Welcome to Sun Gold Farm! We are a small, sustainable family farm located in the beautiful, fertile Tualatin Valley near Forest Grove, Oregon, USA. We are actually located nearer to the small Dutch community of Verboort, where four generations before us have farmed and cared for the land.  Our farm lies along West Dairy Creek, probably named because of the many dairies that used to be in this part of the county. We have two natural wetlands on our farm, and plenty of wildlife. But mostly, we have vegetables, fruits, plants, and full days of work. We are very lucky to enjoy what we do for a living!		Sun Gold Farm is owned and operated by Charlie and Vicki Hertel, and their children Chris and Stephanie. Commercial crops include timothy and alfalfa hay. Our primary source of income is through the production of fresh market crops that we sell directly to the consumer at various farmer's markets and through our "Harvest Box" program, also known as a CSA.  We are careful to grow our produce without pesticides. Crops are rotated for soil health and since our farm was historically a dairy, there is plenty of organic matter in the soil. Weeds are controlled by mulching, rototilling, hoeing, and going down on our knees and pulling!
Winter/Spring Calendar of Events January *Hillsdale Farmer's Market, Jan. 8 & 21   10am-2pm *Intel CSA Promotion at New Cafe Grand Opening   Jan. 26, RS5, 10am-2pm *Nike Cafe LA (JBS) CSA Promotion, 1/31, 11am-2pm February *Nike Cafe 19 (MH) CSA Promotion, 2/1, 11am-2pm *Columbia Sportswear Cafe, CSA Promtion   Feb. 2, 11am-1:30pm *Intel CSA Promotion & Winter Produce Sales   RA1 & RA3 cafes, Feb. 7, 11am-2pm   JF3 & JF5 cafes, Feb. 8, 11am-2pm   HF & Aloha cafes, Feb. 9, 11am-2pm April *Portland Farmers Market, Saturdays at PSU *Hillsdale Farmers Market, Sundays (4/1, 4/15) *Nike CSA Promotion   Cafe LA (JBS), April 10, 11am-2pm   Cafe 19 (MH), April 11, 11am-2pm *Columbia Sportwear, CSA Promo and Plant Sale   April 19, 11am-2pm *Intel CSA Promotion & Plant Sales   RA1 & RA3 cafes, April 24, 11am-2pm   JF3 & JF5 cafes, April 25, 11am-2pm   HF & Aloha cafes, April 26, 11am-2pm March *Columbia Sportswear Cafe, CSA Promotion   March 15, 11am-1:30pm *Portland Farmer's Market, Saturdays at PSU   (3/17, 24, 31) *Hillsdale Farmer's Market, Sunday (3/18) *Intel CSA Promotion & Plant Sales   RA1 & RA3 cafes, March 20, 11am-2pm   JF3 & JF5 cafes, March 21, 11am-2pm   HF & Aloha cafes, March 22, 11am-2pm May *Portland Farmer's Markets at PSU, King,   and Shemansky Park *Beaverton, Hollywood, and Hillsdale Markets *Columbia Sportswear Mother's Day Plant Sale   May 10, 11am-2pm *Nike Mothers Day Plant Sales, May 11, 11am-2pm   Cafe LA (JBS) and Cafe 19 (MH) Patios *Intel CSA Promotion & Produce Sales   RA1 & RA3 cafes, May 14, 11am-2pm   JF3 & JF5 cafes, May 15, 11am-2pm   HF & Aloha cafes, May 17, 11am-2pm		Ask a pro! Do you have a question about a farmers market, plant problems, what do I do with this vegetable...? Just email us and we will do our best to answer your questions! Sun Gold Farm, LLC 6995 NW Evers Rd Forest Grove, OR 97116 503-357-3851 vicki@sungoldfarm.com The Sun Gold Farm Family