Hands 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...
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Kasey Crispin
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
On 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 Crispin
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
The 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 Crispin
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
Adapting 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 Crispin
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
Food 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 Crispin
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Smokey 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 Crispin
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
The 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 Crispin
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
Cultivating 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 Crispin
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
The 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 Crispin
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Seasonal 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 Crispin
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
The 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 Crispin
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
The 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 Crispin
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Highs 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 Crispin
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
A 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 Crispin
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
Deep 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 Crispin
- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
Going 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 Crispin
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Hands 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 Crispin
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Tenacious 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 Crispin
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
A Fresh Focus
While 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....
Kasey Crispin
- Sep 23, 2020
- 3 min
Warm Endings {Week 19 CSA}
It's hard to believe that we only have one more CSA after this week, despite a forecast that would have us believing our tomatoes will...
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