Farm Update 3/4/23
Wild Child Farm Community!
We are under snow right now, but that’s not stopping our growth. Our trusty high tunnels have been battered by wind and covered by snow, but springs crops are nestled comfortably inside.
We look forward to seeing all the faces at our first CSA pickup at Shining Mountain Waldorf School (high school lot, details available on the website). We have planned a few more details that are outlined below:
· Customers will be given 2 WCF totes per veggie and/or meat share
· Customers will be asked to return their bag from the week prior when they pick up their weekly or monthly share
· We would love for you to return any packaging that is in good shape and clean! This includes egg cartons and “bio-plastic” containers for microgreens, etc.
We are proud to have partnered with Boulder Valley Honey to offer local, responsibly harvested, and supremely delicious honey. Chris Borke is a local beekeeper and, in our humble opinion, is a bee genius. We can see one of his arrays of beehives from the back field. We enjoy hosting his bees on our blossoms! Here is their mission statement:
“We are Colorado beekeepers focused on sustainable apiaries that produce local honey of the highest quality. Each jar of honey comes with its own story from an interesting seasons of forage to bears in the yard. Bees live throughout the foothills, and have been selected and nurtured for hardiness throughout our dynamic local environs. Our mission is to provide a robust management practice that supports happy healthy bees that can produce a surplus of honey for all to enjoy. We do this by employing organic and regenerative processes that ensure our bees thrive year after year.”
Farm family members are formulating the most delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe! Since we don’t farm wheat, we are using Moxie flour, Wild Child Farm eggs, and Fair-trade organic chocolate. We will have fresh chocolate chip cookies at the CSA pickup table! You will also find honey, Wild Child Farm merch, and other local products for sale!
Saturday June 3rd from 1pm to 3pm we are hosting a farm tour/meet and greet for members to meet our fantastic team of farmers and interns. We are very excited to show you all the hard work we have been doing. Refreshments included. Mark your calendars and keep your eye out for the official invitation and sign-up.
If you are interested in purchasing eggs before your CSA share begins, go to https://wildchildfarm.eatfromfarms.com/product/eggs-ready-now
We also have a limited number of meat and egg shares and have only a few veggie shares left! We would love it if you would spread the word for us and help us fill up our spots!
Thank you all! Stay Wild!
Farmer Miles
CSA info Part 2
Hello Wild Child Farm Community!
Signs of life are beginning to appear on the front range. Green grass is beginning to sprout through the tan and matted growth from last year. Our seedlings are bursting with life and bringing lots of excitement to the changing season ahead. Farm season is upon us!
We have a few important announcements to share.
First, we are opening our official sign up for the CSA on March 20th. Folks who have preregistered on our interest form will be given preference. IF YOU FILLED OUT THE INTEREST FORM, YOU STILL NEED TO REGISTER! We are capping our CSA so that we do not overcommit in our first year of operation. That said, if you do not get to reserve a share before we fill up, we are going to have a waitlist so that we can add members as we dial in our production.
Pricing has arrived!
Meat share: Our meat share is a monthly delivery of a combination of pasture raised chicken, beef and pork. The pork and chicken is raised on our farm. We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Grama Grass to provide our beef for the 2023 season. Grama produces grass-fed and grass-finished beef on Boulder City and County open space, as well as private land. Their models and values are greatly aligned with ours, and we are honored to bring their products to our customers.
A Meat share will cost $150 a month.
Veggie Shares: We are offering two sizes of veggies for our 2023 CSA. Produce is offered as specific vegetables become available according to seasonality, and our own practices. Here is a list of some of the things we plan to grow on the farm:
Radishes, carrots, beets, potatoes, lettuce, kale, chard, baby greens, spinach, arugula, basil, cilantro, parsley, rosemary, dill, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini
A small share vegetable share will cost $30 a week and a large will cost $45.
Egg Shares: Our pastured chickens eat only organic food, and insects and grass that they forage off our 8-acre pastureland. The result is better eggs with more nutrient density. Pastured eggs are not equal to store bought eggs, and thus the price is reflective of feed costs and labor.
We are offering half dozen and full dozen shares once per week.
Half shares are $5 dollars and full shares are $9.
Other Products: Wild Child Farm grows medicinal herbs and plants to make various health and wellness products. We also plan on having partnerships with other local food and product vendors who align with our intentions. These products will be for sale as “add-ons” to your chosen CSA share. Examples include local honey, coffee, tinctures, teas and more. Additionally, at our CSA pick-ups, you will find products like baked goods, teas and more available for purchase.
Pick up location: Shining Mountain Waldorf School in the high school parking lot at 1179 Union Avenue, Boulder 80304. Additionally, for added convenience, we will be offering delivery with a 5 miles radius of the farm for a fee of $12 per week.
Timing: Every Friday starting May 19 from 12:30-6pm.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at miles@wildchildfarm.love
Thank you for letting us be your farmers!
Miles Golson
2023 CSA Info!
CSA Sign up 2023
January 2, 2023
Happy Winter From Wild Child Farm!
While winter seems like a time that farms get a break, it can often be far from it! The Wild Child Team is currently building out our produce wash room, a refrigerated produce trailer, and a propagation greenhouse, in the middle of winter! Luckily, we find joy in our work and can’t wait to be all set up for our inaugural CSA season of 2023.
Speaking of, we are now generating a potential customer list! A sign up sheet is on our website under the CSA menu. We are planning to launch our CSA in the middle of May 2023. We are going to start with 25 families and grow from there as our production allows.
What to Expect
For the past 3 years, we have been growing vegetables and meat in a “homestead” model. We had two people working full time and we grew several hundred pounds of extra food for donation. In 2023, we will have 3 full time farmers, 2 part time farmers and 3 part time interns. We will be cultivating about 5 times as much area as years past, and we will have a lot more animals! While this start-up farming endeavor is extremely exciting and inspirational, it poses some operational challenges.
The first year for CSA farms can be a bit tough to predict. Combine that with all of the variables mother nature throws at us on the front range and farmers have a difficult time knowing what can be grown and when. What we do know is our plan to offer the following:
Small Produce boxes (for individuals or families of 2)
Large Produce boxes (for families of up to 5)
Pasture Raised Egg Shares
Meat Shares (Chicken, Pork and Beef)
All of our produce, eggs and chicken will be grown right here in North Boulder using regenerative methods that reduce the need for external inputs and increase the soil’s ability to sequester carbon. As we grow our herd of cows and our sounder of pigs, we will be providing pork and beef grown from regenerative partners located in Boulder County.
We hope our holistic model can provide your family with a large portion of your diet. Our key values are to keep things local, provide farmers with actual living wages, and heal the earth in the process.
If you have any questions regarding our offerings, values, intentions, please reach out or visit wildchildfarm.love !
In Gratitude,
Miles Golson