Week 16 August 27, 2025

camasswalefarm
Aug 27, 2025
5 min read

Recipes: more to come next week

WHAT'S IN MY BOX?

chard 1 bu

carrots 1 lb

heirloom tomatoes - 1.25 lb smalls, 1.5 lbs fulls

cherry tomatoes (fulls only) 1 pint melon, various - 1 ct smalls, 2 ct fulls

jimmy nardelo sweet peppers - 0.75 lb smalls, 1 lb fulls

potatoes - 1.25 smalls, 1.5 lb fulls

red onions 2 ct

Salad Lover's Add-On - 2 heads various

Egg Add-On , if you ordered eggs pick them up in the egg add-on box at your pick up site this week!

HOW TO ORDER ADD-ONs: The CSA store is open for add-ons. You can use a debit card or your Farmigo credits https://csa.farmigo.com/store/camasswalefarmcsa. Please order 3 days before the desired delivery day.

JIMMY NARDELO SWEET PEPPERS

So sweet and perfect for grilling or dipping, we also love these peppers for their variety of shapes as you can see.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT : Meet Avery!

Where are you from?

I’m from Eugene, Oregon.

How long have you been farming?

I’ve been at Camas Swale since the end of June, and my farming experience started in college— on my campus’ little farm in Florida.

Why did you want to work on a farm/ What do you love about farming?

I really love getting paid to move my body and produce food for people. I think that that’s awesome! Also I just wanted to learn more about food systems and how agricultural practices can be more sustainable and beneficial for both people and planet.

What is your favorite crop to harvest and why?

I think my favorite crop to harvest is cherry tomatoes because I can just snack as I go… so I feel like that benefits me a lot :)

What are some delicious things you’ve been cooking lately with the farm produce?

Me and my dad made ceviche with some of the cucumbers and that was pretty bomb. I’d say that was my favorite thing I’ve made.

Which wildlife sightings do you love most on the farm? (plant, animal, or otherwise?)

Lately the geese in the morning when we’re out harvesting have been really loud, and I kinda think it’s charming.

What is your hidden talent/biggest hobby outside of farming?

I’ve been teaching myself the harmonica— that’s been really fun. It’s like my party trick. I also love horses, so spending time with horses and riding them.

If you were a vegetable, which one would you be and why?

I feel like I’d be kale because it’s kinda hardy, and some people like it while some people don’t.

Do you have a favorite vegetable or local food memory to share?

When I was really young, me and my parents drove past a house in our neighborhood that had this huge plum tree and all the plums were falling on the ground. So my dad was like, ‘Oh we should go see if we can pick some of them.’ And I thought that was a great idea, and we went to their house and knocked. It was these two, sweet, old people and they came out and brought us a ladder and their preserves. They even gave us buckets to pick into and I think that’s a memory that’s seared into my head as the community aspect of food.

CSA Member Calendar

First Summer CSA Delivery

Wednesday May 14th /Friday 16th

First Egg CSA Delivery

Wednesday July 23rd / Friday 25th

CSA Harvest Potluck and Party

Saturday September 13th at 4pm featuring our community potluck with prizes & open mic and music from Pants with Pockets Bluegrass Band

First Fall CSA Delivery

Wednesday November 5th

ABOUT PICKING UP YOUR CSA

Bring your own bag. Pick up at your pick up location and day (Wednesday or Friday) from 12-6pm. If you ordered an add-on, it will be packed in a separate labeled tote.

HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CSA

#1: Sign-in! the golden rule

Find & Sign-off your name on the sign-in sheet each week and please ONLY take the items listed next to your name.

This vital step helps ensure everyone goes home happy, including our site hosts and farmers, week after week.

#2: Locate your shares

Boxes are labeled as Small or Full. Summer Salad Lover Add-on shares are in a large tote labeled "Salad Add-ons"

#3: Unpack your tote & stack the empties

Please bring your own reusable shopping bag to transport your items - we’ll pick the totes up next week for reuse! We can use them for multiple seasons, reducing waste one box at a time.

USING THE WEEKLY SWAP BOX?

Swap boxes are green with flowers painted on them. Swap boxes are labeled and will stand out! If your pick up site has a swap box, please feel free to swap an item you may not want in your box with an item in the provided and specifically-labeled SWAP BOX. Please limit the swaps to one item for one item per week.

UNABLE TO FIND AN ITEM?

(Please do not supplement it with something else!) Contact the farm directly before taking something else. The sooner you reach out the sooner your item may be located.

SOMEONE ELSE PICKING UP FOR YOU?

(Please share all the details of how to pick up with them BEFORE they attempt to pick up -- BYO bag, take from the right size box, check off the right name). Friends and family picking up for others is the number one cause of pickup mistakes, and we thank you in advance for your consideration.

CSA FAQS PAGE

Since our hands are often tied up with roots, soil or kids we keep this information on our CSA FAQS web page.

VACATIONS

Every CSA member can put their share on hold in trade for a $20 credit per week, up to two. Login to your account and select your vacation dates or email us. Please request your vacation at least three days in advance to receive the credit.

REDEEMING YOUR VACATION CREDIT

Go to our Online Store to see availability for add-ons this week and to double check the value of your credit. You'll need to login to see your credit amount. In the 2025 season you can use your vacation credits to purchase add-ons electronically or apply the credit to a Fall Share. But as always you can also just email the farm. Thanks!

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Your current season of newsletters and many of our newsletters back to 2012 are on our website here. Find recipes from previous seasons. Friday CSA members can go to this link on Wednesday and see what this week's CSA has to offer.