and nourishment.

If you have been on the waitlist and have never been a CSA member before, please read the CSA page and FAQ page on our website before signing up. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. 

We expect high demand for the upcoming season so we recommend signing up within the next couple weeks to ensure your spot. We will open sign-ups to the public on February 21st.

See you in the fields!
David & Kayta