Local Love: Tri-County Farms

This is a little more broad for the Local Love Thursday I will be doing but it is an incredibly important organization to talk about and I feel this is perfect for the first post of many highlighting my favorite places in Oregon.

Tri-County Farms is a Non-Profit Organization that puts out a guide of farms in the Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties that have u-pick or that sell directly from their farm.  If you haven't yet utilized this guide you should check it out HERE.

Berry Box Gift Cards

Remember the Berry Box Program I talked about a while ago? Check it out HERE if you missed it!  We have had a few requests from customers wanting to purchase the Berry Box program for a friend, but they don't know where they'd be able to pick it up, if they could eat that many berries, and whats most convenient for them... so we have come up with a solution that will hopefully solve all those problems!

CSA Sign Up

The Veggie CSA and Berry Box CSA's are ready for you to sign up!

You can see all the information on our website HERE

Continue reading for a little snippet of each program.

The Legendary Berry

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What is a CSA?

Each year we add something new, or multiple new things.  Whether it be a new process to make things smoother for our customers, a new variety of berry, a new event, new displays at the farmers markets, we are always growing and adding.  This year we're adding a Vegetable CSA and we couldn't be more excited about it! 

And the winner is....

We couldn't help it!!! We had to choose two! 

We had so many wonderful ideas submitted and after the 4 judge panel we have decided to go with two wonderful ideas.  One of the ideas was submitted a few different times so we threw those names in a hat and drew the winner.  

CONGRATULATIONS 

Mindy with Decadent Creations for your idea of adding recipes 

Ron Pippin for your "ask the expert" posts idea! 

Website Contest!

The best idea wins a 4 pack of Unger Farms Jam 

Shipped straight to you! 

Christmas Time

Christmas wreaths, garlands, and trees are now at Unger's Farm Store! 

See the pictures below of all the fun items we have! 

Lovely centerpieces to add a little charm to your dinners with a candle holder in the center.  

A Tribute... to the Tan Van

The Farmers' Market Season is officially over for Unger Farms.  And I am so terribly sad to announce that life on the farm for the Tan Van is also over.  

Look at this beauty....

Wall's are carpeted, AM radio only, limited power steering at best, and that color, ooooh that color!    This beauty has been on the farm for a good 15+ years.

Blueberries Galore!

Blueberries in November?!?! YES! And they're delicious!  

You can find them at Unger's Farm Store this week, starting today! 

See information below for location and hours. 

A Tour of the Farm Store: Wine and Local Goodies

Local Wine and Packaged Goodies

We absolutely love supporting local! So, at Unger's Farm Store we only sell local packaged foods and wine. You can find pepper jellies, kettle corn, peanut/almond butters, trail bars, bread/brownie mixes, and so much more!  This has to be my favorite project in the winter, finding all the delicious local goodies to sell at the store.  Of course we have to try them, and then maybe try some more. :)  And there's the trips to tasting rooms to check out the amazing local wines we have in this beautiful area.  It's almost too hard to choose which ones! 

Check out the video below of the packaged foods/wine section and links and pictures below the video of what you can find in our store. 

A Tour of the Farm Store: Gifts

"The Hole in the Wall" Tour

The gift section at Unger's Farm Store has so many things to offer.  From recipe books and fancy measuring spoons, to fall scented candles and table runners, you can even find wall decor! Soon we will be adding all the Christmas decorations and gifts as well!

One of the best jobs we have out here on the farm is to do the shopping for the gift section.  Whether it's scouring around the mall for good deals or shopping online with some hot chocolate on a rainy day.  One of the challenges is finding items that meet everyone's tastes.  We are finding that to be difficult but I do feel that the overall theme of the gift section meets most customers' styles. (I hope anyways!)  My goal is to have a local section where you can find local artists/crafters pottery, paintings, figurines and the like.  Always supporting local!


 Below are a few pictures of the gift section at the Farm Store titled "The Hole in the Wall"... Enjoy!....

PB&J (&R)

Peanut Butter and Jelly and Raspberry Sandwich

A new twist on the old pb&j and a great addition to those Back To School lunches.

I'm on Facebook!

The Farmers' Daughter is on Facebook!! About time, right??   

Like me on Facebook here.... The Farmers' Daughter 

I'll have fun posts about the farm, little things we're doing, tips/ideas/updates and so much more! 

Thanks so much! 

Laura

Freezing Berries Tutorial

Did you miss out on freezing berries?  You're in luck! We still have some!!
Check out this tutorial on the best way to freeze berries...

Freezing Berries on cookie sheets

*this process works well with all types of berries, not just the blueberries pictured here.

I love freezing berries this way, blueberries especially because they keep their shape a little better and it's easy to take a handful (or two) out of a large bag for a quick snack.