by Erika Roan | Feb 26, 2026 | CSA, Oak Spring Farm
Last winter, for the first time in a long time, I wasn’t working on a farm every day. Which meant I was grocery shopping. And honestly? I found it stressful. Not just because of the crowds or the fluorescent lights or the concrete-floor warehouse vibe (though those...
by Erika Roan | Feb 20, 2026 | CSA, CSA farmer, Oak Spring Farm
This Is the Place There’s a moment in late winter where the farm still looks quiet- but everything important has already begun. Lisa built something special here. We are grateful for the years she spent shaping this land, learning it, tending it, and feeding this...
by Erika Roan | Feb 12, 2026 | CSA, CSA farmer, Oak Spring Farm, Your Neighborhood Farmer
Happy Valentine’s Day 💌 Valentine’s Day has always been an easy excuse to celebrate with food. I used to lean hard into the classic candy aisle—simple sugars, bright wrappers, mass-produced sweets. I still indulge now and then (I stand by Nerd Gummy Clusters—what an...
by Erika Roan | Feb 6, 2026 | CSA, Oak Spring Farm
February is always a strange stretch of time. You’re two months into winter, you think you’re well-acquainted, and then Real Winter shows up. At the same time, the light lingers a few minutes longer each evening. Houseplants start to grow again. The cats begin...
by Lisa | Jan 26, 2026 | CSA, CSA farmer, Oak Spring Farm
Dear Oak Spring Farm CSA Members, We’re writing to introduce ourselves as the farmers who will be stewarding Oak Spring Farm for the 2026 season. Our names are Erika Roan and Adam Mihalik, and between us we bring over 25 years of hands-on farming experience in...
by Lisa | Oct 6, 2025 | CSA
What do you do when you have an abundance of something? What do I do? Enjoy it. And put it to good use. In 2003, living in Southern California, I got married, had a baby and bought my first house. Yep. It was quite a year. We bought this beautiful little Craftsman...
