Flicker & Fir

04/23/2025

🌞 Farmstand Kickoff Countdown! Work Party Invite + News to Make You Smile. Join us this Saturday to help the farm bloom, reserve your Plant Start CSA box, and get the scoop on what’s sprouting this season! - https://mailchi.mp/f0947ef864c5/farmstandcountdown

03/28/2025

🌿 Help Us Get the Word Out — and enter to Win a Garden in a Box! 🌿

We’re looking for 25 more families to join our Plant Start CSA, and we need your help to spread the word! 💚

👩‍🌾 What’s a Plant Start CSA?
It’s a seasonal subscription box filled with healthy, locally grown veggie starts — timed just right for planting and picked up right here in Corvallis, Oregon.
No seed-starting stress. No planning overwhelm. Just fresh, organic garden plants + support from your favorite local farm. 🌱

🎁 Here’s how YOU can help (and maybe win!):
✅ Follow us AND
✅ Join the CSA OR
✅Tag a friend who loves gardening in the comments below OR
✅ Share this post to help us reach more people!

💥 WINNER gets a FREE Summer CSA Membership! ($48 value)
Already signed up? No problem — if you win, you’ll get a $48 refund OR a free Garden Kit (your choice)! 🧤🌼

🏃‍♀️ BONUS: First 5 new sign-ups from this post also get a FREE Garden Kit
Includes: kneeling pad, hand trowel, seed starting tray + easy-to-grow seeds!

👉 Sign up here: https://flickerandfir.com/your-garden-in-box/
Be sure to say you saw this on Facebook!

📅 Giveaway ends Monday, March 31 at midnight — Help us fill the last spots and grow something beautiful together! 🌸

🌈 Already a member? You can still win — just share what you love about the CSA!
And don’t forget: when a friend signs up and lists you as their referral, you both get 3 bonus plants at the final pick-up! 🎉

03/26/2025

Egg prices got you scrambling? Don’t worry, there are options! If you’re looking to skip the egg aisle without skipping your favorite egg containing recipes, Food Hero has you covered. We’ve gathered over five easy egg substitutes, complete with tips on how to use them and in which recipes. Whether you’re baking or cooking, these swaps can help save you money.

Read the latest blog here: https://foodhero.org/healthy-food/no-eggs-no-problem-cooking-substitutes

03/25/2025

We are excited to have this event this week our Geo-Dome.

Imagine, dancing with your body and breath - fun, liberating, and incredibly energizing, enhancing stamina, increasing focus, and achieving inner tranquillity & emotional resilience.

Sign up form in the comments below. Or message Sarah Matson.

Note: This Urban Farm venue brings a rural feeling. In rainy weather, expect mud. Bring indoor shoes and enjoy the wildlife. Optional to bring a flashlight. The geo-dome is not wheelchair accessible (due to a narrow door).

03/19/2025

Its approved! We got our SNAP benefit application approved! So our Flicker & Fir produce stand will be able to take EBT cards at the Southtown Stand & Farmers’ Market starting in May! This is for produce and also for plant starts!

03/01/2025

Local gardening friends you'll want to check this out today if you have an opportunity... so fun to have a seed library in our own town!

Saturday morning! Benton County Master Gardeners will help you plan your garden, select seeds right for you and your growing conditions, improve your harvest and your garden ecosystem too.
Bring your vegetable garden questions and take home free seeds! It's time to start peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, some cool season crops, and herbs indoors, to cold stratify seeds that need a cold period to germinate, and to direct sow peas and some greens (when the soil warms up a bit)!

02/25/2025

Do you want to have a garden but not sure if you have the time? Or maybe you are new to gardening and don't know where to start? Or maybe you want to have natural, organic plant starts grown locally.

We have solution for you! Your Garden In a Box is a Plant Start CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is where you get veggie starts at the right time so you have a successful garden.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, our program is designed to make gardening simpler, more fun, and more rewarding.

Here’s why members love it:
🫛Just-in-time planning advice—learn as you grow, so you can enjoy the process without feeling overwhelmed
🍅Expert guidance and local connections—join a community that shares tips, tricks, and a love for gardening
🥕 Perfect planting time—starts arrive when they're ready to thrive, taking the guesswork out of your gardening
🌶 Curated selections—no need to stress over planning, we’ve chosen the best varieties for a productive, beautiful garden
🥦 Locally sourced organic starts—grown with care and without GMOs or harmful chemicals, supporting small farmers and sustainable practices that align with the Safe Seed Pledge for a healthier garden and planet.

Ready to dig in? Reserve Your Space Now! https://forms.gle/ndTD2TVvVCHZ3nP37

02/11/2025

2 new farmstand buildings going up for the Southtown Stand & Farmers’ Market! Thanks to the South Town Food Hub grant. One for vendor supplies and online orders. The other for sun and rain mitigation. More photos coming!

02/04/2025

Can you give us a hand this coming Sunday? If so rsvp here and we will get you the details!

Our new market buildings are coming and we need help moving the current vendors storage area.

Work parties are fun and many hands make light work! And you meet the best people. There will be something for everyone - no matter your ability level.

01/30/2025

Are you a gardener? Do you want to use natural/organic grown practices? Ten Rivers Food Web offers soil amendments at a discounted rate each January. Presales have been extended until Wednesday Feb 5th! Save money, support an excellent non-profit and enhance your garden naturally.
See the link in the comments!

01/27/2025

What's New? Fresh Local Kiwis delivered! Plant Start CSA! - https://mailchi.mp/fd2c6aba29e9/kiwidelivery

01/25/2025

We love hosting folks in our short-term rental suite. We have been super-hosts on Airbnb for almost 8 years! Wow how time flies! The best thing is hearing how much folks love seeing the garden, goats or chickens. And we have now upgraded the bedroom to having Queen Sleigh Bed! Contact us for available bookings for when you have out of town guests!

01/22/2025

We are looking into the Double Up Food Bucks Program so we can take SNAP benefits at the Southtown Stand & Farmers’ Market this year. We are so grateful there are so many awesome programs in Oregon for getting healthy food from farms to tables.

HOW DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS WORKS AT FARMERS MARKETS JUMP TO: How it works at Farmers Markets • Matching EBT Cash Benefits • Digital currency pilot program Get more fruits and vegetables when you spend your Oregon Trail Card SNAP dollars at participating farmers markets. It’s easy with Double Up ...