Val's Veggies

Contact Info

Description

We have 5 acres in vegetable production and the rest is in hay, grain, and pasture. We are beginning our 3rd year of CSA and love it. We also do farmers market in LaGrande OR and Baker City Or, Enterprise, Or, Cove, Or., Island City, Or., and Montavilla Farmers Market in Portland. We raised 42 different varieties of tomatoes and 62 of winter squash and pumpkins last year. What fun it was to try all the different tastes and textures. This year there will be even more. We use organic practices but are not certified. We irrigate with spring water thru a drip tape system and use a 3 year rotation so our soil stays nourished Our flock of 80 free range hens and 2 roosters furnish us with lots of good eggs for market and help keep the grasshoppers and bugs down. We now feed only GMO-free grains which we feel is a huge difference. Our hens even like it better.

CSA members are entitled to 20 weeks of produce beginning the week of June 15. A share consists of 6-15 different items each week depending on availability. Typical shares will include: beets, green beans, sweet corn, red & green cabbage, summer squash, tomatoes, onions, basil, sweet & hot peppers, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, winter squash, eggplant, cucumbers, pickling and slicing, cilantro, dill, radishes, peas, spinach, and swiss chard, as available.

CSA Details:
Season:  June through October
Type: Single farm
Since: 2009
No of Shares: 50
Full Share: Val's Veggie Box Full Share: $650.00 for 20 weeks, Half Share $400.00 for 20 weeks. Custom Box Full Share: $650.00 for 20 weeks, Custom Half Share $450.00 for 20 weeks, Single share $300.00 for 20 weeks.
1/2 Share:
Work Req? No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:

Baker City Farmers Market  (Wed)
Members pick up their shares at the market. They are already boxed in special CSA boxes that keep the produce fresh.
Address: 1700 Campbell, Baker City, OR 97814

La Grande Farmers Market  (Tue)
Members pick up their shares at the market. They are already packed in special CSA boxes which keep the produce fresher.
Address: 1100 Adams Ave., La Grande, OR 97850

Val's Veggies
Contact: Rod and Valerie Tachenko
Phone: 541-853-2358
Address: 44889 Houghton Creek Road, Baker City, OR 97814 

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