Mountain Bounty Farm

06/11/2026

Don't forget that the oldest and largest organic CSA Farm in the Sierras also offers the most flexibility with their UNLIMITED VACATION HOLDS on farm box deliveries!

WWW.mountainbountyfarm.com

06/09/2026

Our 8-week Organic Summer Flower Share starts NEXT WEEK!

For the Summer Flower Share beginning June 16, you can expect a wonderfully substantial mixed bouquet with the best of the season's organic flowers protected with a kraft sleeve. These farmer's choice designs will shift through color palettes and ingredients, always striving to include many flowers that last 7 to 10+ days.

We are thrilled to be partnered with Sweet Roots Farm in offering this weekly Flower delivery!

Visit our storefront to join in the fun! - www.mountainbountyfarm.com

06/09/2026

Last year’s crop of first year farmers part 3 of 3:

Mariel Klaverkamp, 28
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tell us your farming story.

I’ve been farming since 2018. I’ve worked on at least 15 different farms of all scales, doing short term stints, and eventually spent a couple years each at small farms in Humboldt county and Southern California. I enjoyed working with animals and learning about natural building. It opened a door for me and I learned that I need to be living a life outside. I wanted to live seasonally, with nature dictating more of my schedule. And it was empowering to realize that I can go find what I need. I wanted to live closer to the land, be in a relationship with what I eat, chop my own firewood. For most of human history, we were centered around food, as a focal point of our culture, gatherings, and ceremonies. We’ve lost that in a lot of ways in our larger culture, so reconnecting with that resonated with me.

I came to Mountain Bounty because I had heard that this was a place that was making a real impact on the local food system. Getting good food into the hands of a decent amount of people in our local area is actually profound, not in a grandiose way, but in the sense of seeing the effect of our work every day.

A couple things stood out to me about Mountain Bounty. One is the collective nature of the work, where we do the planning and implementing together. That’s unique. And then the scale, it’s this kind of big small farm where we’re splitting the work between manual labor and mechanized in a way that I think is really interesting. I wanted more experience with the machinery, but where you still feel very in touch with every crop. I’ve touched every crop so many times.

It’s been great. I have learned so much and I’ve gradually taken on new tasks and more responsibility, plugging in everywhere, driving deliveries, helping organize our complicated packing process. I don’t know where I’m going with this, or what’s next for me, but I know it will involve goats!

06/09/2026

Last year’s crop of first year farmers part 2 of 3:

Seaghan Lambert, 29
Talbot county, Maryland

~Tell us your farming story~

“Right out of high school I started working in a native plant nursery. I fell in love with horticulture and plants, and then studied botany, soil science, and organic farming in college. I worked at a farm supply store, and at a restoration project working with native plants and invasive plant removal. I ended up moving to this area, heard about the farm, and tried Mountain Bounty produce. I wanted a job with a tightly focused crew to work with, and this is the place. I’ve learned so much here and been given so many opportunities. I’m super happy to have space to specialize, and that led to my work in the propation house which has been really good.”

~What else are you up to?~

“I’m passionate about music and creating more opportunities for local musicians. I play the banjo with a couple groups, old time and bluegrass. I love the people here and I’ve been volunteering for events and doing more to become part of the community. I joined the board of the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center and I’ve been working to create more music at the Oak tree park farmer’s market.”

~How did you end up focusing on the greenhouse?~

“I’ve always enjoyed the process of growing plants from seed. Last year, when I had a chance, I spent time with Aspen (our former greenhouse manager who left after last season, sorely missed), asking her questions and helping where I could. And then I ended up taking over for her when she left. The systems that are in place are really good. Now I’m excited to see this whole season from the propagation perspective and there are some areas that I’d like to tweak slightly, hopefully I can make the greenhouse even more successful.

Going forward I’d like to learn more about the sales and marketing side of the farm, how the produce gets where it needs to go. it’s amazing how much support there is for local organic produce here in this area. It’s a good place to be farming.”

06/09/2026

Two years ago we did a series of newsletters that profiled the farm crew. We’ve got stellar new folks to introduce, so it’s time for an update.

