News From the Farm | June 15, 2026

This week’s News from the Farm is a long-anticipated announcement – we have a new look! We’ve just completed a refresh of our website, and along with that, an update to our CSA member portal, our online store, and the appearance of the weekly newsletter and other communications that you receive. We’re so excited to share the new website with you.

The “old” version of the website (photo included below, for old time’s sake) was launched in late 2012, and the CSA portal rolled out in 2015, with several additions to that area over the years. A lot has changed since 2012, both on and off the farm. On the farm, we’ve added new owners, office staff have changed (including me joining the team), and more. Off the farm, there’s been a lot of change in the digital communication space.

Throughout the years, the “old” website was a space we continued to add to and tweak, but it became clear that it was time for something that better reflected the 2026 version of the farm. Hannah served as project manager and skillfully guided this endeavor. Putting together a website for a farm like ours is a daunting task. We are an incredibly diverse operation and it’s really difficult to capture all that in an online space. Plus, first and foremost, we’re farmers. That means we’re busy, we have limited tech skills, and may not always prioritize the online experience.

This refresh isn’t just in appearance. We’ve also made tweaks to how things work in the online store and in the CSA member accounts. Hopefully it’s a bit easier to figure out how to navigate that space.

Like all projects and tasks here at the farm, it was a true team effort. Many thank yous are needed:

– Elisa Rohner who designed and built the website, both the “old” one and this new, beautiful website.

– Max Klein, the wizard behind our CSA platform and online store, as well as the rest of the software that keeps the farm running.

– The very talented photographers whose work captures the beauty of Full Belly Farm, both the people and the land. An especially big thank you to Roseann Bath, Molly DeCoudreaux, and Ella Galaty.

– Guidance from the other Full Belly Farm owners, plus feedback from other Full Belly employees (Alexa, Lyla, Paola, Reanna, and Stephanie) and a CSA member focus group.

We’re a group of people who care about outreach, education, and community-building and our website and newsletter play an important role in doing those things. Many people engage with our website and we want it to do a good job sharing who we are and what we do. And that’s what we think we now have.

Keep reading the Beet and using the website as a resource! However, the best way to really get a feel for the farm is to come visit for yourself, perhaps at one of our upcoming Pizza Nights in July or August. Which you can find more about on our website, of course!

Elaine Swiedler, CSA Manager

Support Casa Agraria

Home affordability and access for those who work our fields and bring food to out tables is an unmet need. We have created a new community land trust called Casa Agraria, a new model of land access and security for the specific purposes of equity and focus on farmworkers. Casa Agraria aims to create permanently affordable housing and equity for farmworkers and underserved farmers. Our goal is to build better farms, create accountability beyond the price paid for food, and honor those who work our fields by creating housing on land where they work. We are building a model that is receiving attention of many community land trusts, farmworker advocates, and county and state officials.

Our first project has land, designs for self-help construction of three homes, and a group of committed farm hands. Casa Agraria will use this project to ready the tools for other projects. We are well on our way in building this new model, and yet need our eaters, patrons and innovators in a new food system to join us. Your investment in housing equity and stability is an investment in the human foundation of our food system.

We hope you will learn more about our project and can join us in this effort.

– Paul Muller