Winter Green Farm is a local farm in Noti, Ore., that employs organic, bio-dynamic farming methods. It is owned by three families and produces produce, pesto and natural beef. The farm sells to local restaurants and at farmers markets across the state. It is also involved in a Community Farm (CSA) program, where people throughout the state can order mixed boxes of produce to be delivered.
Farm employee Ayesha Hehren clips back strawberry runners at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. “I like working outside and really appreciate that the owners are really good to their employees. They treat us all with respect,” Hehren said. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Farm employee Lili Tova stacks bunches of beats after receiving them from a washing conveyor belt at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Harvested tomatoes at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Farm employee Jennifer Ludwig prepares a vegetable washing conveyor belt at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farms in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Damon Gray receives instructions from co-owner Jabrila Via at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farms in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. Gray is the son of two of the co-owners. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Farm employees Steve Knox, Jeremy Mixon and Adam Lee wash green onions at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. Many of the farm employees live in Eugene and carpool out to the farm everyday. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Washed heads of cabbage are stacked and readied for sale at organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Farm employees walk through rows of strawberries at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Farm employees Jill Jakematz and Will Polbert was heads of lettuce at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Green onions are gently washed at the organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
A farmer moves a pallet of green onions to a washing station at organic, three-family-owned Winter Green Farm in Noti, Ore., July 21, 2011. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
