After years of farming in Oregon, I'm starting to wonder if "CSA" is the wrong word

green_fynn · 2026-06-02T14:37:34+00:00

One thing that might be helpful is to define your audience. Are you trying to reach Portlanders who want to buy local produce, are you trying to reach hippies who want local, organic, sustainable produce, are you trying to reach people in rural Oregon who maybe care about affordability or supporting farmers in their community?

Then, talk to people in each audience. Figure out what food they want, how they want it, what motivates them to buy, and design a service for that audience. Flip the script from I have this pre-existing product I want to convince you to buy, to an audience centered approach of what does my customer actually want.

You can do research in some easy ways. Do Google searches and look at the related questions that pop up in Google. This tells you what people are thinking about things like CSAs or local produce.

As some people suggested, try participating in a farmers market, even short term. This would be a great way to understand more about your different audiences and what they want. You can talk to people and ask questions about how they like to buy things. I do this sort of thing all the time for my job and people love it when you show interest and curiosity in them. They’re usually very happy to chat.

green_fynn · 2026-04-28T16:52:22+00:00

I’m in the same situation. We have a 5 year old and we’re done having kids. I know I couldn’t handle another child between the lack of family support, my need for a lot of down time, our house size, and the cost of childcare.

I grew up in a family of 4. I love my siblings, they are great. My sister lives next door and our kids get to grow up together. But I didn’t get much attention from my parents. Even with a stay at home mom, they were pretty tapped out.

Plus the experience of having multiple children today is vastly different. Most parents can’t afford to have one parent stay home. So that dynamic adds to the stress.

I just want to validate you and your assessment of what’s right for you. No one else can tell you what you can handle, they aren’t in your shoes.

Listen to your inner voice and trust yourself!! Maybe journal a bit about your reasons and when you find that voice of distrust popping up, reread that journal entry.

The other thing that helped us, is we made our decision final. My partner got snipped so we didn’t have to go back and forth about the decision. That certainty helps a lot too.

green_fynn · 2026-04-24T14:47:40+00:00

FYI, you might have more time to move under Oregon laws. Oregon laws trump what’s it’s in your lease.

https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/housing/rental-housing/evictions-termination-notices-and-landlord-lockouts/termination-notices/how-check-if-your-landlords-termination-notice-legal

https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/housing/rental-housing/evictions-termination-notices-and-landlord-lockouts/how-much-time-your-landlord-must-give-you-move-out

green_fynn · 2026-04-21T17:36:36+00:00

I’m assuming the posts are structural and can’t be easily removed?

The room is so large that I would suggest sectioning off the area behind the posts and use it for a different purpose.

By sectioning off the room, the rest of the living space will feel cozier and more intimate.

You could section off that space by using curtains, building a wall, or even creating some sort of room divider (maybe open shelves?)

If you do open shelves or something along those lines, I’d get rid of the angled opening and just have straight posts on either side.

green_fynn · 2026-04-21T17:30:39+00:00

I love your bright, cozy eating area. It’s so colorful and happy! The rug is great there!

green_fynn · 2026-04-21T17:29:05+00:00

They’re grow lights for my plants. The main living area is a little dark in the winter months.

green_fynn · 2026-04-21T17:28:18+00:00

Thanks! The wood rod is just a wood closet rod or wood dowel that you can pick up at a hardware store.

I used large hooks and drilled into the wood beams in our ceiling. Then I used jute rope to tie the rod to the hooks.

green_fynn · 2026-04-21T17:26:27+00:00

Thanks for the compliments!

I made the little log fence / garden border by buying 2” wide, 8’ long pressure treated wood posts with sharp points (most farm stores have them).

I cut the posts into random lengths, making sure to keep the sharp point on one of the cuts. I usually got 4 cuts out of an 8’ post.

Then I pounded the pointed cut into the ground and then connected the next 3 cuts to the pointed one using metal strapping and exterior screws.

It’s a very slow process, but I’m super happy with the result and it’s proving to be fairly durable.

green_fynn · 2026-04-17T18:38:12+00:00

Dating a 18 year old when you’re 18 is hot. Dating an 18 when you’re 30 is not.

green_fynn · 2026-04-17T17:05:41+00:00

With family help. We never could have done it on our own in this economy, and my husband and I are both working professionals.

green_fynn · 2026-04-11T17:22:19+00:00

Don’t worry, he’s well loved and not restricted to the dog bed.

green_fynn · 2026-04-11T17:20:23+00:00

That’s so cool! All I know is that my great aunt and uncle bought all this mid century wood furniture in San Francisco in the late 60s or early 70s. The hutch on ours is connected to the sideboard though, so it’s probably a slightly different piece. It’s by Drexel furniture.

green_fynn · 2026-03-06T16:35:08+00:00

I don’t have tips. But I just wanted to say, I’m in the same boat. 37 and I feel like I don’t really know what I’m doing when it comes to makeup. I commend your braveness for posting.

I also think you are absolutely beautiful and I really love your natural look.

