Open Air Farms, S Town Line Road, Cedar, MI (2026)

01/08/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? WINTER is when we (your farmers) shape the season.

Today it looked like Ris on the phone with a (walk-behind tractor) dealer, talking through lead times. We’re investing in equipment to improve bed prep efficiencies — a huge bottleneck we felt hard this past season.

It looked like Jaz posted up at a laptop, working through back-end website updates to improve user experience because YOU, our incredible growing community are interested in more and more local veggies and flowers each year. (Seriously, thank you!))

And now that Ris has mostly dialed in the crop plan (with some loving feedback from Jaz), we’re lining up seed orders and compost deliveries so we’re ready to get into the soil as soon as our co-manager allows (co-manager = Mother Nature).

This is just a small glimpse of the work happening right now — long before the first harvest of the year. And much of it is made possible because of community — Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

Early commitment from our CSA members helps us tackle the pre-season, a show of mutual support that carries the season forward 💚💚

(*more CSA info on our website Jaz has been working on 😉)

01/01/2026

Hey 2026… 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙛 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 2025?

Ten non-stop months, our biggest growing season to date, and largest CSA ever — now slowly catching our breath and finally sipping (NOT chugging) coffee.

The pace has slowed, but work and planning are humming… 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 👀 (yup, even as we keep digging ourselves out of the snow)

As we continue reflecting on 2025, we want to share our appreciation with everyone who supports local food and this first-gen farm — 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄!

Cheers to y’all for an incredible season and all the inspiration for the one to come! 💗✨

Your farmers,
Jaz + Ris

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11/28/2025

Choose community this weekend (and all year): 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹.

Our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 is open! Early sign-ups help your farmers (us, Jaz + Ris) plan, plant, and grow for YOU next season. This is how we keep good food close to home.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 ends this weekend, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!
Join our email list for the discount code → link in bio.

*PS: We built several payment options with our community in mind. Visit our site to see what works best for you.
https://www.openairfarmsmi.com/store

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11/22/2025

And that’s a wrap on the 2025 CSA season!

Shout out to all of our new and returning members! We have loved sharing farm stories with you, seeing photos of what y’all are cooking up in your kitchens, and wholeheartedly living into farm to table.

For 2026, we’re opening up more spots in our CSA! If you’ve been curious about CSA, want support a local Michigan farm, or are interested in adding more fun into your kitchen ✨ claim your spot today!

We have early bird discounts and several options for reserving your 2026 CSA! We’re planning for 2026 now and would LOVE to include you in those plans

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10/28/2025

Welp. About last night… guess lettuce is done for the season 🦌🥬

Sometimes it’s insects. Sometimes it’s weather. And sometimes… it’s the damn deer.

A small fence failure turned into a big deer dinner — two 100’ beds of fall lettuce, gone overnight. Jaz fenced in this half acre with a two-layer electric fence earlier this season, which kept us protected up until last night.

We don’t cry over losses like we used to, but dang, it still stings. Farming sure has a way of keeping you humble — and always moving forward.

10/22/2025

Look who came BACK to visit — how about some farmer-to-farmer appreciation for Candi + Mark!

Some of our biggest cheerleaders and supporters are other farmers — the ones we swap equipment with, talk numbers with, and lean on when the season feels tough (and maybe text in a panic about an upcoming frost). Every conversation with Candi + Mark leaves us both inspired and grounded.

Whenever they’re up north from Detroit, they make it a point to stop by the farm in Cedar — they’ve seen it grow from mostly a hay field to where we are now. Words of affirmation and encouragement from fellow farmers fill our cups to the brim (and sometimes refill them with coffee before heading back out to the field).

We’re so grateful for their friendship, their farm, and the work they’re doing with the — building bridges between rural and urban agriculture. It’s a future we believe in and are excited to stay connected to. 🌱

Note: I couldn’t say “farmer-to-farmer” without thinking of the late Chris Blanchard of the — a resource that was instrumental in our early learning and inspiration when we were diving into this world of agriculture. Still available and totally worth a listen! Thank you Chris!!!

09/23/2025

⬆️ Actual footage of your farmer, Jaz + Fall crops in the fields

🍂Fall CSA sign-ups close this Friday 9/26! ✨Delivery starts next week: Fridays (TC) + Saturdays (Detroit).

Join us and taste the coziest season of them all with your farmers — Jaz + Ris 💛 (link in bio)

09/16/2025

👆🏾This is first-gen farming. This is starting from scratch.

