Green and Hopeful Seedlings

Removing the cover crop before planting.

Onions being planted

 Hello Moon Bears,

Spring has arrived in waves of heat and rain. The land is fertile and endorsing the loveliness of the green and hopeful seedlings. We've planted spinach, onions, kale, chard, lettuce, garlic, brussel sprouts. The seedling greenhouse is full of summer and winter squash, tomatoes, broccoli and a flat of milkweed for the butterflies.

It's not too late to reserve your spot for the Summer Season Veggie Subscription Service. Only $340 for farm pick-up, $400 delivered right to your door and $175 for 1/2 share (farm pick up only). Check out the previous blog entries for more details.

Tools: Hand, Sharpie, trowel, mini-seeder, mallet and big seeder plates.

Tomato Seedlings

Greenhouse tilled, staked and ready for drip irrigation.

 Looks like the Summer deliveries will start about June 18th. Off course the Earth and weather have the final say when the first harvest begins.

Rick and Heather
(three six zero) 904-four three two one

The Upper Garden

Rick with the Earthway Seeder

See you in the garden.

These beds won't be bare for long

(c) Copyright, Words and Images, Moon Bear Produce, Richard Sievers, April 2015

Let the Planting Begin

 Hello Future Moon Bear CSA Members,

We'll have over 100 varieties of veggies being planted in the next two months. We just planted 780 onion sets this weekend, including Walla Wallas. We'll have some new vegetable varieties, including artisan tomatoes, scarlet turnips and over 10 lettuce types. Plus a returning star, back by popular demand: Sea Kale. This is the best kale for high octane smoothies. 

If you haven't made your reservation yet please contact me. The entire season for a full share delivered to your door in an ice chest is only $400. See the previous blog post for details.

Eight people have signed up so far. Which leaves about 13 spots left. Balances due in May. If you have questions or want to sign up Please contact me soon. Here's a link to my email:
ricksfarm@yahoo.com 

Thanks,
Rick and Heather

(c) Copyright on Words Moon Bear Produce, Rick Sievers, March 2015

Images from Johnnys Seeds

2015 Moon Bear Veggie Subscriptions Available, CSA

The Art Farm in Bloom

Hello Future Moon Bears,

It's not too early to put your New Year's intentions into action.  How about Subscribing to the 2015 Moon Bear Veggie Subscription Service? Secure your spot in the CSA that is Fun, Fresh and Flavorful... We always consider it a sacred duty to be Good stewards of our particular piece of earth. And we really care about our csa community. It's a great deal, with home delivery possible.

Moon Bear Produce

Grown with Integrity and Love

In Battle Ground, WA

Weekly Veggie Subscription

for Summer Season 2015

Only $400 for 12 to 14 Weeks

Delivered Right to your Door 

(West and Central Vancouver, Clark Co and North Portland)

Or $340 for Farm Pick Up

 Some Moon Bear Member Benefits:                        

-        Sustainably grown, local, heirloom produce from Battle Ground, WA

-        Living, Organic, Sacred Soil

-        Lots of hearty basic varieties as well as fun and tasty specialty veggies

-        Never any artificial fertilizers, pesticides or dark attitudes

-        Weekly recipes and garden newsletter at moonbearproduce.blogspot.com

-        Farm or Home Delivery  * Ask for details

-        All aspects of growth & harvest infused with Integrity, Gratitude & Love.

-        Delivered in Full Sized Ice Chests                                             

-        All produced washed, tied and cooled                                     

-        Discounts, potlucks, farm visits

Here are a few photos of last season's bounty. 

We still have 14 spots available.

Thanks,
Rick Sievers
Email Me at
ricksfarm yahoo

or call
(three six 0)  Nine Zero Four-4321

(C) Copyright, Words and Images, Moon Bear Produce, Rick Sievers, January 2015

Thanks-Giving

Happy Thanksgiving from the Art Farm

 Hello Moon Bears,

Thank You for being the best community of ever! 

Your faith in us, your financial support through subscriptions, your heartfelt feedback have all made for a most blessed year on our little farm. The earth is sleeping right now and spring seems like a long way off. We'll let the land rest and dream for a while. Through the long nights we will remember everything that grew and then fell into the harvest basket this year. 

Hope to see you in in 2015. It looks like we have seven members signed up already for next season. I'll be sending more info out in January regarding the garden, subscription rates, new offerings and visions for our humble CSA. Until then, please know you are appreciated. Thanks.

Here's a poem about our first freeze of the year.

Frozen Thinking

The hard frost finally

falls upon the land,

killing the bugs

that swamped the farm.

It’s a frosty hallelujah,

at a price.

The frog,

the praying mantis,

the spider,

how did they fare?

The frost cracks open

the builders

as well as the destroyers.

Good bug,

bad bug,

who is who?

How do I protect the heart

from frozen thinking and

fearful meanderings?

Suppressing one emotion

suppresses all emotions.

It’s not the heart

in the cold ground

that needs rearranging,

it’s the discerning

sky of the mind.

Blessing to You this Season,
Rick and Heather

(c) Copyright, Words and Image, Rick Sievers, Moon Bear Produce, November 2014