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Congratulations to Bree and Patrick of Suncatcher Farm on their newest family member, Baby Juniper! Parenthood already looks wonderful on you both, can’t wait to see her grow up on the farm

Bin Breakdown in Springtime is all about the Community Cooperative Collaboration! Check out this diverse, sourcing list of all the goodies in your FEED Bins this week. Please note, you will not get ALL of these, but instead, a beautiful cornucopia, a diverse mix of the following: Green Garlic : ALLSTAR Organics Leeks : Laguna Farm Grapefruit : Terra Firma Farm Asparagus : Durst Organic Growers... Tree Frog Artisan Microgreens : Earthworker Farm Pea Shoots : Paul’s Produce Spring Mix : Olson Farms Carrots, Loose : Paul’s Produce Carrots, Bunched : Tierra Vegetables Radish : Marin Roots Farm OR Olson Farms Pak Choi : Laguna Farm Orange Chard : Olson Farms Rainbow Chard : Olson Farms OR Suncatcher Farm Casper Kale : County Line Harvest Green Bor Kale : County Line Harvest Red Russian Kale : Olson Farms Chives : Live Oak Farm Cilantro : County Line Harvest Dill : Bernier Farms Spearmint : Marin Roots Farm Parsley : County Line Harvest Thyme : Live Oak Farm Calçot Spring Onions : ALLSTAR Organics Chioggia Beets : County Line Harvest Golden Beets : County Line Red Beets : Paul’s Produce Celery : County Line Harvest Fennel : County Line Harvest Cabbage : Blue Leg Farms Turnips : Bernier Farms OR Suncatcher Farm See more

Egg Sale and ‘ohana FEED Bin giveaway! In honor of spring, in honor of the upcoming Easter holiday, in honor of Sarah’s hard work at Green Star Farm and peak production, her eggs will be on SALE for all orders placed before Thursday of next week :: $7.95 per dozen! As for the #giveaway...If you’re decorating eggs with your kids (or without!!) tag us in your photos. We’ll select a winner for a free FEED Bin this coming Monday. Rock on egg artists!! #vivalaprimavera : Paige Green Photography

Asparagus season is upon us! We are grateful to partner with Durst Organic Growers via Capay Valley Farm Shop so we can distribute these tender shoots to our foodie community. So...why don’t we have asparagus more? What about artichokes!? Where are those? Well! Perennials (crops that return year after year) take a while to get established. On average, it takes 4 years, from seeding to eating, to cultivate asparagus. In many areas of California, in particular on our North Bay ...farms, the cost of setting aside enough land for perennials to be bountiful, and then to tend to these plants for multiple years before you can harvest is simply unthinkable. Imagine all the lettuce you could grow, all the mouths you could feed, and all the restaurants you could supply with annual crops in that time. Asparagus and artichokes aren’t necessarily out of the question, but we should consider these crops a delicacy, especially if grown hyper locally. What sacrifices are being made for crops like this to be reasonably priced at big box stores? Durst’s asparagus season is short and sweet and they’ve been in the asparagus game long enough to have it down. Let us delight in the ecstasy that is Northern California grown asparagus while we have it

A year later...thanks Press Democrat for shining a light on the challenges our farmers have faced and continue to face. Hear from FEED's Navigator, Tim Page, cooperative member Peter Buckley of Front Porch Farm and others on the state of the ongoing "pandemic pivot."

True Grass Farms is back! By buying their ground beef (and the FEED Bin!), you're choosing to be an active participant in reforming of our food system, contributing to the health of our environment and cultivating a better future of our world, one burger...meatball...pot pie at a time. Find it on our storefront again this Monday, March 29th. Want to add some on to your order? Shop.feedsonoma.com or give us a holler at [email protected]