Petaluma Bounty

Bounty Farm Stand Hours Change to 12- 4 on Friday and Saturday

Amy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:42:26 +0000

The summer heat is starting to bring in some of the exciting crops like cucumbers, green beans, peppers and we still have our more spring loving crops like lettuce, salad mix, purplette onions, carrots, beets and more.

Our new farm stand hours are from 12-4 on Friday and Saturday instead of 11-4.
Please help us get the word out about our farm stand and the dee-licious produce we have to offer from the Bounty Farm.

We also need volunteers to help staff the farm stand so if you are interested, please get in touch with Ruth Persselin at 775-3663 ext. 214

The Bounty Mobile Market is Rolling!

Ruth — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:48:02 +0000

Now you can buy fresh, affordable fruits and vegetables right in your neighborhood. Check out the Mobile Market schedule of times and locations here.

NO FARM STAND ON JULY 4TH, COME GET YOUR PRODUCE AND FLOWERS ON THE 3RD

Amy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:34:46 +0000

If you haven’t come to check out the delicious array of vegetables and herbs (and sometimes strawberries from our own patch) and vivid floral bouquets, please come by on Friday, July 3rd from 11 to 4 p.m. and get some produce and festive red, white and blue flowers for your 4th of July festivities. Please do come back the following Saturday where we will resume our Saturday hours of 11 am to 4 pm.

The Cobster has hatched at the Bounty Farm!

Amy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:48:37 +0000

The rooster oven nearing completion

The cob workshop was a huge success! Thanks to Miguel Elliot’s expertise, we used our rich adobe soil to construct a beautiful, “cobster” as Miguel put it. An oven and bench structure made out of cob. Come by and check it out. Stay tuned for a date for the first Bounty Farm pizza party with fresh ingredients from the farm.

Measuring our “foodprint” isn’t as simple as we’d like

Grayson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:27:12 +0000

Our well-intended attempts at simply and succinctly quantifying the impacts of our food system on climate change through notions such as food miles and carbon foodprints has just gotten more complicated.

It turns out that there are a lot more variables at play, even when just considering the impacts of growing a single food crop, than we generally assume. While the fossil fuels involved in processing and shipping foods gets a lot of airplay, the way food is grown may actually play a more significant role in the overall picture–and may also hold the key to significantly lowering our food system’s climate changing impacts.

Plants both absorb carbon from the atmosphere as they photosynthesize, while also emitting carbon dioxide (along with the microorganisms in the soil–and even the people around them) when they respire.

Once researchers began considering soil carbon “budgets,” they found that vegetables’ ‘carbon footprints’ varied so much from place to place and between different crops that it was almost impossible to make generalizations. Read more…

Bounty Farm stand opens at Wed. Night Farmer’s Market

Ruth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:11 +0000

The Bounty Farm stand will be offering farm fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers and Sally Carstensen’s strawberries at the Petaluma Wednesday night Farmer’s Market from June 10 - August 26, 4:30-8:00 p.m.

Bounty Farm produce stand opens with delicious Carstensen strawberries!

Amy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:25:01 +0000

Thanks to Sally and Neil Carstensen, the Bounty Farm has a beautiful wooden farm stand that will be fully stocked with delectable Chandler strawberries starting next Thursday, June 11th. If you aren’t familiar with these certified organic strawberries, Sally has been growing the sweetest berries in town for the last 10 years and they can’t be topped. Check out her blog site: http://carstensenfarms.blogspot.com/

Next week we will be open during the following times:

Thursday, June 11th - 11 am to 4 pm

Friday, June 12th - 11 am to 4 pm

Saturday, June 13th - 11 am to 4 pm

We will see how sales go next week and may change these times depending on demand.

In addition to the strawberries, you will also be able to purchase some Bounty Farm vegetables, herbs and possibly flowers.

The berries will be available at the Bounty Farm stand during June while the berries are bountiful. Then they won’t be available again until August at our farm stand site.

If you would like to get added to Sally’s berry update email list to receive daily news on strawberries being delivered to her East side farm stand and the Bounty farm stand, farm talk and great recipes email sally at sally@sallystrawberry.net .

We look forward to sharing with you the finest strawberries in town and some healthy and delicious vegetables and herbs next week.

Backyard Bounty Veggie Boxes

Ruth — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:34:12 +0000

Get your instant backyard garden growing with help from Backyard Bounty. Using beautiful reclaimed redwood to construct your garden boxes, we’ll fill them with Sonoma County’s finest soil and plant a scrumptious variety of vegetables and fruits of your choosing. Complete boxes start at $475. More about Backyard Bounty and getting started here.

Order your Bounty Bouquet Today!

Grayson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:28:33 +0000

Fresh Flowers from the Bounty Farm

For just $18 a week, you’ll get your weekly Bounty Bouquet from mid-June to mid-October of annual and perennial cut flowers delivered to your home or business, fresh from the Bounty Farm. Your purchase of sustainably grown Bounty Farm flowers helps to create a healthier Petaluma food system, by directly supporting Petaluma Bounty’s programs.

We also offer a bucket of mixed flowers for $30 per week for
restaurants who wish to make smaller bouquets for their tables.

The Bounty Farm is Petaluma Bounty’s educational urban farm, growing healthy food for low-income families, and offering classes, workshops and volunteer opportunities.

All proceeds support Petaluma Bounty’s programs.

Deliveries on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

Bouquet of Fresh Flowers from the Bounty Farm

For more information or to order your Bounty Bouquet,
call 775-3663, ext. 213.

Support the Community Health Foundation of Greater Petaluma

Grayson — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:53:58 +0000

The Community Health Foundation of Greater Petaluma (CHF) is a valued partner of ours and an important Petaluma institution, providing support to nonprofits focused on improving the Petaluma community.

Please help to support CHF by shopping at Whole Foods Market of Petaluma on June 10th, when Whole Foods will donate 5% of all proceeds to CHF. To learn more about CHF, click here.