by Lisa | Apr 29, 2025 | Gardening, Oak Spring Farm, seedlings, Uncategorized
Tips You’ll Want and Need To Grow a Great Garden This Year: Hey there, budding backyard gardener. Whether you’ve got a few containers on the patio, a sprawling garden bed, or you’re still deciding where to dig that first hole, we’re here to help you grow...
by Lisa | Apr 18, 2025 | Gardening, Oak Spring Farm, seedlings
I took a field walk yesterday. Taking note of what will be ready for CSA next week, I squatted down and started weeding a bed of mixed greens. As I pulled misplaced arugula from around the beet greens I got dirt under my nails. Â As my hands got dirty I relaxed into...
by Lisa | Apr 4, 2025 | CSA, Gardening, Greens, Kale, Oak Spring Farm
Spring Has Sprung… and So Has the Kale Raab đź’š Spring is HERE. I mean really here. The daffodils are dancing, the hens are laying like crazy, and I’m walking around the farm in a T-shirt muttering “I should be seeding more trays right now…” But I got distracted...
by Lisa | Jan 2, 2025 | CSA farmer, farm coach, Gardening, gratitude, self care, Your Neighborhood Farmer
Do you choose a single word for your year? I do and have done it for years. The Power of One Word: A Year-Long Anchor Choosing a single word for the year differs fundamentally from traditional resolutions. While resolutions often fade by February, a word serves as a...
by Lisa | Dec 11, 2024 | CSA, CSA farmer, farm coach, Gardening, Your Neighborhood Farmer
My ‘Finding Fresh Food’ Conundrum When I think back on the nitty-gritty beginnings of my farming journey, it’s clear that it all started with a desire for fresh, wholesome food and the inability to easily procure it locally. Do you remember the story about...
by Lisa | Nov 15, 2024 | CSA farmer, farm coach, Gardening
Ya know how sometimes our passions come full circle?  If you’ve read some of my story, you may know I was a biology teacher in Southern California for six years. I taught at Jefferson High—an inner-city school with a reputation for being high-risk. Back in the late...