I’ll start with the fabulous trio pictured all together (Mariel Klaverkamp, Seaghan Lambert, and Jackson Dubro) who joined us last year as first year farmers, thrived, and decided to come back for more. Over the next few weeks I’ll share interviews with them and then move to this year’s crop of first year farmers Jessie Lambert and Emma Calvert.

FIRST UP:

Jackson Dubro, 29
Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia

~How did you get here and how is it working out for you?~

“I’d been working a corporate job and that was fine, but I wanted more than fine and was thinking about what I wanted to do next. Gardening was high on my list, and then I realized why not just work on a farm, and as soon as that thought came into my head, that was it. My girlfriend and I spent a season farming out East and wanted to check out California, so we ended up in this amazing farming community (she works nearby, at Feeding Crane Farm).

This year I was offered a position that involves more tractor work, which for a city boy like myself, every time I hop on the tractor it still feels like a novelty and it’s really fun.

In my off hours my girlfriend and I are also managing a half acre garden and perennial landscape, so I’m really going for it. I hope to start my own farm someday.

It’s been everything that I was hoping it would be. Probably the best part about farming is to be thrust into an environment like this where you’re out in the sunshine with people that are so welcoming and so knowledgeable.

There’s so much to learn, and I was immediately put in positions that felt uncomfortable, doing things I’d never done before, that’s a great way for me to learn. Maia (our Senior farm manager and crew leader) is so patient, and she knows what mistakes you’re gonna make before you make them.”

04/30/2026

Last weekend I was lucky to attend a benefit dinner for the North Columbia Schoolhouse. It was a wildly creative and inspirational evening. I won’t regale you with all the details, but one thing our hosts did really stuck with me. They asked us to write down how we envision the world we want to live in. I’ve been thinking about that a lot. Do we want to live in a town that has historic movie theaters and small farms that grow our fresh vegetables? Well, then we need to show up and support them. Not just stream everything, and select whatever food we want off the grocery store shelves.

Of course getting your food direct from the farm is not as convenient. We hear it all: “I’m too tired to cook when I get home from work...we are really busy right now...it’s hard to keep up with all the veggies...it’s too expensive.” All true, as far as they go, but then what? If we “save” money or time, but then end up in big box store world, have we gained?

I want to live in a world where I can join my funny friends at the movies downtown, attend magical gatherings to support local cultural hubs, and eat fresh food grown nearby. So I have to show up for these things. Everyone has to decide what they value, and crucially, what organizations and local business they don’t want to live without.

We are blessed in this community to have so many people who have chosen to commit to make art, music, dance, food, environmental protection, care for those less fortunate, and many other wonderful things happen here. People who chose to do what wasn’t the easy thing, but what mattered to them. Let’s keep this in mind, and show up.

-John

04/27/2026

UNLIMITED HOLDS are back!

We are pleased to announce that our CSA members will now be able to put their box on hold whenever they need to. We hope this increased flexibility helps everyone love their weekly box even more.

We also hope this will encourage some who find the weekly CSA more of a challenge to give it another try. Feel free to continue to spread the word about our farm and CSA!

For our long time core members, for whom the holds were not an issue, thank you for your steadiness!

The Mountain Bounty team

04/27/2026

We had a great time with the 6th graders at Tahoe Expedition Academy last week discussing farming and plant genetics. Hopefully we convinced some of them to consider becoming future MBF farmers.

04/01/2026

https://yubanet.com/regional/mountain-bounty-farm-seeks-community-support-to-continue-their-food-access-program-as-market-match-funding-ends/

An important food access program helping low-income families in Western Nevada County is facing a funding transition, as a critical grant program comes to an end, with future funding uncertain. Since its founding nearly 30 years ago, Mountain Bounty Farm, an organic farm in Nevada County, has worked...

03/08/2026

So much fun to be had at the North Lake Tahoe Snowfest parade and afterparty at Tahoe Backyard in King's Beach today! We led seed crafting, listened to great music and got to meet the wonderful folks that make up our Lake Tahoe CSA community!