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Teresa Kurtak, Owner/Operator/Mother Extraordinaire I was just trying to pick a couple of photos for this newsletter and realized I haven’t downloaded any photos from my camera since late December last...
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John Vars, Owner/Irrigation Supervisor/Father of Naima As the we transition out of the wettest winter in memory, irrigation becomes as critical as ever on the farm. With so much winter rain, we can be...
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Emily Leshner, Flower Production Manager Dear Fifth Crow Farm CSA Members, This is Emily, manager of the Fifth Crow Flower operation, here to update you about what’s going on in Flower Land. Things are...
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Teresa Kurtak, owner Hi Everyone, sorry for the short newsletter this week. Casey, come home! With Casey gone, we’re scrambling a bit and I ran out of daylight to get this done and to you weekend...
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Casey Gooding- CSA Coordinator & happily relaxed vacationer Vacation was amazing and I wanted to take a moment to say a special thanks to my much appreciated helper, Sarah, for being willing to...
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Since you’ve got the first of our apples in your CSA box this week what better time than the present to introduce you to our orchard that is home to 28+ varieties of apples… Before Fifth Crow was even...
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Luke Estrella- Farmers Market Lead, CSA Delivery Driver, & lover of all things organic They’re red, juicy and sweet. What’s there not to like about the sweetest vegetable in the fields? With...
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Henry Smith- Pastured Poultry Production Manager, Market Lead & Resident Jokester Greetings CSA community! My name’s Henry and I work on the pastured poultry side of things on Fifth Crow Farm. I’m...
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Sarah Baylis- Field Production Assistant, CSA Assistant & IPM Strategist Hello CSA members! I am so excited to be writing to you and want to thank you all for your support! I love packing the CSA...
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Olivia is a researcher from WSU who came out twice to survey birds on the farm, once at the end of May & once at the beginning of July. Here are the results… First visit in May: “Thanks for...
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Jacob Dawes- Harvest Coordinator, Master Cooler Organizer/Food Sorter & Topper of Roots Greetings CSA members! My name is Jacob Dawes and I am the (relatively) new Harvest Manager here at Fifth...
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Sam Dawes- Tractor Operator Assistant, Sunset Farmers’ Market Lead, Bicycle Commuter Well hey there! My name’s Sam and I’m the tractor operator assistant around these parts. It’s certainly been a busy...
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Casey Gooding- CSA Coordinator, Olympic Peninsula native, California transplant Hello to all our CSA-ers! You hear from me all the time so what more can I say? Oh right… melons are soon to show up in...
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Maddie Dragun – Flower Production Assistant, Flower and Pollinator Enthusiast, & Aspiring Farmer Florist Hello CSA-er’s, Super excited to be connecting with you all this week! Although I have not...
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to update you on what’s happening around here at the farm and I apologize about that. We have felt a slow-down here in the recent week or two when it comes to...
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Luke Estrella- Farmers Market Lead, CSA Delivery Driver, & lover of all things organic They’re red, juicy and sweet. What’s there not to like about the sweetest vegetable in the fields? With...
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Henry Smith- Pastured Poultry Production Manager, Market Lead & Resident Jokester Greetings CSA community! My name’s Henry and I work on the pastured poultry side of things on Fifth Crow Farm. I’m...
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Sarah Baylis- Field Production Assistant, CSA Assistant & IPM Strategist Hello CSA members! I am so excited to be writing to you and want to thank you all for your support! I love packing the CSA...
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Olivia is a researcher from WSU who came out twice to survey birds on the farm, once at the end of May & once at the beginning of July. Here are the results… First visit in May: “Thanks for...
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Jacob Dawes- Harvest Coordinator, Master Cooler Organizer/Food Sorter & Topper of Roots Greetings CSA members! My name is Jacob Dawes and I am the (relatively) new Harvest Manager here at Fifth...
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