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Contact Us
Winlock Meadows Farm
186 Tingle Road
Winlock, WA 98596

Email: winlockmeadowsfarm1
@yahoo.com
 
Phone
360-785-4927

Susie Kyle Owner/Operator Farmer & Small Farm Activist

Virtual Farmer's Market


2008 CSA Memberships


Delivery Schedule
Spring 2008

Internship Opportunities

Community-Farm Raising Forum Olympia 12-10-06

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~ We are a small family farm nestled in rural Southwest Washington dedicated to the preservation of
small family farms since 1995 ~

We are currently offering 2008 Spring, Summer and Year CSA Memberships, and depending upon where you live we will deliver it directly to your home or convenient pick-up location. Along with seasonal produce we include Salad Greens w/Edible Flowers, Stir Fry Mix, Dark Greens Blend and Garlic Basil Super Sauce. More exciting local food adventures in the works.

You'll find information about farmland preservation, classes, events and community events all around supporting and enhancing our local sustainable food system at Farm Bank Project.

When you join our farm you'll be part of a team that is working on creating a local sustainable food system for everyone. At times, sometimes unpredictable, that takes us off schedule, requiring flexibiltiy on your part. If that works/serves you, then we're the farm for you. If not, there are many other awesome CSA farms in our area to choose from who have production as their main focus. "Screening" each other before committing to see if you are a match is a very good idea.

It's been a bountiful and delicious season. We're nearing the end of our 2006 Summer CSA season and are now offering 2006/7 Winter CSA Memberships. We are also accepting members for the month of October. You can sign up for a month, a season, plus we're also now offering one year memberships, and substantial discounts for ones paid in full.

We customize our shares to meet your family's needs...some people want more, some people want less, some people don't like kale and some people love kale, some people love the cut up ready to eat mixes and others like chopping the veggies themselves...you get the idea.

We have two sizes, a Mini designed for 1-2 people, and a Deluxe good for 2-4, and of course it varies depending upon your vegetable needs...vegetarians may want more, those new to the seasonal vegetable world may want less

2006, April
It's been a long time since I've updated our website. The 2005 season found me focusing more on marketing and developing products than on production. As a result, we have some great products to offer you this 2006 season: Our Salad Greens w/Edible Flowers, Stir Fry Mix and Dark Greens Blend...our ready-to-eat mixes that are helping all of us to get more veggies and greens in to our diet, easily...me included, and our on-it's-way to-being-a-hit Garlic Basil Dressing/Dip/Spread/Marinade/Create, and more to come .

Soon I'll have links for each of these great products...fast food that's actually good for you. Actually I don't think I even like the reference to fast food. Have you heard about Slow Foods? Carlo Petrini started Slow Foods in Rome, Italy in the late 1980's when McDonald's was coming to Rome. An amazing now-international organization worth familiarizing yourself with, including their Ark and Presidia where they preserve heirloom and native breeds, seeds, culture, taste and more.

Carlo Petrini, not daunted by the enormity of the project, decided (see what one person can do to impact a world...hint, hint) to host a first ever world meeting of food communities where he brought together 5000 food producers from 130 nations in October of 2004, and I was one of the fortunate ones as a delegate from the Olympia area to attend this event in Turin, Italy, called the Terra Madre.

(Well, that's all for tonight. To be continued. Had to start somewhere). Farmer Susie

2005
Entering our seventh season, we are now offering our 2005 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Memberships, we currently have Winter CSA Shares available, and we will be selling at the Olympia Farmer’s Market beginning April 1st. There are other very exciting potentials on the horizon so I’ll keep you posted as they develop.

Ever since I started my farm in 1995 I have been working on the preservation of small family farms as well. It’s been a balancing act learning how to farm and working on the bigger picture, but it’s something I’ve been pulled to do.

I’m happy to announce that my efforts are beginning to come into their own. I’m getting better at production. I’m becoming known for some of my speciality products such as my Farm Salad Mix w/Edible Flowers, Stir Fry Mix (a fast food that is actually good for you too, imagine that!), Garlic Basil Dressing we call “Knock Your Socks Off”, Wild Edible Greens, and our homemade Lucky!! Dog Biscuits whose great ingredients are as important as what’s not in them.

And finally this winter I’m able to focus some of my time developing the Farm Bank Project, the non-profit formed to support small family farms, preserve farmland and to do projects that support farms and build and strengthen our community at the same time. We are hosting a Community-Farm Raising Forum on January 29, 2005 in Olympia from 1-4 p.m. and invite you to participate in some exciting grassroots efforts. Come and share your wealth of knowledge and experiences, hopes and dreams and be a part of shaping your future. Stay tuned. There will be many more events and activities to come.

Buying locally is becoming much more popular, and now we're becoming aware of the importance of producing locally. Since consuming without producing is not sustainable, what do you think of the idea of an Annual Small Family Farm Festival and Cottage Industry Fair? Or maybe a Cottage Industry Market that’s run like a farmer’s market but the vendors are anyone who is producing a local product of any kind, owning and operating a local small business, or supporting themselves from a home-based business. more