Start eating healthier today – Become a member of Dancing Roots Farm

Please choose from the following if you are looking for something in particular in our membership information:
Our Crops |   What’s in a share |   How it works |   Pick up sites |   More member benefits |   Scholarship Fund

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Be Part of the Solution

You join by purchasing a “share” of the season’s bounty. In return for your one time financial commitment we plant, nurture and tend an assortment of vegetables, herbs, some fruit and flowers throughout the growing season.

From mid May through October we harvest the produce at its peak of flavor and nutrition in the morning, and you can have it that afternoon! Now that’s fresh!

As a member, you get to know who’s growing your food and how. You can see that your food is free from pesticides, chemical fertilizers and genetic engineering. We all benefit by a system that promotes locally grown, high-quality, hand-crafted food. Joining our farm is ideal if you are interested in or committed to eating seasonally AND supporting local farmers.

Our Crops

arugula, basil, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, canteloupe, carrots, chard, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, fresh herbs, garlic, kale, lettuce, mustard greens, onions, parsley, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, salad mix, scallions, spinach, tomatoes, muskmelons, winter squash, zucchini. Please note: On occasion a crop may fail due to conditions beyond our control.

What’s in a share?

The cost of a share is $530. A share works out to be a good amount for households who cook most meals at home. Each growing season has its unique challenges. The weekly shares consists of 5-15 different items, and weigh from 3-18 pounds, all depending on the season.

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How does this work?

Our season runs 24 weeks from mid May through October. The cost of a share is $500. A share works out to be a good amount for households of 2 to 4 who cook most meals at home.

Once a week you go to your chosen pick up site to get your produce. We have pick ups at our farm on Mondays from 5:00 – 6:30pm. On Tuesdays we have a pick up in the Parkrose neighborhood, near NE 148th and Halsey from 5:00 – 6:30pm. Our N/NE pick up in the Piedmont neighborhood is on Thursdays from 4:30 – 7pm. See below for more information on our pick up sites.

This is generally a festive time during which  members are weighing, counting, bagging, visiting  and sharing ideas. We are always there to help  out, answer questions, offer recipes and chat.

Pick  Up Sites

Farm pick ups are Mondays, 5:00 – 6:30pm. Our farm is located at 29820 E. Woodard Road Troutdale  OR 97060.

Our Parkrose pick ups are Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:30pm, near NE 148th and Halsey, close to Glendoveer Park.

Our N/NE Portland pick ups are Thursdays, 4:30 – 7pm in the Historic Piedmont neighborhood near Peninsula Park.

Even  More Member Benefits

An Open Invitation -  For members only, you can walk the fields and woods or bring a picnic. Spend an hour or a day getting to know the pace and the peace of “your” farm.

Weekly Info Sheets – Recipes, farm news, events, produce information and more recipes.

Free Range Meat – Pastured, antibiotic and hormone free eggs, chicken, pork and turkey are also available from our partner/friends at Terra Farma. Orders taken and filled during pick ups or you can pre-order a seasons’ worth of eggs.

U-Pick Blackberries - When in season, bring your own containers and take as much as you could possibly want!

Volunteer Opportunities Galore! -  There’s always room for an extra pair of hands, whether in the fields, on the phone, or at the  computer.

Scholarship  Fund

For those who cannot readily  afford the cost of membership, we have a Scholarship  Fund to help. The Fund is made up of contributions  from other members, friends and supporters and  can be tapped for up to 50% of the cost of a share.  Please contact us directly if you are interested.