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  Year Round Farming for Small Farms

  Good post Tom. I manage the Hillsdale Farmers Market in Portland OR. We are open year round, weekly May through October and twice monthly November through April. We have several farms selling through the winter. Some use hoophouses and greenhouses but at least one farm, Ayers Creek Farm, doesn't use any season extenders. Temperatures in the Willamette Valley don't drop as much as Western NY (where I lived for 18 years)  but we have had a number of cold days over the past few years. The variety of produce available all winter long has been excellent. To get a sense of what came to the market last winter, visit this link.

  We're not the only winter market in Oregon either. People's Co-op in Portland, Indoor Winter Farmer's Market in Corvallis, Salem Public Market in Salem are open through the winter as well. On Could small farms provide fresh food year-round, even in northern climes? posted 3 years, 2 months ago 7 Responses