Country Valley Farm

Our first strawberry harvest here may this little early handful of perfumed goodness be a sign of great things to come.
Thankful for Mother Nature and all of the wonders she provides.

Some fun things going on at the farm this time of year.
Jumbo Escarole, Asparagus ferning and going to seed, Sage blossoms, strawberry patch and onion intercropping trial…
As our farm continues to climb through the seasons we are thankful for the community and support that makes it all possible. So much and so many to give thanks for. Thank you all!

Happy June! Find us in Shed 4 at the Eastern Market in Detroit starting in this Saturday 🌱

Week 2 of our 2024 CSA. Pictured is one of our small shares that was delivered to members yesterday.
Chives with blossoms from our farm.
Navy beans from Hampshire Farm.
A big bag of spinach and 2 bunches of asparagus from .
Evercrisp apples from .
Pea shoots from Gardenworks Farm.
As always, all of the produce we purvey is certified organic from local family farms.
The selection in each week’s boxes change as the season progresses.
Home delivered to CSA members, the delivery is already included in the price of $33/week for a small share. Part of our mission is to increase food access to organic local produce for folks in and around Ann Arbor and Detroit. So we keep things simple and fair.
We are actively signing up members. Click the link in our bio to view our website and see more details. Please reach out with any questions at all.
























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And so it begins anew again! We are so excited 💚🌞✅!
Week 1 of our 2024 CSA. Pictured is one of our small shares that will be delivered to members tomorrow.
Green garlic and fresh thyme from our farm.
A big bag of spinach and 2 bunches of asparagus from .
Evercrisp apples from .
Pea shoots from Gardenworks Farm.
As always, all of the produce we purvey is certified organic from local family farms.
The selection in each week’s boxes change as the season progresses.
Home delivered to CSA members, the delivery is already included in the price of $33/week for a small share. Part of our mission is to increase food access to organic local produce for folks in and around Ann Arbor and Detroit. So we keep things simple and fair.
We are actively signing up members. Click the link in our bio to view our website and see more details. Please reach out with any questions at all.
























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Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up today! 🧄🌱

Spring sure is springing here in Michigan.
Tender stinging nettles and a few rare early purple passion asparagus spears coming up out of the ground.

round the seasons.
Did you know that we are still accepting CSA member sign ups?
There are options for different sizes and lengths of membership to choose from.
Certified organic, locally family farmed produce delivered to your home or business. In an and around Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Check the link in our bio or go to our website for more details www.country valley farm.com

Happy Spring everyone. Second winter for Michigan folks ❄️✅
We are thankful for the snow and any precipitation we see.
Things on the farm are starting to wake up little by little each day as we round the seasons.
Did you know that we are still accepting CSA member sign ups?
There are options for different sizes and lengths of membership to choose from.
Certified organic, locally family farmed produce delivered to your home or business. In an and around Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Check the link in our bio or go to our website for more details www.country valley farm.com

We are actively accepting member sign ups for the 2024 season. If you sign up before January 01, 2024, you can lock in 2023 pricing. The pricing will change at the end of day on December 31, 2023.

Early sign-up pricing is $30/small shares, $42.50/medium shares, and $55/large shares (packed as 2 small shares delivered to one address) – these prices increase after 12/31/2023. Please note that the Family, Friends, and Neighbors share price for 2024 is $114/week (it is packed as 4 small shares and delivered to one address) we are unable to continue 2023 pricing for this share size even for early sign ups.

If you are interested in purchasing a share, now is a great time to do so. Shares can be purchased with a credit card on our website www.countryvalleyfarm.com OR you can pay be cash or check OR can send payment on Venmo OR you can set up a payment plan with Adam. Please contact us via email at [email protected] if you would like to sign up any way other than through the website so we can confirm your early sign-up price and coordinate payment.

If you are signing up via the website, please note our delivery areas as listed. If you are requesting delivery outside of the listed delivery areas, please confirm on email prior to completing your order. If you order via the website and are not within our delivery areas or decide to cancel your order, a 3% deduction will be subtracted from your refund (this is because we pay a 3% credit card processing fee and we are charged that even if we refund orders).

Got the High Mowing Seeds catalog in the mail! Looking forward to all of the great varieties we will plant for 2024.
Planting certified organic seed is very important and makes a big difference in our world.

Wise words quoted below from - thanks to you and the team for helping so many growers and for advancing certified organic seed production on such a scale.