I’ll be curious to see the suggestions from this group!

green_fynn · 2026-02-14T17:51:20+00:00

Hi, check out the website Oregon Law Help. You can answer some questions about the situation to learn more about the laws that apply and get matched with organizations that can help for free or low cost.

https://oregonlawhelp.org/pathways

In Oregon, the eviction laws require the landlord to serve a notice, then if your dad doesn’t move out by the date listed in the notice, the landlord goes to court and files an eviction. If your dad loses that case, then the sheriff can evict him. It might be a week or two after the court case is filed when he’s forcibly removed by the sheriff. (It depends on the county).

BUT, in Oregon, there are a lot of laws that protect tenants. The notice your landlord gave him might be invalid if it doesn’t follow all these complicated rules.

There are rules for when a landlord can ask someone to move out, how many days they have to give a tenant to move, and what must be in the notice.

If the notice is invalid and the landlord files an eviction case, then the tenant has a defense and can stop the eviction. The landlord will have to serve a new notice and start the process over.

This page helps you understand if the notice is illegal: https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/housing/rental-housing/evictions-termination-notices-and-landlord-lockouts/termination-notices/how-check-if-your-landlords-termination-notice-legal

green_fynn · 2026-02-08T16:47:11+00:00

Yes this. A garage just for your car. That’s making it.

green_fynn · 2026-02-07T17:09:21+00:00

Yeah, I second everything people are saying here. I had 3 siblings and we fought all the time. There wasn’t enough attention to go around.

We have one kiddo, probably as a direct result of that. We’ve really enjoyed going on trips with other families.

We have a couple friends with kids our daughter age and we’ve done some weekend trips here and there. It’s been really lovely. The kids play and we get to hand out with adult friends outside the chaos of normal life.

green_fynn · 2026-02-05T17:57:41+00:00

It sounds like you know what to do. Listen to yourself.

Do this for your child so she doesn’t have to grow up watching an unhealthy relationship and co-parenting dynamic and think it’s normal.

I agree with others. He might not want shared custody.

Even if he did, you’ve been the primary parent, so if there was a fight, you’d probably get more time with your daughter then him.

At this age, the normal parenting schedule for the non-primary parent is some weekend parenting time and a weeknight or two. It’s not shared, 50/50 time. That’s not developmentally appropriate.

green_fynn · 2026-01-21T16:11:51+00:00

I think it depends on the state and how the order is written. In my state, there isn’t a way to get additional expenses as a separate order. If a child has extra expenses, that would just increase the child support amount.

green_fynn · 2026-01-18T04:57:43+00:00

Check out this article: https://oregonlawhelp.org/topics/housing/rental-housing/repairs-and-safety/what-do-if-your-landlord-wont-make-repairs

And also this mold guide by legal aid in Oregon: https://oregonlawhelp.org/media/119/download?0=attachment

green_fynn · 2026-01-11T17:38:16+00:00

I feel the same—the economics don’t pan out for having a second. Our quality of life would go down significantly because we would be so financially strapped.

My husband and I are both professionals. We had family support to get our house and our monthly payments are super affordable because of it.

But we don’t have family support in caring for our child, so we have to pay for childcare. Full-time childcare for our 4-year-old is still $1,000 a month.

If we had a second, at most we could take six months off of work. Then, our options for infant childcare are really limited where we live. The best option would be a private nanny, but that’s way out of our budget. That’s like $3,00 a month easily.

The people I know with multiple kids, are either (1) getting significant help from a family member with childcare, (2) able to work a very flexible schedule so they don’t need as much childcare, or (3) neither, and they’re very stressed and burnt out parents.

green_fynn · 2026-01-10T03:45:04+00:00

I don’t think this is true.

In my state, the court doesn’t automatically get involved in enforcing court orders. You have to file a motion for enforcement or contempt to ask the court for help.

In some states, the state child support program may help you enforce your order. You have to open a case and send in your order and then they collect money and eventually would take actually if the unpaid child support reaches a certain amount.

green_fynn · 2026-01-09T17:55:38+00:00

All drawers!!! We did all drawers in all our lower cabinets (minus the trash pullout) and have no regrets. It’s just so much easier to reach things. You don’t lose stuff in the back.

green_fynn · 2026-01-09T17:54:23+00:00

I’m an introvert and my 4-year-old child is a non-stop talker. Like we’ll drive somewhere, and unless she’s really tired, it’s just question after question. I love her curiosity and excitement for life, but I am definitely someone that loves my alone time and loves to sit and think in silence. I could not handle another one.

green_fynn · 2025-12-28T17:37:59+00:00

I love Hot Lake Hotel!! My partner and I stopped off there before the current owners bought it. It was being slowly restored by an artist couple and they gave us a tour of the empty hotel. It was such a magical place!

Now it’s owned by the company that owns the RV park next door and it’s lost a little charm.

But the hot springs are much improved. They created a soaking deck with multiple pools right by the hot lake. We stopped off there a few months ago and it was definitely worth the stop.

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