Want free fall produce?

Turning under our cover crop for fall planting

We are excited to begin our fall growing season, but it’s time to to plant, weed, and harvest tons of food! We need all the help we can get, as we are a small family operation. We have 8 weeks of production left and are looking for a few new, dependable worker shares to join us and learn about how we grow our fall goodies.

We are looking for applicants for our CSA worker share program. This means that you will come to the farm and help us out in exchange for a free CSA basket. This is a great way to be a part of the growing experience, learn more about the food you eat, and get to know the farmers who grow your food. We are only an hour away from Atlanta and it’s a great way to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors, or get in your daily workout.

One of our “ugly” winter squash!

To join as a CSA worker, one day of work per week gets you a full CSA basket on the weeks you work. We would like an 8 week commitment to finish out the year for any new applicants. Please feel free to contact us at salacoacsa@gmail.com if you have any questions about our worker share program or want to join us for the summer growing season.

How to get free produce…

Photo from: T. Worthington Photography

We are excited to begin our summer season, but it’s time to dig in and get those weeds under control! We need all the help we can get, as we are a small family operation.

We are looking for applicants for our CSA worker share program. This means that you will come to the farm and help us out in exchange for a free CSA basket. This is a great way to be a part of the growing experience, learn more about the food you eat, and get to know the farmers who grow your food. We are only an hour away from Atlanta and it’s a great way to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors, or get in your daily workout.

To join as a CSA worker, one day of work per week gets you a full CSA basket on the weeks you work. We will also have other goodies available for you from time to time (like our fresh, pasture raised eggs). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our worker share program or want to join us for the summer growing season. You can leave a comment here or contact us at salacoacsa at gmail.com.

Market Today

We are having our first market today at Wolfscratch Farm, and are excited to have a market on the farm every Monday and Friday from 11AM-3PM during the growing season.

This week we will have strawberries, spinach, arugula, buttercrunch lettuce, and potted and cut herbs for sale.

If you are in the area, come by and check it out…

673 Long Swamp Church Rd Jasper, Ga 30143

Market in Decatur

We are loving our new location for our CSA pick-up location in Decatur at Harbor Bar and Fish House! We are outside at their beautiful pick-nick area and even have enough room for a small market. We will be selling a limited amount of our produce at Harbor Bar and Fish House every Wednesday from 4 to 7PM.

This week we will have spinach, lettuces (butter-crunch and freckles romaine), braising mix (spinach and arugula), and scapes for sale. We would love to see you there!

Current Happenings at Wolfscratch…

Well, this week has been pretty crazy for us!

The tomato and pepper plants are in the ground, and survived the frost last night.

In the midst of our tomato planting, and all the rain this past week, we have been trying to finish painting our barn. Unfortunately, our 5 goats love to scratch the paint off the siding as soon as we turn our backs…We moved the goats to the back side fo the barn so the paint could cure, but this did not last too long. During the heavy rain this past week, the pasture behind the barn flooded, leaving our goats standing in water! The whole family was down at the barn moving the goats back to their original (dry) home and towel drying them off to make sure they didn’t get sick. Everything turned out fine – except for the barn paint – and we are back to out regular schedule!

Early Spring Season

Cutting in the cover crop

With all this crazy weather, spring has arrived early for us this year! We have been quite busy keeping up with the new plantings and have just harvested our first crop of the year, for the local Jasper restaurant 61 Main. Our French Breakfast radishes will be put to good use at this restaurant!

French Breakfast Radishes

61 Main is a Jasper staple, and is always crafting unique dishes and seasonal, sustainable fare from local farms & skilled artisans. My favorite is the braised short ribs – the style changes, but they are always delish! If you are in the area, this restaurant is a must to sample some of the best local “farm-to-table” food around!

Check out our new blog post at Wolfscratch Farms for some more cool pics of spring at the farm!

The deadline is up…

The deadline is up for our Spring 2012 CSA sign-up, and just in time! We have accepted our last member tonight and are officially full for the Spring season. Thank you to all of you who have signed up to join us this year, and if you missed out then there is always summer season coming up…We will be continuing to accept applications for summer and fall through the Spring season. Looking forward to a good year!

Wolfscratch Farms gets a greenhouse…Part 2

Our greenhouse is ready to go and already protecting our little seedlings for the spring season

We have finally finished our greenhouse, amid rain, sleet, and snow! Our greenhouse is now fully functional and housing our new seedlings for the Spring CSA. We had quite a time finishing up this project with all of the recent rain and, unfortunately, our planned worm bed in the middle of the greenhouse had to be moved due to a high water table on the land here….We found that out the hard way after digging the bed and watching the rain come gushing in, but on a positive note, a high water table equals less watering for our plants to stay happy and healthy in the middle of the summer droughts. Thanks again to all our Spring members for helping fund this project.

On a side note, our worm beds have been relocated to a drier place for the time being. We are excited to have our own worms for making compost to build our soil this year!

A Few CSA Spots Left

We have already started our first seedlings for the new CSA year and everything is looking good! We have had a lot of returning CSA members (THANKS!) and have also had quite a few newbies sign up. We still have about 6 spaces left for Spring, and we are extended the deadline to sign up for Spring until March 1st.

If you have already signed up, please tell your friends! If you haven’t signed up yet, why not?!? We would love to have you!

New Additions to Salacoa Co-Op

Corey with Emma, a member of the Wolfscratch Farms' goat herd

We have been busy planning for the 2012 growing season, including the addition of a new farm manager at Wolfscratch Farms and a new co-op member, Granny Matt Farms.

Our new farm manager, Corey Deyette, has been a long time family friend who is saying goodbye to the corporate world to come and work  on the farm. He has been helping the co-op on a part-time basis, but opening up more gardens this year has prompted us to ask Corey to come to the farm full time. We are super-excited to have him join us this year!

We have also extended our gardens to a new farm in the Jasper area. Granny Matt Farms will be growing our corn and melons for the CSA and markets this coming year. We are happy to have another local, sustainable farm to add to our growing family and look forward to helping support their efforts to remain a viable, small family farm.