Summer 2024 — Vote for Local Farmers

It’s my pleasure to announce our 15th summer season. As always, we kick off the registration season with a month of savings. From now until March 9th, we are offering our Early Bird Pricing. This early registration is critical for us as this is the time of the year we are making investments in our local farmers. From buying…

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Too Wet To **** Potatoes

This past weekend John and the produce staff here at WVF started digging potatoes. Now, we are hoping we can dig the rest. Potatoes dig the best when the ground is dry. It is also harmful to the soil to work it when wet (causes compaction).   But, thinking about digging potatoes makes me chuckle…

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A2 A2 Guernsey Milk – The Origin of Good Milk

One of the cornerstones of our product line is our exclusive Guernsey milk. Farmer Edward Keim of Wilmot has a small herd of about 30 Guernsey cows. The Guernsey cow is a smaller breed of dairy cow known for its rich, golden colored milk. The milk is high in protein and butterfat, making it also ideal for…

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Planting a Farm Starts With You

Our business model is simple. We ask for our members to commit to a season to ensure that we can work with a farmer to grow what we want. Not all weeks are as bountiful as the next as Mother Nature doesn’t work that way; but some weeks can border on too bountiful. We work…

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The Unforeseen Benefit of Acid Rain

I take for granted sometimes how interesting my life is. I, Trevor, am fortunate to get to do this work and have people, like you, who vote with your dollar to support local agriculture and our sustainable food system. These past few weeks I’ve been doing a lot with soils. Soils are the base of…

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Subscription Terms With Flexibility

Even with a commitment to a 22-week subscription, there are also flexible terms — up to 4 weeks of “Vacation” holds — — picking up at a different pick-up point (because life) — — send a friend, family member or neighbor in your place — — cancellation policy (we think you’ll love it, but just…

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One More Month of Cold

In the life of a farmer, the weather means everything, and we need a little of all of it.  It was March 31st and I was in short sleeves. The 70+ degrees prompted me to shed layers, and I felt as if we were making a quick turn for summer. In the lives of a…

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Mushroom visit to Erie Shore Seed & Spore

One of this week’s feature items (Week 13, Winter Season 2021-22) is a package of fresh mushrooms from one of our new favorite growers, Erie Shore Seed & Spore in Vermillion. We talked to Brandon, the farmer, a couple months ago about lining up a harvest of shrooms to go with this week’s meatloaf themed…

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Summer 2020 — Week 1 — There’s A Season For Chicken

Week 1 of the Summer Season is here and we are excited! By now you should have already received a confirmation email with your pickup location, bag size and dietary plan, and payment information. If you have emailed or called in lately, we are experiencing a heavy volume of communications and may be a bit…

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