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Holiday Gifts – Shop Local

brussel sproutsRogue Produce has great holiday gifts for your friends and family in Southern Oregon who love to support local! Our Rogue CSA, and Online Farmers Market provide flexible options for you to create the perfect gifts for all of the unique people on your list. Take a look at a few of our most popular gift ideas, and find out more about the local farms and producers we work with!

Gift Recommendations

One Time Special Order – This option allows you to put together a special order of your own design from our Online Farmers Market. It’s so simple! Just visit our Online Market, and choose which items you’d like to include, and we’ll deliver them right to the home of the gift recipient!

online farmers marketOnline Farmers Market Credit – Put some cash into an account for your friends or family to shop at our Online Farmers Market. There are several options to choose from at our gift page.

Standard CSA Options – This is for the ones on your list who love to be surprised with a medley of locally grown produce and food items delivered to their home on a regular basis. We often include fun recipes that use the food items in the share! These can also be purchased at our gift page.

Flexibility

Home delivered giftsWe’ve taken customer input over the years and made our service options as convenient as possible. There is no expiration date on gifts, and our customers can skip deliveries any time, for any reason. One of the most loved parts of our service is that we deliver right to the home. We now deliver to Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Jacksonville, Central Point, Eagle Point, White City, Shady Cove, Rogue River and Grants Pass!

When you purchase a gift, the recipient will be notified by email. Or, we can arrange to send you or the recipient a physical gift certificate – it’s up to you.

Our Sources

Winter VeggiesIf you love to shop local, you probably already know and trust our amazing partners. We work with your favorite local farms, including Blue Fox Farm, Fry Family Farm, Dunbar Farm, Wandering Roots Farm, Happy Dirt Veggie Patch, and many more. During the Winter months, we go the extra mile to keep a wide selection of fresh produce by working with partners in Guinda Valley, California, including Riverdog Farm and Pasture 42.

Rogue Creamery Cheese GiftsWe source  organic cow cheeses and butter from Rogue Creamery and By George Farm. Dave at Oak Leaf Creamery supplies us with incredible goat cheese feta, chevre, and a host of other varieties. Enjoy fresh bread from Rise Up! Bakery, and gluten free options from Organicos. We have organic grass fed beef from Scott River Ranch, and amazing pork products from White Oak Ranch. Pickled Planet provides us with a vast quantity of creative kraut varietes, and Pennington Farm always satisfies with their pies and other pastries.

Bonus

We also don’t want to forget to mention that when you purchase gifts of $100 or more, you’ll receive a $10 credit toward any of our services! Best of all, the recipient of your gift will be thanking you for giving them the best of what’s local!

Shifting with the Season

A lot of our favorite Summer and Fall crops are winding down here locally, so at Rogue Produce we’re shifting with Online Farmers Marketthe season! We continue to support all of our local farms here in Southern Oregon, by bringing you the best of the produce they have to offer during the Fall and Winter. Our reach extends to our friends in the Sacramento area so we can continue to offer a wide selection of products on our Online Farmers Market.Eggplant Head

Our Priorities

Our first priority at Rogue Produce is two fold. First, we purchase only the highest quality produce, which means certified organic (or, at a minimum, we purchase from farms that use organic methods, but have not necessarily gone through the process of certification), no GMOs, and no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Many of our growers go above and beyond this criteria to bring us the most environmentally and humanely benevolent produce. Secondly, we support the smallest and most local farms we can find that can meet our demands for the highest in quality.

Our second priority is convenience and flexibility. Are you tired of trying to find a parking space at your local market, or is it a long drive to find high quality produce? We solve that inconvenience by providing home delivery – all the way from Ashland to Grants Pass, and Jacksonville to Shady Cove. Are you hesitant to make a long-term Valley View Orchard Productscommitment? At Rogue Produce you only place an order when you want to, and you can skip deliveries anytime you need to for any reason.

Our Selection

Four Winds Farm, a Rogue Produce partner

Geoffrey, Four Winds Farm, Ashland

The selection of produce we offer continues to grow, even through the Winter. We make sure to provide products from your local favorites, such as Rogue Creamery, Rise Up! Bakery, Pickled Planet, Scott River Ranch, Higher Power Raw Foods, Bright Earth Foods, and many more. The list of the local farms we work with continues to grow.

We also have a strong connection growing with our friends in the Guinda Valley of California, near Sacramento. We acquire olive oils and delectable balsamic vinegars from Pasture 42; insanely delicious Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, and fresh produce from Riverdog Farm; and fresh herbs and produce from Say Hay Farm and Full Belly Farm.

Available through Rogue ProduceYou can view all of the products we have available for purchase and home delivery at our Online Farmers Market, and you can learn about the variety of our service options by visiting our sign-up page.

Enjoy supporting local!

Fresh Produce: Berries, Cucumbers, Summer Squash, and More!

Tons of fresh produce is popping up at your favorite local farms here in Southern Oregon, and we’re ready to deliver it to your home – anywhere from Ashland to Grants Pass, Jacksonville to Eagle Point, and every where in between (and close by)!

What’s New

The most delicious fresh black, blue and raspberries are now available from Pennington Farm, and Ella Bella Farm has some of the most scrumptious strawberries we’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting. Not only are the pints of strawberries over-flowing from Ella Bella, but they have 5 different varieties! We make sure to share a new variety every week.

Wandering Roots Farm has helped us put some new items on our list too. These include the first cucumbers of the year, cauliflower, sugar snap peas and purple carrots. Fry Family Farm also has some early firsts, including fresh basil, zucchini and crookneck squash.

