2010 Update

Hello Friends and Family-
I hope that everyone is doing well and has been enjoying the nice weather! So, in short: 6 of my most farm-enthusiastic friends have moved into the house that sits on the Lazy Onion Urban Farm on 64th and E. Burnside St. They have already done so much work, have bought the flock of chickens from me, and have started a "sustainable" little co-op community on the property. I am moving home with my parents to save money and hopefully move to Canby, OR this summer to help run a family friend's blueberry farm. Then I plan on moving to Southern Oregon as I continue applying for firefighting jobs.

I am excited to share with you all that there will still be a buyer's club for Afton Field Farm in Portland! It will now be in NE Portland and held at Alicia Jones' parent's house (Alicia and Tyler started and own Afton Field Farm). Anyways, below is the information if you would like to be added to their e-mail list. I hope some of you are still able to support such a wonderful farm with delicious eggs, honey and meat. I am going to place orders as well, and I hope to run into you during pick-up times!

Anyways, this will probably be the last e-mail I send to this list as we are no longer having produce stands or a buyer's club, but to the neighbors in the Mt. Tabor area: my friends at the Lazy Onion Urban Farm have mentioned their interest in getting more people involved in the garden. If anyone is yearning to plant, harvest, and share the work and yields, you should contact the household directly, or e-mail me and I will forward it on.

I wish everyone good health and happiness in the upcoming months! I hope to see you soon!
Thank you for all your ongoing support, it has been much appreciated. Love, Ida Teasdale.

Produce Stand, Fresh Meat and PEAR CIDER!!!

Hello friends-
This Thursday we will have a produce stand from 3:30-7pm. We currently have rainbow chard, kale, collard greens, TONS OF RADISHES, storage onions, and beautiful dahlias. We will also be pressing fresh pear cider in our front yard for 3-10 dollars a glass -sliding scale, and the proceeds go towards our really high water bill for the past 3 months!!!

In addition, Alicia and Tyler Jones from Afton Field Farms will be making a free-range, organic meat, honey and egg DELIVERY to people who have placed an order with them by TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AT NOON!!! Not only is the meat and honey delicious, but their eggs are $3.50/dozen and I would highly recommend buying eggs from them as our chickens are starting to molt and our egg production is almost non-existent right now!

If you are interested (which I think you should be because their products melt-in-your mouth), you should call and place an order today or tomorrow by noon.

Thanks for all your support!!

Also, if you are concerned about not having enough freezer space for your meat, we have a huge chest freezer and can store it here if you'd like. It would be $5/month for freezer space.

Have a great day and we look forward to seeing you Thursday!

Produce stand this Sunday!!!

Though the temperatures are expected to be in the upper 90s, we will be having a produce stand on Sunday from 10am to 1 pm. We hope to see you then!!!

Summer '09

Photos from the garden in June.

Lazy Onion Urban Farm

Current list of crops being Cultivated
Arugula
Asparagus
Basil
Beans
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cilantro/ Coriander
Collards
Cucumbers
Cumin
Dill
Eggplant
Fennil
Flax
Flowers
French Lentils
Head Lettuces
Hops
Horseradish
Kale
Leeks
Millet
Parlsey
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Raspberries
Red Quinoa
Romanesco
Salad Mix
Storage Onions
Strawberries
Summer Squash
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Winter Squash

Photos from months past.

Here are some photos from this fall and Winter.

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