This weekend we found ourselves in Shelby Township, dismantling a FB Marketplace 8x12 walk-in cooler, loading it into a U-Haul, and hauling it back Up North (while also double-checking when our last tetanus shot was). Was this our first time spending a weekend moving random, heavy farm things? Not even close.

𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴? Land access is one of the biggest barriers for new and beginning farmers. And while we’ve found a way onto land, we’re building the farm from the ground up. Having zero infrastructure adds a whole other layer of complexity—water, electricity, storage, equipment, irrigation, cooler space…the list goes on.

These are things many multi-generational farms already have in place. And honestly, if we had to do it all over again (and our budget could swing it), we’d try our best to purchase an existing farm. If you or someone you know is in that stage, here’s a natural plug for who helps Michigan farmers with exactly that.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

✨𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦: We also met Fred—a retired farmer, jack-of-all-trades, and total gem. He shared stories from his family’s 58-year farmstand and even rolled in with his hi-lo to move some of the cooler panels. His generosity and camaraderie were the highlight of the weekend!

09/10/2025

🍂 Last call to join the farm this season — We’re headed into the final stretch of the year, and we’d love to share it with you, the coziest season of all.

Our Fall CSA runs Oct 3 – Nov 22 (8 weeks):
✨ Seasonal veggies from our farm to your door (delivery included)
✨ A note from us each week with recipes, storage tips, and stories from the fields
✨ The option to add on extra veggies each week through our online farm store

We’d be honored to feed you this fall. 💛
👆🏾tap the link in our bio to learn more

08/26/2025

Somehow our 3-year anniversary 𝙐𝙥 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 culminated with sharing our farm journey in a room of our peers last week at the — just down the road from the farm, in Glen Arbor, where we’re seasonal vendors . Kinda cool, right?! We’re still buzzin. ✨

There haven’t been any anniversary toasts or cheers quite yet. It’s been summer harvests, Tuesday Farmers Markets, relentless attempts to control beetles/worms/moths, CSA packing + deliveries, and much more. And in many ways, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. We’re growing and sharing food, while defining (and redefining) what it means for us to be farmers.

We know the realities too — many first-gen and beginning farmers (just like US) leave within their first 5 years. Climate change increasingly shapes our work. Financial strains of running a small business. The overwhelming mental health challenges experienced in agriculture.

So to be where we are today—we are immensely grateful. Grateful to nurture this space in 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘, and for every friend, neighbor, customer, CSA member, local org & fellow farmer who continue to make this possible.

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞-𝘾𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀!

07/31/2025

A mid-summer hello from your farmers—we’re still here y’all ☀️

What we’ve been excited about lately:

🌧️ 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡! After two dusty, dry summers, we’ve actually had some real rainfall this year—almost 1x week (we’ll take what we can get)
🥬 𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗘! Some of the best we’ve ever grown. Lush, BIG, thriving.
👩🏾‍🌾 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣! Jaz has two amazing folks on the farm this summer (plus an occasional neighbor) and one helper keeping seedlings + microgreens going downstate.
🏔️ 𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗙! Big news right down the road— is bringing new life to the old ski resort.

You may have noticed we haven’t been at or as much. That’s because we’ve been heads down, hands deep growing for our 𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. Each week we harvest, pack, and deliver nearly 40 shares to homes across Northern Michigan + Detroit. Our CSA members have made so much of this season possible 💗

Not to worry though—once the hot crops start showing off, we’ll be back in Glen Arbor and Detroit with eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, and maybe even some mushrooms 🍄‍🟫
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𝗢𝗸, 𝗼𝗸—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝗼 👩🏾‍🌾🧑🏼‍🌾👩🏾‍🌾🧑🏼‍🌾 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘚𝘈 (8 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴) 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘥-𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵.
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05/08/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿? Us—𝗝𝗮𝘇 & 𝗥𝗶𝘀… or at least we’d like to be! 👩🏾‍🌾👨‍🌾

If you’ve ever wanted to know your farmers, eat with the seasons, or support small, local agriculture—𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

When you join, you’re not just getting fresh veggies (though they will be fresh as hell). You’re actively participating in the local food system—an ecosystem that keeps farmers farming, neighbors nourished, and the land loved.

Our farm is only as strong as the community we reach. Our regional food system is sustained and expanded by folks like you supporting local farms and small businesses.

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Detroit + TC
Want us to be your farmers this season?

Visit out website or DM us with questions—we’d love to feed you!
https://www.openairfarmsmi.com

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