Frequently Asked Questions of Russellville Farm Farm

  What are your hours of operation?

We can be found at the Molalla Farmer's Market from 3-7pm on Thursdays from late May through September. The market is located at 180 Industrial Way at Fountain Valley Dental/Lumberjack/Molalla River Brewery. 

We will be participating again in the 2025 season, but possibly not every week as Vicki has a shoulder surgery the week before the summer market starts back up at the end of May.

Otherwise, our hours are by appointment only. This allows us to be open most hours of most days. We welcome visitors to the farm anytime, but we do ask that you call ahead so that we can make ourselves available at the time you will be here. Usually we are available the same day you call. It is not uncommon for someone to ask if it is an ok time to "head up now" and most of the time we can say "yes".

We have had an honor system, self serve trailer at 405 W Main St, Molalla between Clinkscales and Uhaul. It is currently under construction to add some security measures as we had too many thefts to continue as it was.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept cash, credit, cashapp, Venmo and FDNP (farm direct nutrition program)

Why do you farm?

We farm because we love the diversity and beauty of farming. It is a lot of work, but we feel it is worth every bit of it. We love taking something from seed to harvest and watching the growth all the way through. We love learning from each experience as well.

As we learn more about regenerative agriculture and attempt to implement it on our farm, we also love that we are working toward becoming a part of the solution of healing our land and working with nature instead of against it.

How do you contribute to your community?

We care so much about our local community, as well as distant community.  We donate food and eggs to our local food bank and local church food banks. We just started donating trees to a church that gives out many meals and gifts at Thanksgiving for local struggling families. That will be 200 trees for 2025.  We also donate trees to our local baseball team and scouts.  We also participate in and help coordinate our local farmers market.  :)

We also very much appreciate the service our troops risk their lives to keep our freedoms we currently have the priviledge of.  For that reason, we donate at least a couple hundred trees to "trees for troops" and we donate "Freedom Feet" throughout the year to both overseas and stateside soldiers.  If you would ever like to contribute to trees for troops, just reach out and we are happy to help you learn how.  Here is a link if you are ever interested in contributing to Freedom Feet.  https://www.ourlemongrassspa.com/VICKIHELMIG/PublicUi.aspx/shop?search=freedom%20feet

We also donate to our local Pregnancy Care Center.  We donate baby kits and personal care items.  They have found the personal care items to be such a blessing, so we do more of those than the baby sets.  Here is a link to the personal care item kits that we donate.  https://www.ourlemongrassspa.com/VICKIHELMIG/PublicUi.aspx/shop?search=kindness

We also donate others that I cannot give a direct link to (it is a scrub and lotion set) because it is something I can only order as a consultant. If you every want to contribute that way too, please reach out. We are always happy to help get more donated and they are sooo appreciative.  If you are wanting to donate to some in your local area, still reach out and I am happy to get it shipped directly to you or the organization you are wanting to contribute to.

What resources do you use when making decisions on your farm?

We use a lot of different resources. Books and people probably categorize them the best. We love to talk to other farmers that are operating using the practices we aspire to. We also like to ask questions of farmers that farm differently. We like to ask questions about what works and doesn’t work on their farm and our favorite follow up question is why. When we get to the why of things, we can get a much better idea of whether or not to give something a try on our farm. Most importantly, we want to work in a way that supports the land and offers efficiencies that allow us to keep our prices as affordable as possible as well.

What Books have you found helpful?

There are so many books out there. Below are a list of some that we have found helpful in our journey of farming so far.

Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown

Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard

The Lean Farm by Ben Hartman

Bible (there is a lot more in there about agriculture than you think ;)

The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman (all of his books, really)

Other books we found interesting, helpful or inspiring

Farmcology by Daphne Miller MD

Cows Save The Planet by Judith D Schwartz

A Revolution Down On The Farm by Paul K Conkin

A couple of books we recommend otherwise

How Children Succeed by Paul Tough (this was a really interesting read/listen on audible)

Power of a Praying Wife 

Power of a Praying Husband

Don't Make Me Count To Three