Next Generation Organics

Getting ready for NGO's FINAL MARKET at Boise Farmers Market Come see us for plants for the last time tomorrow. Everything will be on sale, and maybe youll even get special pink potstakes. 😁

2nd to last week for NGO.

Over the last year, I’ve had to face some hard truths about myself and about this business.
I grew up believing that worth came from being capable, independent, useful, and low-needs. I learned very early that love and connection were tied to performance, not vulnerability. So I became very good at carrying things. Very good at enduring. Very good at giving more than I had.
That adaptation helped build a successful farm.
But if I’m honest, the farm also quietly grew around my self-erasure.
For 18 years, I pushed through exhaustion, physical strain, emotional strain, and chronic stress. I ignored my body for a very long time. Eventually, my mind and nervous system could not sustain that pace anymore.
When I began trying to create a more sustainable version of the greenhouse, I was surprised by how much resistance there was to even small boundaries. I think many people became accustomed to having access to me, my time, my labor, and my flexibility in ways that were never actually sustainable.
Something I hope people come to understand:
Small businesses do not make difficult changes lightly.
When a small business sets a boundary, raises prices, limits availability, changes hours, stops special orders, or scales back, it is often because the person behind it is trying to survive.
If someone truly wants to support a small business, support has to include respecting boundaries — even when it’s inconvenient or disappointing. Otherwise, “support” can become pressure for special access at the expense of the person already carrying too much.
I’m deeply grateful for the people who have supported this farm and my family over the years. Truly. This community helped sustain something meaningful for a long time.
I am finally learning that sustainability has to include me too.
— Elayne

After this season, I’ll be taking a step back from greenhouse production.

This journey has led to such a wonderful community, and it’s been a true joy to be part of your gardens.

Thank you for your support over the past 18 years. I’ll be taking some time to rest and see what comes next.

💚Elayne

The pepper plants look awesome! They are ready to go, but with the chilly morning coming Saturday, I am hanging on to them one more week. They dont appreciate coming out of the greenhouse into nearly freezing temps. We have 30 degrees on the forecast for Saturday morning on the farm.

If you missed the previous post, this is a reminder- no on farm sales this year.
Plants are only available to purchase at the Boise Farmers Market. We can't shop for you or do pick-ups this year.

Thanks for understanding. Elayne

The Merlin app is so fun. These are all the birds it picked up this morning. It didn't catch the neighbors rooster, the ducks in the ditch, or the pigeons under the bridge. Its also kind of confused by the group squirrel chirps. 🙂

The earliest tomatoes are headed to market tomorrow. We bring a dozen or so varieties this early in gallon pots.
Peppers are looking good for next week, and the full tomato line-up will show up the first week in May.

The water droplets snuggled inside the poppies look like little jewels. 💎

My greenhouse hand took good notes, and check out her awesome farm.

Erin C Carr when I saw your plants, I thought 🤔that person's plants look like mine. 😁(thats a compliment, I hope). Lookin' so good!!!💚💚💚

See you tomorrow at Lane County Farmers Market !
Or Sunday at our Nursery here in Veneta from 10am - 2pm

We are on Suttle. Just east of Rustad. South side of the street.

We have
Onions
Lettuce
Mustard
Nasturtium
Sweet peas
Statice
Strawberries
Early tomatoes
Peas
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Artichokes
And plenty of hardy perennials