Get Your Share!

There’s never been a better time to sign-up with Rogue Produce, and get all of this amazing fresh produce delivered to your door. We’ve got loads of other local food products on the list too, including grass fed organic beef, cheese, olive oil, bread, coffee, pastries, and much more.

This week is extra special though. Our Standard Share is more than $7 over our promised value. We usually go over our promised value so that you typically get a greater market value than what you actually pay to sign up for our service.

If you’re not convinced, make sure to check out this previous blog post to see the 10 ten reasons why our current customers love to be a part of Rogue Produce.

 

Happy Summer!

 

 

Pasture 42: Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars

Arbequina, Garlic and Lemon Varieties from Pasture 42

Arbequina, Garlic and Lemon Varieties from Pasture 42

We made a trip down south over the weekend to Guinda, California to visit our friends at Pasture 42! We brought home a good supply of Arbequina Olive Oil, as well as Garlic and Lemon infused varieties. We also stocked up on their Elderberry and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegars!

Elderberry and Pomegranate

Elderberry and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar

 

Pasture 42 also makes incredible moisturizing soaps with their olive oil as a base, and we picked up a good stock of our favorite lemongrass variety as well as a few others.

 

If you’d like to sign up before Friday for either our 12 Standard Share CSA Service, or begin an Individual Account with a minimum deposit of $345 (which allows you to make custom orders from our Online Farmers Market), we’ll throw in a 500 ML bottle of olive oil (your choice in flavor) and a bar of olive oil soap!

We deliver right to your door every Friday, you can skip any weeks that you need to, and our service operates year round! Sign-up today and enjoy the best of what’s local!

Ken at Pasture 42!

Ken at Pasture 42!

Pasture 42

Pasture 42 Olive Oil Soaps

It’s the gift that keeps on giving…

Gift Certificates for Rogue ProduceGift for Clark

Well, at least until you spend it all at our Online Farmers Market!

Order a gift certificate for your friends or family who live in Southern Oregon as the perfect holiday gift idea.  We can craft a certificate for any amount, and the recipient can spend the cash on fresh locally grown produce, and locally produced food items of all kinds.  We’re delivering custom orders made through our Online Farmers Market every other week through the Winter, and every week in the Spring, Summer and Fall.

We have a couple of popular gift ideas available for purchase through our website, and if you’d like to put together a custom crafted gift of any kind, please give us a call at 541-301-3426.

Your friends and family are sure to enjoy the bountiful fresh produce from the many local farms we work with, delicious cheese from Rogue Creamery, breads from Organicos and Sunstone Bakery, as well as jams and preserves, olive oils and vinegars, eggs and coffee, frozen fruits and nuts, dried goods and superfoods, and so much more!

Winter Farmers Market Preview

Hello Southern Oregon!

We’re All NutsRogue Produce begins its Winter CSA the week after Thanksgiving, on Friday, December 4. Beginning at that time, we switch from an every-week delivery to every other week. Our Standard Delivery moves from a promised value of $21–$25 every week to a guaranteed value of $50 in the every-other-week delivery. We will continue to offer the convenience of custom orders and home delivery and can skip delivery any time you need to for any reason. You don’t have to wait until December to sign-up with Rogue Produce, but here’s a preview of some of the delicious products we will be featuring from the best of our local farms and small businesses this winter. Support Rogue Valley local all year long!

Fresh Produce

We’ll feature all the usual winter fare, including squash, leeks, onions, potatoes, kale, garlic, carrots, beets, celery, and some fresh salad mix and snap peas as well. We also have connections with farms in Northern California that supply us with delicious citrus items such as lemons and mandarin oranges in January and February. We’ve even been known to source fresh cranberries from organic farmers in Central Oregon as well as walnuts, almonds, and other varieties of nuts.

Dried and Frozen Fruits

We’ve teamed up in years past with Hi Hoe Farm to supply dried apples and pears and Happy Dirt Veggie Patch for sun-dried tomatoes. We aim to offer these items again this year as well as frozen fruits from a variety of farms, including Valley View Orchard, Pennington Farms, and Antonio’s Farm. Our frozen fruit selection will include pitted cherries, sliced peaches, berry medleys, raspberries, strawberries, apricots, and more!

Dry Goods

Dunbar Farms in Medford keeps us going strong through the winter with a fantastic selection of beans, flours, and other items like polenta and popcorn. Higher Power Raw Foods is a great source for granolas, trail mix, sprouted nuts — including cashews, walnuts, and almonds — and other treats like raw crackers and chocolate bars.

Breads

Sunstone Artisan Bakery in Ashland will be cooking up a special batch or two of some of their flavorful holiday breads, and we’ll continue to offer their staples of slicer loaves, baguettes, and crackers throughout the winter. Organicos is our source for the best of the gluten-free world, with tasty loaves of Cinnamon Raisin, Brown Rice, Multi-Seeded, and Oat varieties, plus a delicious gluten-free pizza crust!

And Much More!

It doesn’t stop there! We’ll also be delivering select cheeses from Rogue Creamery; one-of-a-kind jams from Pennington Farm and Talent Natural Farm; Olive Oil and Elderberry Balsamic Vinegar from Pasture 42; honey; tea; locally roasted coffee; pickled items; and superfoods like raw chocolates, smoothie mixes, and hot chocolate mix from Bright Earth Foods in Ashland.

Sign up Today!

Be sure to join us this winter — or today — to celebrate the finest from our local farms and food producers. We deliver year-round to Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Jacksonville, Central Point, White City, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, and Gold Hill.