Flicker & Fir

09/14/2025

Orders open until midnight tonight! This is your online link to local food! If you missed it this week... sign up for an account to get reminded for next weekend!

09/12/2025

🍂 Fall’s in Full Swing at the Farm!
This week’s newsletter is packed with local goodness — and you won’t want to miss it.

✅ The Farmstand goes strong until the end of October!
✅ Try Benton Box delivery (we need testers!)
✅ Join a drum workshop in our magical GeoDome
✅ Catch the Solar Festival, Fall Plant Sale, and more
✅ Save the date for the Southtown Art Walk in December!

📬 Plus: Weekly farmstand updates, seasonal reflections, and ways to grow community (and cucumbers 😉). https://mailchi.mp/5bb1994fc1c0/sept2025

09/07/2025

08/30/2025

Woohoo!! Thanks to all the local food advocates that are voting with their dollars for a stronger food system by shopping with small producers!

🎉 We reached a milestone — 100 people have signed up for the Benton Box platform!

That means 100 of our neighbors said yes to building a stronger local food system together. 💚

✅ Shop once a week online
✅ Support multiple local farmers & producers
✅ Pick up everything in one spot (or try our new delivery option 🚲)

We’re just getting started — our next goal is 250 customers on the platform on the way to 1,000!

If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the time to join in. It’s free to create an account at 👉 BentonBox.shop

Together we’re growing something amazing. 🌱

08/24/2025

Every order you place through the Benton Box helps support amazing local farmers like Lindsey at Trempler Family Farms💚. Instead of your food traveling hundreds (or thousands!) of miles, you’re getting it fresh from just down the road—picked to order, full of flavor, and better for our community.

🛒 Shop now through midnight ONLINE
📦 Pick-up in South Corvallis on Wednesday (or limited delivery available!)

When you buy local, you’re not just filling your fridge—you’re strengthening our local food system. 🌱

08/17/2025

Fresh, Local, Easy — Meet the Benton Box 🍅 Or Shop directly with your farmers at The Tuesday Farmstand & Market- https://mailchi.mp/7b1f626acdc2/farmstandcountdown-12866388

08/16/2025

🌱 Fresh. Local. Easy. (A new way to shop local)
The Benton Box is open for shopping on weekends!

✨ New this week:
🍈 Cantaloupe
🍅 Heirloom Tomatoes
🍑 Plums
🌿 Fall Plant Starts

Even a $10 order makes a big impact—when you shop local, you’re voting for a stronger food system. 💚

✅ SNAP now accepted (with 50% off fruits & veggies through Double Up Food Bucks!)

🕛 Orders close Sundays at midnight. Don’t miss it!

❤️ BentonBox.Shop

08/09/2025

Hey Corvallis! The BENTON BOX is here!
Shop local, eat fresh, and savor the season. 🛒

This week’s new arrivals are here!
🍑Sweet peaches, Juicy pluots (plum/apricot)
A flaky French pastry
Plums and Corn
🕛 Orders close Sunday at midnight!
https://bentonbox.localfoodmarketplace.com/

And yes we take SNAP!

Our Vision - We envision a thriving local food system where everyone can easily access fresh, nutrient-dense food from nearby farms—and where small producers are valued and supported.

08/09/2025

We have cut fresh flowers at our produce booth this weekend... Check 'em out!
Made by our farming friend Nicole!

If you want a fresh one for next Wednesday... reserve yours before Sunday midnight at http://Bentonbox.shop/

08/09/2025

These are some great programs to get kids out it nature...

03/01/2025

Local gardening friends you'll want to check this out today if you have an opportunity... so fun to have a seed library in our own town!

Saturday morning! Benton County Master Gardeners will help you plan your garden, select seeds right for you and your growing conditions, improve your harvest and your garden ecosystem too.
Bring your vegetable garden questions and take home free seeds! It's time to start peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, some cool season crops, and herbs indoors, to cold stratify seeds that need a cold period to germinate, and to direct sow peas and some greens (when the soil warms up a bit)!

02/25/2025

Do you want to have a garden but not sure if you have the time? Or maybe you are new to gardening and don't know where to start? Or maybe you want to have natural, organic plant starts grown locally.

We have solution for you! Your Garden In a Box is a Plant Start CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is where you get veggie starts at the right time so you have a successful garden.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, our program is designed to make gardening simpler, more fun, and more rewarding.

Here’s why members love it:
🫛Just-in-time planning advice—learn as you grow, so you can enjoy the process without feeling overwhelmed
🍅Expert guidance and local connections—join a community that shares tips, tricks, and a love for gardening
🥕 Perfect planting time—starts arrive when they're ready to thrive, taking the guesswork out of your gardening
🌶 Curated selections—no need to stress over planning, we’ve chosen the best varieties for a productive, beautiful garden
🥦 Locally sourced organic starts—grown with care and without GMOs or harmful chemicals, supporting small farmers and sustainable practices that align with the Safe Seed Pledge for a healthier garden and planet.

Ready to dig in? Reserve Your Space Now! https://forms.gle/ndTD2TVvVCHZ3nP37