Shady Maple Farm CSA

Shady Maple Farm began in the early 1960s when our dad, Ken Meier, moved our family to the Salem area. With his passing in October 2011, we wanted to mix his love of gardening and his love of our family (who can all cook and eat) by starting a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Dad grew many different fruits, veggies and flowers while trying new things each year. Our CSA plans to honor his memory by continuing to grow many things for our harvest boxes while offsetting the cost of the garden.

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We practice sustainability at the farm. Crop rotation, use of drip irrigation and re-using the flower water each week are some of the ways we are being kind to the earth.

We have two harvest boxes available for this coming 2019 season as of May 19th. If interested please email Lorrie at shadymaplefarmcsa@gmail.com and leave me a note. I will send you information. 18 weeks of fresh produce, herbs, berries and tree fruits when they are in season along with a weekly bouquet of beautiful flowers for $500.

We do have just flower subscriptions available.

A Full Flower Share is 18 weeks of gorgeous bouquets for $230 or a Half Share, every other week for a total of 9 weeks of flowers for $115.

Please email Lorrie at shadymaplefarmcsa@gmail.com if you are interested.

Pick up would be on Tuesdays between 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Shady Maple Farm, 8005 Portland Rd. N.E. Salem, Oregon. Our season lasts from May 28 to September 24, 2019.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Orchard, March 24

Blooming trees

Bees doing what bees do.

Marionberries

Left, blueberries. Right, grapes.

A beautiful hummer surveying the blueberries

Blueberries getting ready to burst forth

Asparagus is venturing up.

Purple broccoli, so pretty and delicious.

Artichokes love the sunshine.

Just put in the raised beds, Walla Walla Sweets.

Greenhouse activities

A long look down the greenhouse with the roses blooming in their raised bed at the far end.
Peppers, tomatoes, and other veggies are growing.

Sweet peas stretching up.

Peppers in the foreground, onions from seed to the right.
Begonias for the farm in the background.

Basil, some with true leaves, smell good even now.

Such a gorgeous rose, March 24th picture. Dad planted them in
the greenhouse for Mom to have roses even in winter. It worked.

Dianthus, makes the entire greenhouse smell spicy.
A wonderful cut flower . A nice surprise this time of year.

Something new this year, celeriac from seed, looking healthy.
Peppers in the background.

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