Kasey CrispinSep 23, 20213 minThe Solution is Soil {Week 20 CSA}Let us all return to the soil That lays the corners of its garments And waits for us. Life rears itself from her breast, Flowers bloom...
Kasey CrispinSep 16, 20214 minHands of the Harvest {Week 19 CSA}There have been tender, thoughtful, and tenacious hands bringing you the harvests each week, and it's about time you met who they belong...
Kasey CrispinSep 8, 20213 minOn the Shoulders of Giants {Week 18 CSA}Building a national movement is immensely hard work requiring steady effort and time to be successful. Rebuilding that same movement is...
Kasey CrispinSep 2, 20213 minThe Beauty Beneath {Week 17 CSA}As fall whispers to us through chilly twilights, we hope the late summer harvests filling your CSA boxes help you relish what's left of...
Kasey CrispinAug 26, 20212 minAdapting to a Changing Landscape {Week 16 CSA}We chose this land expecting water scarcity to be our biggest threat from a changing climate. We didn't anticipate lack of sunlight or...
Kasey CrispinAug 22, 20213 minFood Unites Us {Week 15 CSA}Where division grows, food and joy mend. It was December 2018 when Zach turned to me, a bright smile across his face, and said, "We...
Kasey CrispinAug 12, 20212 minSmokey Revelations {Week 14 CSA}The "new norms" are everywhere, spilling over from a pandemic of adjustments into how our food grows in this tragic new season of smoke...
Kasey CrispinAug 5, 20212 minThe Beauty in Between {Week 13 CSA}Despite the growing popularity of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, there tends to be some confusion around what it really...
Kasey CrispinJul 29, 20213 minCultivating a Food System {Week 12 CSA}What would our community look like if we were surrounded and supported by countless small, organic farms? More importantly, how would it...
Kasey CrispinJul 22, 20213 minThe Future of Farming is Female {Week 11 CSA}Purchasing and celebrating locally grown organic produce translates far beyond vibrant flavors and peak nutrition. It is literally...
Kasey CrispinJul 15, 20212 minSeasonal Ecstasy {Week 10 CSA}In contrast to the sleepy pace of the cold season, the summer is ablaze in ecstatic glory of growth and fertility. Throughout nature,...
Kasey CrispinJul 8, 20213 minThe Heat is On {Week 9 CSA}Amid oceans on fire, sea animals cooking to death in the Pacific, and our own little farm facing its hottest season yet—we're left...
Kasey CrispinJul 1, 20214 minThe Cost of Convention {Week 8 CSA}People are inclined to ask why organic produce is so expensive when they ought to know why conventional produce is so cheap. Before...
Kasey CrispinJun 24, 20213 minHighs and Lows {Week 7 CSA}The undulating nature of high country farming meets the uncertain future of climate change to offer more proof that local farmers are, in...
Kasey CrispinJun 17, 20212 minA Good Problem to Have {Week 6 CSA}At least 70% of a farmer's world is composed of projections. Between forecasts for harvests, the weather, or weekly markets, endless...
Kasey CrispinJun 10, 20213 minDeep Roots make Bending Easy {Week 5 CSA}It's not the strongest who survive, but those who are most able to adapt, said none other than Charles Darwin. I learned that quote in...
Kasey CrispinJun 3, 20214 minGoing Real Organic {Week 4 CSA}The pervading belief that 'organic' is just a marketing tactic is a valid one, albeit limited. The unfortunate reality is that 'organic'...
Kasey CrispinMay 27, 20213 minHands in the Dirt, Hearts in the Sky {Week 3 CSA}If we can pour ourselves into something reciprocal, generous even, we might find we're more full at the end of our work than when we...
Kasey CrispinMay 20, 20212 minTenacious Beginnings {Week 2 CSA}The high country won't let us get too attached. Not to 80 degree spring days, nor to lingering blooms. After all, if the frost doesn't...
Kasey CrispinDec 29, 20204 minA Fresh FocusWhile our nation seems to be waiting to exhale as 2020 comes to a close, it appears the new year won't be bringing swift relief just yet....