Celebrating 13 Years of Organic Leadership
With over fifteen acres of certified organic vegetable, herb, and greenhouse prouduction north of Decorah, Iowa, Rock Spring Farm has provided produce year-round to natural food stores, groceries, and wholesale distributors in Minnesota and Iowa since 1999. One of the first organic farms in the Upper Midwest to provide fresh vegetables year-round, Rock Spring Farm is often considered to be a model for business, production, and marketing.
Putting Down a Rutabaga
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After 13 years of serving our retail customers through the Rock Spring Farm CSA, we delivered our last CSA box in March of 2012, so that we could focus Rock Sping Farm's collective energy on wholesale production, and so that farmer Chris Blanchard could put more effort into the education and outreach that has always been an important part of the Rock Spring Farm mission.
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Certified Organic since 2001
Our farm is Certified Organic to USDA standards by the Midwest Organic Services Association. Certification is your guarantee that we not only act organic, we follow all of the rules that make Organic a meaningful label.
Recipes and News
Good food means more than just delicious things to eat, although we provide plenty of that. It means food that is convenient and clean, with a diverse selection, and information on how to prepare it in ways that don't take all day. Our searchable archives provide an abundance of original recipes and Chris' musings about farming, the culture of agriculture, and the rest of life.
Get Dirty, Have Fun, and Eat Well with the Farm Team
Are you looking for an exciting workplace, an opportunity to stimulate your mind and exercise your body? Our diversified organic vegetable and herb farm offers the chance for motivated individuals to enjoy the outdoors and be a part of developing a sustainable agriculture in the Upper Midwest.
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Flying Rutabaga Works
Through Flying Rutabaga Works, farmer Chris Blanchard offers consulting and education in the areas of business planning, systems development, goal setting, finanical management, employee relations, food safety, post-harvest handling, and more.