Market to Open May 8th

This has been a strange spring season! We’ve had some beautiful days in the 60s but many cooler nights that slow down the growing process.

We are guessing that the market will be ready to open next week with crops that will have a warm week to add some growth.

Those of you that are looking for your Forest Run Farm CSA punchcards, no need to worry, we will have them ready for you at your first pick up.

What to expect to find in a week or 2: green onions, green garlic, leeks, spinach, lettuce, rhubarb, asparagus and herbs. Forest Run Farm will also have certified organic vegetable and herb plants available for your home garden. Bauman’s will be providing fresh eggs. Note, the plants and eggs can not be purchased with the CSA punchcard.

DeForest Locally Grown 2016

DeForest Locally Grown is gearing up for another season of providing fresh local veggies to surrounding communities. We plan to open for the season the end of April. As in the past, Sunday’s email will announce the availability for the following Friday’s pick up from 3-5pm early and late season and 3-6pm June thru Sept, at Forest Run Farm. The Market is currently displaying most of the items that were offered during last season to give you an idea of what you can expect from this market. Deforest Locally Grown is a network of small farms that combine their products together in one market with a common pick up site. Most of the vegetables provided at this market are grown by Forest Run Farm. Sweet corn in season is provided by Ripp-N-Good Sweetcorn. Coffee is provided by Rusty Dog. And Meat is produced by Bauman’s Natural Meats. DeForest Locally Grown is looking for more growers or producers to provide to this market; if you know anyone that would be interested in selling cheese or bread, please let them know about this opportunity or have them contact Farmer@ForestRunFarm.com.

Forest Run Farm offers a Farm Stand CSA which provides you with punch cards to use to purchase Forest Run Farm items from the on-line market. See more information HERE and find the sign up sheet HERE. Egg Shares can also be purchased by following THIS LINK. Use the egg sign up sheet with Bauman’s Natural Meats and choose 10 dozen (shown as Every Other Week) or 20 Dozen (shown as Every Week). By using a punch card, you will be able to choose which weeks you get eggs. You can order as many egg shares as you like along with your CSA share from Forest Run Farm.

This years pick up location will again be hosted by Forest Run Farm, 3757 Mueller Rd., DeForest. Due to the complexity of this market, we ask customers to be punctual and arrive before the designated closing time so that you can complete your transaction by the closing time. Ordering via this on-line market does require customers to set up a free account. With an account, you will receive weekly emails that announce the offerings of the week. Ordering begins Sunday and closes each Tues evening so that growers can pick and pack the orders by Friday. Customers can order as often as they wish depending on their needs. Farmers often have additional quantities of produce available at pick up for additional purchases or for walk-up customers.

Payment is to be made at pick up by cash, check or Farm Stand CSA punchcards. Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers and Farm Stand CSA punchcards are valid for Forest Run Farm produce only.

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Availability for Week of Nov 1--Final Market of the season

Friday will be the last market of the season.

Plan on finding additional items from what is listed here, just like in past weeks. You do not need to place an order to purchase fresh certified organic produce, just show up Friday between 4 and 6pm and shop. Expect to see potatoes, lettuce, green onions, leeks, choy, celery, and eggs. Also, Arugula, mizuna, kale, chard, spinach, turnips, and possibly peppers too.

Forest Run Farm is also offering Organic Raspberry Jam made right here in the Farm’s kitchen. Please bring cash for payment, $4.50 per half pint.

If you have Forest Run Farm CSA punch cards left, please plan accordingly. If you have any unused punches on the cards, return them to us and we will add the unused amount to our family assistance fund to help fund CSA shares for families in financial need.

Availability for Week of October 25

The last market of the season will be Friday, November 7. If you have Forest Run Farm CSA punch cards left, please plan accordingly. If if you have any unused punches on the cards, return them to us and we will add the unused amount to our family assistance fund to help fund CSA shares for families in financial need.

Plan on this Friday’s at market to include more items than what is listed here, just like last week. You do not need to place an order to purchase fresh certified organic produce, just show up Friday between 4 and 6pm and shop.

Today's Market update

Today’s Farm Stand hours are 4-6pm.

Lots of goodies available today: Head lettuce, Spinach, Turnips, Salad turnips, Hot and Spicy greens, Arugula, Mizzuna, Tatsoi, Bokchoy, Kale, and chard. This will be the last week for cucumbers and possibly for tomatoes.

Our last market for the 2015 season of the Farm Stand will be Nov 6, 2015. If you are a CSA member, your punch cards will expire after that week.

Availability for Week of October 18

Again this week there will be squash and pumpkins available on Friday.
Since they vary so much in size, we let you pick yours at the time of pickup.
Lots of peppers- both sweet and hot – were picked before the frost and should also be available during pickup.

Please be sure to check out the listing of available veggies when you come on Friday.

If you have a Forest Run Farm Farmstand CSA, please try to use up your remaining punches in the next couple of weeks.

Remember: pickup is from 4-6pm on Friday for the rest of the season.

Market hours today

Just a reminder that the hours of the market have now changed to 4-6pm to give the farmers a little more time to harvest.

If you didn’t get an order in this week, you can still show up and purchase from what is available.

Availability for Week of October 11

Please note:

Farm Stand hours are now 4-6pm on Fridays

Once again, the weather forecast looks like the end of the growing season is near, with forecasts of lows of 33 at the end of this coming week.
The crew at Forest Run Farm will again try and get as much out of the fields as possible. The items available to order online are only a part of what should be available on Friday.
This past Friday, the following were available, although most was not listed online:
head lettuce, leaf lettuce, Tokyo bekenna, tatsoi, salad turnips, radishes, root medley bags,green onions, leeks, kale, chard, sweet peppers, hot peppers, lunchbox peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, ground cherries, egg plant, arrugula, mizuna, hot n spicy mix, 3 varieties of potatoes and sweet potatoes along with pumpkins and squash. There is a chance of a few more things to be found this week as we prepare for frost.
So, be sure to get your order in and add to it when you come for pickup on Friday, or if you don’t order, you can still show up and get your fresh produce.
The farm stand will be open at least until Oct 30. For those of you with FRF CSA punch cards, don’t wait too long to use them.

REMEMBER, farm stand hours are now 4- 6 pm on Fridays!!

Availability for Week of October 4

This week the market will again have potatoes, greens, and more.
There should be squash and pumpkins available at pickup. The warm season crops are coming to an end soon. Depending on the farmer’s work load for the week, there could be more surprises Friday afternoon. Last Friday there were over 25 items listed on the “board” to add to your order.
Remember, you don’t need to order, just show up during market hours- this week is the last week of 3-6pm. Friday October 16 the market is open from 4-6pm to give the farmers more time to harvest.

Those of you with Forest Run Farm CSA punch cards, please try to use them soon.

Availability for week of September 27

We continue to find additional items as we harvest through the week. Expect possibly lettuce, cucumber,Red peppers,tomatillos, ground cherries and maybe tomatoes. Be sure to check out the “menu board” when you show up between 3 and 6pm on Friday.

The Market is open!