Join our CSA!

We are currently signing up CSA members!

What is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a relationship between our farm and you as our customer. Rather than simply purchasing food, our customers become “members” of this CSA farm who receive a portion of the farm’s harvest. Our CSA delivery is once a month for five months from June through October. Members are responsible for showing up at the designated pick up location to collect your share of freshly harvested produce. 

What's in a CSA Box?
The items in each monthly share will reflect what’s seasonally available at the farm at that time. You can expect abundant veggies, fruit, and other goodies each month, subject of course to weather, pests, crop failure, the apocalypse, etc. 

An example CSA box with an optional flower share

How much does it cost?
The cost is $150 for the season (5 boxes). You can expect the value of the box to be equal to or better than prices for organic vegetables you might find in a grocery store or food co-op, and reflect a fraction of the love and attention these veggies get. 

Pick up location and dates
For Seattle CSA members, the pick up location will be at Mia and Chris' home in the Madison Valley neighborhood. For Whatcom County CSA members, the pick up location will be at the farm. In past years the pick-up days were pleasant gatherings where CSA members could meet, have a beer together, and throw something on the BBQ or frisbee field. We got 100% positive feedback on this system and plan to keep the pick-up party tradition going! 

Seattle CSA
Location: 1830 MLK Jr Way, Seattle
Time: between 4-8 pm 
Days: Pick up your veggies on the following Sundays (4-8pm) - June 25, July 23, August 20, September 24, October 22

Whatcom County CSA
Time: between 4-8 pm
Location: 3811 Hatley Rd, Everson
Days: Pick up your veggies on the following Sundays (4-8pm) - June 11, July 9, Aug 6, Sept 10, Oct 8

How do I sign up?
Send a check made out to “Small Acres” to 3811 Hatley Rd, Everson, WA 98247. Or transfer money via Paypal to miadevine@hotmail.com. 

Our Growing Practices
Small Acres practices organic growing techniques, focusing on the health of the environment and avoiding the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or bio-engineered products. We are nearly 100% solar-powered, use water efficiently with drip irrigation and a smart controller, and make our own compost. Our chickens have free range of the orchard and as many pest larvae and slugs as they can find.

One of the two solar arrays powering the farm

A happy hen

Sign up for our 2016 CSA!

We are currently signing up CSA members!

What is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a relationship between our farm and you as our customer. Rather than simply purchasing food, our customers become “members” of this CSA farm who receive a portion of the farm’s harvest. Our CSA delivery is once a month for five months from July to November. Members are responsible for showing up at the designated pick up location to collect your share of freshly harvested produce. 

What's in a CSA Box?
The items in each monthly share will reflect what’s seasonally available at the farm at that time. You can expect abundant veggies, eggs, fruit, and other goodies each month, subject of course to weather, pests, crop failure, the apocalypse, etc. 

An example CSA box with an optional flower share

How much does it cost?
The cost is $150 for the season (5 boxes). You can expect the value of the box to be equal to or better than prices for organic vegetables you might find in a grocery store or food co-op, and reflect a fraction of the love and attention these veggies get. We also offer an optional flower share. Add on a $5, $10, or $20 flower bouquet to each of your CSA deliveries (add $25, $50, or $100 to your base membership fee).

Pick up location and dates
For Seattle CSA members, the pick up location will be at Mia and Chris' home in the Madison Valley neighborhood. For Whatcom County CSA members, the pick up location will be at the farm. In past years the pick-up days were pleasant gatherings where CSA members could meet, have a beer together, and throw something on the BBQ or frisbee field. We got 100% positive feedback on this system and plan to keep the pick-up party tradition going! The pick up dates for 2016 are listed below.

Seattle CSA (Sold Out!)
Location: 1830 MLK Jr Way, Seattle
Time: between 4-8 pm 
Days: Pick up your veggies on the following Sundays - June 26, July 24, August 21, September 11, October 9

Whatcom County CSA
Time: between 4-8 pm
Location: 3811 Hatley Rd, Everson
Days: Pick up your veggies on the following Mondays - June 13, July 11, Aug 8, Aug 29, Sept 26

How do I sign up?
Send a check made out to “Small Acres” to 3811 Hatley Rd, Everson, WA 98247. Or transfer money via Paypal to miadevine@hotmail.com. 

Our Growing Practices
Small Acres practices organic growing techniques, focusing on the health of the environment and avoiding the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or bio-engineered products. We are nearly 100% solar-powered, use water efficiently with drip irrigation and a smart controller, and make our own compost. Our chickens have free range of the orchard and as many pest larvae and slugs as they can find; they drink rainwater collected from the metal roof of the coop.

One of the two solar arrays powering the farm

A happy hen

Goodbye 2014

Well, we've clearly been too busy farming to keep up a blog. Here's a post that's been stuck in draft mode for a while.

Small Acres successfully concluded our first growing season! Here's how it looked...

Who could have guessed that these small seedlings would yield so many squash?!

A very small fraction of our winter squash harvest, curing in the greenhouse.

More squash.

Sean and goat kids, Betty and Al.

Free-range, kale-fed, happy chickens 

Holy chard!

Fresh beets

Mia potato head

King Theoden, an extremely large and unfortunately sterile buck

Corn, quinoa, and the Twin Sisters mountains 

Post frisbee lounging

Music with breakfast at the 2nd annual labor day farm hootenanny

Year One

So we're a little late in getting the blog up and running but here are the top stories from our first year on the farm...

1. Mia & Chris Bought the Farm

Despite our cheesy real estate agent, the taped up windows, and weird legal issues, Chris convinced Mia that this was THE farm.

Our neighbor Jason captured the day we got keys to the farm.

2. Sean and Hilary Move in

United by our time together at Cloud Mountain Farm, a love of growing, and enjoying life, Sean and Hilary move onto the farm and form "Small Acres"...unofficially. 

3. First of many farm work parties - clean out the barn!

Three dump runs later and we still haven't touched some of the shelves of junk in the barn, but that's okay. The Magic Barn continues to give and give. 

The 1950 Farm-All C came with the farm. We got it running a few times...

4. First Annual Labor Day Farm Hootenanny - Where Friends Meet Friends

Over 100 people attended, many camped for the weekend, music happened, and much beer was consumed.

The hay loft as a stage for musicians

Sean and a pig

Music at the river with Mt. Baker

5. First Major Construction Project - Sauna

We started construction of the sauna at the worst possible time of year, but are now thankful to have such a luxurious space on the farm.

the sauna interior

The finished sauna

6. Chickens!

We added 25 laying hens to the farm, housed in a coop built of 100% salvaged materials from onsite

7. Goats!

Our herd started with three goats: Mama, Zephyr, and Onyx

Two beautiful goat kids, Coco and Kabuli (or Al and Betty) were born in Spring 2014

8. Small Acres is Born!

The farm one year in

 Preparing for the first CSA delivery
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The first Small Acres CSA box!

Welcome to Small Acres!

Miamigos,

Welcome to the Small Acres blog, where we will chronicle the happenings of our up-and-coming-farm, "Small Acres."

Stay tuned!