As we support our other local farms in the area, we look to John Givens Farm which provides our area with an abundance of organic produce. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of produce from this farm in your share. We continue to be grateful for your interest in supporting the Fairview [...]
Archive for January, 2010
John Givens Farm
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An article about Fairview Gardens
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CSA member and farmer John Quimby wrote an article and created a podcast about our farm and CSA program. Check it out: http://www.dunncreekfarm.blogspot.com/
January 25, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday the blue skies started to appear after a week of stormy weather. The water quenched our thirsty soil and has encouraged growth of many seedlings around the farm. Our farm crew has worked with intensity in preparation for this rain (sowing seeds and planting seedlings) and in the midst of the storm to [...]
Fair Hills Apples
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fair Hills Farm began in 1992 when Nancy and David Rydell purchased 100+ acres of land in Paso Robles, California. Our first apple orchard was planted in May, 1992 in the Estrella River basin which offers a unique climate with hot sunny days and cool nights that are perfect for growing apples, stone fruit, and [...]
January 18, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear CSA members, I wanted to give you an update about the Fairview Farm Stand. I am working with volunteer and CSA member Marty Camp to re-invent the interior design of the Farm Stand. We had hoped to re-open this week, but will most likely be finished during the next week or two. Please take [...]
Lemons from Hilltop and Canyon Farms
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our lemons this week came from Hilltop & Canyon Farms in Carpinteria. Hilltop & Canyon Farms is the certified organic collaboration of husband-and-wife team Robert Abbott and Tessa van der Werff. They specialize in avocados, citrus, organic field flower bouquets, heirloom shell beans, and specialty vegetables. Robert’s family has been farming the same Carpinteria land since 1923 and [...]
January 11, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fog rests on the farm in the morning and life feels so peaceful. Last week was a wonderful beginning of CSA this year. It was so nice to see old friends and new faces. One of my favorite aspects of our CSA program is that I truly feel like our farm is being supported by [...]
January 4, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2010 Fairview Gardens Community Supported Agriculture program. For those of you who are new to the program I wanted to introduce myself. I have been at Fairview Gardens since November 2008 and work in each of the marketing outlets for the farm and occasionally get my hands dirty with [...]
CSA “carpooling”
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Farm Pick-Up Trade off Please let us know if anyone in Santa Barbara is interested in trading off the pick up trips out to the farm. We will try to match up people in similar neighborhoods so they can trade off driving to the farm each week. This helps save you gas and time. How [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Years! I wanted to send you a reminder that Fairview Gardens CSA begins next week either on Tuesday or Thursday. Pick up is between 2pm and 6:30pm. Remember to bring your own bags and come to the picnic table to sign in. We started a Fairview CSA blog for our newsletter this year. [...]
