Riverview Farms — Attraction in Ranger

Our weekly boxes from Riverview have been everything we’d hoped they’d be AND so much more than we could have expected. The whole point of joining a CSA is to live in rhythm with the farm: we eat what the land is producing, as it’s producing it. Sometimes this means lots of something, sometimes it means just a little of another thing. No matter what we receive, it is a bounty. This means huge heads of lettuces in the spring filling up our fridge, gorgeous cabbages going into the fermentation crock, amaze-balls melons on a weekly basis, woweewow!!!, cool cucumbers to snack on all summer long, a whole slew of different pepper varieties, and tender squashes perfect for grilling. Bring on ALL the tomatoes! Garlic bulbs forever! Okra in everything! Eggplant for curries! Potatoes a million ways! And we’re just barely more than halfway through the growing season. Bring it on, autumn harvest! Every box is full of high quality produce resulting from a lot of hard work and always at the whims of Nature: think about that if you’re ever tempted to complain about getting too many cucumbers or not enough carrots! Riverview does a superb job of growing all the things to taste like they’re supposed to and doing it all organically: kudos to y’all for your mad skills with soil, seeds, and water. We’ve been eating so healthy since spring that we can barely stand ourselves anymore. Highly...

I have been in this CSA for 1 years and my mom has been doing it for 15 years. It is AMAZING! The produce is beautiful, delicious, and inspiring. You get to eat with the seasons and experience the beauty and abundance of local food! The eggs and meat are the highest quality. And all for a lower price than the grocery store for things that are so so so much better. They are easy to work with and share wonderful recipes and information. Thanks to Riverview farms my 4 and 6-year-old are excited about vegetables and eat all sorts of things they used to turn their nose up at including radishes, bell peppers, and greens. I went into mourning when the box ended for the winter, and I can't wait for it to start again...

Tonight was my first taste of Riverview Farms delicious pig and I am VERY happy!! I started with pork chops. Raw - I noticed a deeper color, firmness and increased marbl"ization". I was happy to see that, even raw, it looked like it was going to be better than what I get at the store. Cooked - I first did a quick brine in salt water (some sugar and granulated garlic) but did no other seasoning, because I wanted to taste the meat. Grilled it to 145ish degrees and enjoyed it with no extra seasoning, not even salt. It was super tender and delicious! I especially liked the fat ring that incased the chop . . . Must say, I ate nearly all of that too. Long story short - thank you! It was...