Patchwork Green Farms

DRC After Hours Sponsor: Shannon Duncan

Erik Sessions, owner of Patchwork Green Farms, will visit the After Hours group to speak about his local business and the important role of local agricultural providers, innovative sourcing options, and Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA).

Patchwork Green Farms is a certified organic 40-acre farm located north of Decorah. They follow a vigorous regimen of organic compost application, green manure cover cropping of fallow ground, crop rotation plans and organic-approved pesticides and seed stock. Erik and his family have been growing vegetables since 1997, and they are amazed at their good fortune to be able to work on the farm. A small garden crew joins their family each season to cultivate a wide range of annual vegetables and herbs. They grow over 100 varieties of annual vegetables each season, and they are always trialing new ones.

Most of the work is done by hand and they follow organic and regenerative management principles. Their priority is flavor and quality, but they also highly value crop varieties that possess beauty, hardiness, storage potential and adaptability to the specific climate of the area. Their customers always appreciate that Patchwork Green vegetables are exceptionally clean, neatly packed/bunched, appropriately chilled/cured and taste wonderful.

Patchwork Green Farms has created multiple options for community members to source their product. They have offered a CSA share program for over 25 years. Members can purchase a full or half share preseason, then the farm grows, harvests and delivers bags of fresh produce during the growing season. They also have an online store that opens each year in July. Customers can shop and have their items delivered directly to their door each week. In addition, their produce can also be found on the Iowa Food Hub marketplace year around. Much like their online ordering system, Iowa Food Hub products are ordered online and picked up or delivered in Decorah on a weekly basis.

Click here to learn more about Patchwork Green Farms products and services: https://patchworkgreen.com/.

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