Nella Mae's Farm

04/07/2026

Goodness! Greens available at the farmstand and Community Merchants today by 5pm. You can order through Good Groceries for next week. Enjoy at The Liberty Cafe this week and kids can enjoy salad Cove School cafeteria starting next week.

04/05/2026

Dora's Garden News: April update https://wix.to/3p6f7oB
- The Dora's Garden farmstand is now a drop off location for GoodGroceries.shop - Order online every week Friday through Monday for drop off on Wednesdays.
- Goose egg season - Goose and chicken eggs available now at Community Merchants
- The Garden Party was a success, and we're hosting another on April 26 - Join us! https://forms.gle/1hK1G5pAnQVgGNsY7
- April 18 Earth Day event at The Compost Chick in North Powder
- April 11 Nella Mae's Farm Thank You Dinner in Cove
- 2026 La Grande Farmers Market starts May 9: Local adapted garden starts, flowers, and more
- Save The Date Change: Snake River Seed Cooperative Seed School June 14-16
- News from the work I do at UVE: March newsletter, upcoming New Cowgirl Camp events, and a free webinar on April 15.

04/03/2026

Please join us for a locally-sourced dinner and music from fellow farmer Brian Mandella on Saturday, 4/11.

We want to thank everyone who contributed to our farm fundraiser and who has supported the farm over the years.

On February 1st we launched a farm fundraiser and by February 2nd, you all had already met our goal. That’s why we call it the “Groundhog Dog Miracle.”

Let us feed you and thank you!

Saturday 4/11. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6pm.
Ascension School Camp and Conference Center, 1104 Church St, Cove in the Coe-Kerr building.

Please RSVP by April 8 to [email protected] or reserve at tinyurl.com/nmfdinner

03/30/2026

Please join us for a locally-sourced dinner and music from fellow farmer Brian Mandella on Saturday, 4/11.

We want to thank everyone who contributed to our farm fundraiser and who has supported the farm over the years.

On February 1st we launched a farm fundraiser and by February 2nd, you all had already met our goal. That's why we call it the "Groundhog Dog Miracle."

Let us feed you and thank you!

Saturday 4/11. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6pm.
Ascension School Camp and Conference Center, 1104 Church St, Cove in the Coe-Kerr building.

Please RSVP to [email protected] or reserve free tickets at the below link.

Join us for a locally-sourced dinner, music from Brian Mandella, and good times with your community.

03/28/2026

GREENS
ARE
BAAAAAACK!!!

Thanks to Indy and Garrett for feeding us! Available at the farmstand from now til killing frost. Lettuce next week!

02/23/2026

So exciting!!

POOL UPDATE!! We did a test dig and pool plans are well underway! Looking forward to sharing more soon!

Thank you to everyone who has supported this project! It's not too late to give. There will be a donor wall to celebrate all the incredible support.
www.coveascensionschool.com

02/07/2026

We are surrounded by abundance & generosity.

Thank you to everyone who supported our farm transition fundraiser this week. You have given so much to keep the farm going and to help Indy and Garrett have a good spring start.

We really feel the appreciation and love and know it goes both ways.

The fundraiser is still open, but there are MANY other good causes and a lot of need out there. We have enough, so if you're looking for another place to donate, here are a few suggestions.

1. Oregon Agricultural Trust. OAT has been helping us--for free--work through this new way of doing Nella Mae's Farm. Thanks to Tess, Nellie and the whole crew. www.oregonagtrust.org

2. Cancer Commons. Hatch and I have been so impressed and thankful for their free advising for cancer patients on clinical trials. www.cancercommons.org

3. Oregon Rural Action. I (Nella Mae) also work on rural water pollution, immigrant justice, and rural democracy with ORA. We have an emergency fundraiser to support our work with immigrant neighbors. www.oregonrural.org

Thank you friends.

Love, Nella Mae

02/07/2026

Fundraiser thank you from Indy:

Wow! This is incredible! My heart feels so warm seeing all the love and support! Thank you so so much to everyone who donated and shared this, I deeply appreciate you! These sweet babies are ready to get transplanted which means veggies will be ready soooooon!

02/05/2026

Our third WAGN grower gathering is this Monday, 2/9 at 6PM PST on Zoom. Free and open to all!

PRESENTATION: Humidity, Temperature, and Soil Water Tension in Arid Agriculture: Fundamental Concepts and Monitoring to Empower On-Farm Decision Making

Temperature, humidity, and soil water content will be highlighted, with specific emphasis on techniques and technologies that can be used to monitor these factors as part of decision support systems for growers.

SPEAKER: Jacob Hurst is a lecturer in the Plant Science Department at California State University, Fresno and a PhD student in the Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences Department at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Learn more and register FOR FREE at www.aridgrower.org

02/05/2026

Fundraiser Thank You from Garrett:

"I’m watching our 10K ask turn into 16K, our neighbors turn into partners, and our hopes turn into plans! Absolutely incredible community support, as quick and as full as I ever could have imagined! Deeply, deeply, on behalf of the whole crew, and every family eating from our efforts, and yours, thank you, and thank you!

Indy and I are seeding, and prepping and planning like crazy, and because of all of you wonderful folks, those plans are becoming schedules, and those seeds are becoming meals"

02/03/2026

THE GROUNDHOG’S DAY MIRACLE! You all are amazing. We had hoped to raise $10K (fingers crossed, if we’re lucky) by the end of February. You all did it in a single day—Groundhog’s Day! Folks are still welcome to donate, but we know there is a lot of need out there right now. Here are a few other places to send money to support good work.

1. Oregon Agricultural Trust—they are helping us with our business planning and transition for free. www.oregonagtrust.org

2. Oregon Rural Action—the other place I work on drinking water pollution, immigrant justice, and rural democracy in eastern Oregon. www.oregonrural.org

3. Cancer Commons. An amazing organization that matches cancer patients with researchers to find clinical trials. www.cancercommons.org

We are hosting at THANK YOU DINNER on April 11th at 6pm at Cove Ascension School for all you donors. There will be locally-sourced food and music from our friend and comrade in agriculture, Brian Mandella. We will send you invites soon. Thanks again from the bottom of our hearts. Your love and support is simply staggering.

We are SURROUNDED by generosity❤️

And, as Indy says to celebrate things, Salad for President!