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 | 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...
by Lisa | Oct 31, 2024 | CSA, CSA farmer, farm coach, Oak Spring Farm
Once Upon A Time Eighteen years ago, we moved from the sunny shores of Long Beach, California, to a place I had never seen before—Oak Spring Farm in Freeland, Maryland. I remember reading a map, yep, an actual paper map, guiding my sister-in-law to my new house. I was...