“…growing something to eat or something beautiful to share with someone, there’s a lot in that act; there’s a whole universe of healing, connection, care, witnessing, growth, and abundance. It requires you to slow down and listen. My invitation is for people to slow down enough to notice what they are doing and feeling. To let in the beauty of this world and share it with each other.” - Tom Stearns founder of High Mowing Seeds

Come on down to and say hi. Nothing like fresh organic Michigan grown produce!

Smiling faces in our Organic Cotton Country Valley Farm t-shirts! :) They are available for $25 on our website — linked in bio — or $20 at our booth on Saturday’s at the Eastern Market in Detroit!

The annual garlic harvest 7/18/23! Thank you to our crew for helping us harvest organic garlic with joy! 🧄🌱🌎

Try new vegetarian lunch and dinner special - the Local Lions Mane pesto and rice, made with Garlic Scapes! 🧄🌱🌞

CSA week #6 2023 shares are packed and loaded for home deliveries today. What a nice cool and fresh morning to be packing produce before dawn.
We are still accepting new members. Check the link in the bio for more info - reach out with any questions.

This week’s shares contain the following, some preparation inspiration is below:

Red Romaine Lettuce – 1 head from our farm
Green Romaine Lettuce -1 head from our farm
White Siberian Kale – 1 bunch from our farm
Garlic Scapes – 1 bunch from our farm
Sage with blossoms – 1 bunch from our farm
Honeycrisp Apples – 1 quart from Almar Orchards
Pea Shoots – 1 package from Gardenworks

100% Organic cotton t-shirts are here! You can purchase at the for a discounted price of $20 or you can order through our website (linked in our bio) under the “online store” tab for only $25! We offer sizes XS-4XL, all shirts are unisex sizing!

Week #2 CSA shares are packed and loaded for delivery tomorrow.
We are still accepting new members for home delivery weekly of all certified organic, locally grown, fresh produce.
This week’s small shares contain: #
Green Garlic – 1 bunch from our farm
Oregano – 1 bag from our farm
Evercrisp Apples – 1 quart from Almar Orchards
Pea Shoots – 1 pkg from Gardenworks
Asparagus – 2 bunches from Cinzori Farm
Sweet Petite Onions – 1 quart from Cinzori Farm

Week 1 CSA shared of the 2023 season went out yesterday.
It is a joy to be serving the community with such wonderful certified organic produce.
Small shares contained:
Green Garlic – 1 bunch from our farm
Mullein – 1 bag from our farm
Evercrisp Apples – 1 quart from Almar Orchards
Pea Shoots – 1 pkg from Gardenworks
Asparagus – 2 bunches from Cinzori Farm
Sweet Petite Onions – 1 quart from Cinzori Farm
There is still room for more folks to join our CSA. Check the link in the bio for details, or message with any questions.

CSA deliveries being Sunday May 14th. All shares will be delivered starting that day

If you are still thinking about joining or renewing, now is a great time to do so!

What is going on at the Farm:

We are in the second half of Spring now.

The weather is moving in the right direction. The days are getting a bit longer, a bit sunnier, and a bit warmer. The nights are not dipping as low and cold as they were. Many of the crops that we have already planted have been growing very slowly in April, and are starting to show more normal growth now.

All early spring planting is completed.

We are preparing the beds for the warm weather crops, this includes hand hoeing, weeding, amending with organic inputs, and creating furrows that the transplants and seeds will be planted into.

We will begin planting warm weather crops the week of May 22nd. This will include tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, summer squash, cucumbers, basils, amaranth greens, okra, beans,

Thank you to all who have already signed up for a 2023 CSA share.

For folks that haven’t signed up and are still considering – what can we say to help you make the choice to sign up? We are planning for this season to be our best yet in many ways. There are 4 sizes of CSA share and 3 durations of share length to choose from. We also offer payment plan options for those that would benefit from

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions at all.

Thank you for sharing this message and our contact info with anyone who you know who may be interested. We appreciate the community support.

