Stoneboat Farm

Community Supported Agriculture in Hillsboro Oregon

When you join Stoneboat Farm's CSA program, you're becoming part of something that goes beyond simply buying vegetables. This sustainable vegetable and turkey farm just north of Hillsboro focuses on growing the best veggies and selling them directly to you through their Community Supported Agriculture membership and farmers' markets. Aaron and the team have created a farm membership program that involves weekly pickups of delicious, fresh vegetables throughout the growing season. The main season CSA runs for 24 weeks from mid May through late October, giving you consistent access to quality produce when it's at its peak.

Exceptional Quality Variety and Quantity

The quality, variety, and quantity of vegetables you receive is excellent. Each week brings something new, exposing you to vegetables you might not even know about that turn out to be amazing. The amount you get is very generous, whether you choose a full share that feeds a family of four or a half share perfect for two veggie loving folks. The quality is unmatched compared to what you'd find elsewhere. When you calculate the value, buying the same amount of food at the store each week would cost significantly more than what you prepay for in the CSA. Being a CSA member spreads the cost of food out over the growing season while guaranteeing you access to the freshest possible produce.

Convenient Pickup Locations and Flexible Selection

Pickup locations make participating easy and convenient. You can collect your share at the Hollywood Farmers Market on Saturdays, the Orenco Station Farmers Market on Sundays during spring and summer, or directly at the farm on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The farm pickups look like a little farmers' market where you come and select the veggies you want each week rather than receiving a predetermined box. Almost every week when you pick up on the farm, you can have an unlimited amount of cooking greens and salad. This flexibility lets you customize your share based on what your family actually wants to eat.

Helpful Guidance on Using and Storing Produce

Stoneboat does an excellent job explaining how to use and store produce so you get the most out of your share. They always have suggestions on how to eat or cook whatever they're offering each week. CSA members gain access to Cook With What You Have, a resource that helps you learn how to use vegetables you're less familiar with and discover new ways to prepare old staples. This transforms the experience into a way more fun and creative way to cook, eat, and connect with family and community. The guidance makes even unfamiliar vegetables approachable and exciting rather than intimidating.

Friendly Knowledgeable Team and Farm Experience

All the people you'll interact with are extremely friendly and knowledgeable, creating a welcoming atmosphere whether you're a first time CSA member or have been participating for years. Aaron enjoys talking about the farm and is happy to answer your farming questions when you visit. On the farm, food growing and making friends come by to sell their goods too, so you can get everything from milk to vinegar, bread to meat, fish to kombucha alongside your vegetables. You can come out and pick flowers, take pictures of the farm, eat a picnic, and genuinely feel like part of the farm community.

Sustainable Farming Practices You Can See

The farming methods demonstrate genuine commitment to sustainability. They use trap cropping and predator attractant planting for pest control, which means their pest control looks like rows of beautiful flowers instead of tanks full of questionable chemicals. They carefully amend soils with rock dusts and organic amendments to build fertility, grow diverse cover crops and pollinator habitat, and have Great Pyrenees puppies named Rucola and Enoki guarding vegetables from deer and elk. While not certified organic due to the time, paperwork, and money involved, they demonstrate their practices directly through farm tours and detailed descriptions of everything that goes into the food they produce. They raise heritage turkey breeds and broad breasted bronze and whites, processing everything on site so they can guarantee quality.

Supporting Local Farmers and Economy

You don't have to be a CSA member to buy their vegetables at farmers' markets, but joining the CSA creates a deeper connection to where your food comes from and supports the local economy in meaningful ways. The farm accepts SNAP benefits and works with the Pacific Northwest CSA coalition to match one half of any size share for qualifying members. Whether you're picking up your share or visiting the farm itself, you'll experience farming done right with integrity, care, and genuine passion for feeding the community well.