Season: Spring 2026
Week: 5 of 12
April 18, 2026
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Last week (April 5th) marked 1 year on the new farm. I’m not very good at celebrating or stopping for these types of things. In my mind, they don’t stand for that much. The next day has the latest challenge and each day requires more attention and work. And maybe I also know that part of the gift of the milestone is that we get to continue to farm, which in my experience is not something many folks have the chance to do these days. Maybe there’s a lingering gratitude in just getting to be a part of this work.
Last week, we did have some small celebrations. Lunch together as a team, sharing some memories of the last 12 months. It has been a super full year where we’ve seen a steady settling in of the new space. I say that but we hosted over 70 classes and events over 9 months, served close to 375 households thru our Neighborhood Food access program, are training 3 apprentices in the career of agriculture, opened a new farm store, and finally launched our CSA! And there’s new projects on the horizon.
We’re working to grow our Neighborhood Food Access program this year by expanding our Food Rx programs where 2 area clinics are referring patients for food “prescriptions” at our farm. And we are finally starting to implement our Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) grant to improve our store. We have over $250k to invest in additional equipment, refrigeration, storage, signage, consulting, etc to help us improve the layout/feel and increase the number of days the store will be open. Over the next few months you may start to see some subtle changes to the farm store, and I hope by the fall you’ll begin to notice the larger changes.
Our team has been working incredibly hard to help this grow and I have so much gratitude for their commitment to our mission and community. It takes us all. And of course, thank you CSA members and those who have been with us since our first CSA. And to think that this used to be a parking lot!
So I think it’s worth calling back to some comments I made at our grand (re) opening:
“In just a few years and all the decades after that, people will come to Finca with the experience that the farm has always been here and that will be its own achievement. And what we will have to do is to remind them that it wasn’t! We built this together, and we needed all of your support.”
Thanks for being a part of this ongoing story for at least 36.5 more years!
Tommy
WHAT WE’RE UP TO THIS WEEK
– We’re planting … leeks (half way planted)
– We’re greenhouse seeding … almost done for the season.
– We’re direct sowing … green beans.
– We’re also … building 2 more perennial beds!
WHAT’S IN THE Half SHARE
Please be advised that this list may change without notice
|
Crop |
Description |
|---|---|
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Collard Greens (Finca) |
This is peak season. With the heat coming, these will be winding down over the next month |
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Lettuce (Finca) |
One of our last harvests of field lettuce from the farm |
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Lettuce – Spring Mix |
Hyrdoponic lettuce |
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Kale – Toscana (Finca) |
Another bunch |
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Broccoli |
Buena Tierra Farms |
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Radishes |
There’s a resurgence of radishes from our cooler climated friends |
|
Parsley |
Little Bear Farms |
WHAT’S IN THE Full SHARE
Please be advised that this list may change without notice
|
Crop |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Summer Squash Mix (Finca) |
There’s a mix of yellow squash, zucchini and mexican calabacita |
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Swiss Chard (Finca) |
Like the kale and collards. We’re in peak season. The heat will take its toll on it soon enough. |
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Lettuce (Finca) |
The last bed of lettuce from Finca til the Fall. maybe one more harvest |
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Green Beans (Finca) |
Freshly Picked. Enjoy! |
|
Lettuce – Spring Mix |
Lonestar lettuce |
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Radish |
From our friends in more cooler climates |
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Collard Greens (Finca) |
See swiss chard above. |
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Green Onions (Finca) |
This last planting is looking so good. |
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Cilantro (Finca) |
The last cilantro harvest from Finca till the fall |
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Broccoli |
Buena Tierra Farms |