We have set our CSA season start date as May 7th!!!
If you are still thinking about joining or renewing, now is a great time to do so.
Here is a bit about what is going on at the Farm:
The spring planting of onions is about 80% completed. The last of it will be planted this coming week. Green onions will begin in late May, followed by k**b onions with greens in June, and bulb onions in July and throughout the remainder of the season.
The potatoes are all planted. They should begin to be harvestable in July and August.
The garlic crop is looking very happy and healthy. We will begin to harvest green garlic in May, then garlic scapes in June, and bulbs in July.
We have completed the direct-seeding of all spring crops, including carrots, cilantro, parsley, bok choy, tat soi, baby kales, turnips, and radishes.
Lettuces, collards, and kale are all transplanted and under row cover.
Rainbow chard and more lettuces will be transplanted in another couple weeks.
The next group of plantings will be warm weather loving items.
The thyme plants are waking up from their winter sleep, along with the echinacea, and mullein. The lavender plants are still taking their time, as is the oregano and lemon balm.
We haven’t seen asparagus emerge yet, but are expecting this to be a great year for it.
For folks that haven’t signed up and are still considering – what can we say to help you make the choice to sign up?  We are planning for this season to be our best yet in many ways.  We also offer payment plan options for those that would benefit from it.
There is lots of good info on our website - link is in the bio.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions at all.

As the final days of Winter are coming to a close, and Spring begins this week - we are looking forward to a great 2023 season!
Onion bed preparation will be first on our list as the ground warms up. Then we will get the beds prepared for the other early spring plantings of greens, lettuces, radishes etc.
We are actively signing up members for our CSA farm share program. Details are at our website, you can click on the link in the bio or just go to www.countryvalleyfarm.com and check it out.
All of the produce in the CSA is certified organic! We focus on high quality, freshness, and reasonable pricing. Improving food access across the community and sharing in the celebration of the joy of great tasting locally grown food, is at the heart of our mission.
If you haven’t signed up yet - now is a great time. We even a share that is designed for folks to share with friends, family, and neighbors - that might be perfect for you.
Reach out with any questions by sending a direct message on Instagram or you can contact us through the website.
Oh - we have some other exciting and fun stuff in the works too, more to share soon!

Mother Nature always amazes. Some photos from the farm from Thursday morning.
We are thankful for the cold and snow because we are in Michigan and this is what the winter season brings in this place on the planet.
Yes, we lost power on Wednesday at 7 in the evening and it has not yet been restored yet. The update says we will have power tomorrow.
Our thoughts are with all who are affected by this power outage - we know this is a real disaster for many households and businesses.
We look to our local government and utility providers to do better and make real improvements to prevent this from recurring on such a large scale. It does seem that outages have been more frequent and for a longer duration with each passing year…
Sending out warm and healing vibes to all!

We gather in unity with people all over the world in honor and tribute to the great leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We feel a personal appreciation and respect for Dr. King; as it was many of his teachings that helped shape the worldview that is integral to our mission as a farm and members of the community.

We are thankful to be able to enjoy our organic potatoes from storage during these cold winter days.
Do you like organic produce that is locally grown on a small family farm?
Have you joined the Country Valley Farm CSA farm share for 2023?
We are here to serve.
Home delivery to most areas in around Ann Arbor and Detroit.
You can choose from 4 share sizes, as well as 3 durations of share length (10, 20, or 30 weeks).
Details are at our website www.countryvalleyfarm.com - you can click the link in our bio to get there also.
Feel feee to reach out with any questions.
Make that healthy choice today. You will be glad you did.

We are sending everyone wishes for a happy and healthy new year.
May 2023 be a great year for the planet and all that inhabit Earth.
We are actively signing up members for CSA shares for 2023. If you like fresh organic produce, grown on small family farms, and want to keep your food dollars local - our farm share program may be right for you.
The early sign up discount ends at midnight tonight. Check the link in our bio to go to our website www.countryvalleyfarm.com for details. Feel free to message us with any questions.

Choose organic and join our CSA farmshare program. We are offering an early sign up discount for orders placed before January 1st - get half off home delivery.
Get a box of certified organic, locally grown, fresh produce delivered to you weekly!
CSA memberships also make a great gift for the ones you love.
Click the link in our bio to see all the details at our website www.countryvalleyfarm.com
Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Choose organic and join our CSA farmshare program. We are offering an early sign up discount for orders placed before January 1st - get half off home delivery.
Get a box of certified organic , locally grown, fresh produce delivered to you weekly!
CSA membership also makes a great gift for the ones you love.
Click the link in our bio to see all the details at our website www.countryvalleyfarm.com
Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Celebrate with a 2023 CSA organic farm share! Our memberships for next season are now available. 🧄

Give the gift of organic, locally grown produce this holiday season. Visit the link in our bio to sign up or DM us with any questions!

Happy garlic planting! Thank you to our volunteers for helping us get it done with teamwork and good intentions. We got about 4,000 garlic cloves into the ground last weekend! 🧄 🌱 🌎

We will not be at market this weekend. We are still doing home deliveries to most areas in and around Detroit and Ann Arbor. Reach out if you are interested in being added to our route.