Summer Harvest

Today we participated in the local farmers market for the first time.  Up until now we just sold wholesale and went back to work on the farm, but today we got to meet the recipients of our hard work.  Amy attended the market and was graciously allowed to share table-space with another family farm.  She met many wonderful people and reconnected with lots of friends.  All told we sold 21 full pints of berries and a few pounds of zucchini and blossoms.

As soon as Amy got home she got back to work ordering seeds for the winter garden; endive, beetberry and verte mar romaine salad anyone?  

Thanks to all who are supporting us as we birth this farm and dream.  Happy eating!

Gus at the Ready

The kids have been adapting to daily visits to the garden, berry patch, and the prolific orchard. Gus seems most interested in the tractor. For the last couple of weeks we've been harvesting a panoply of Cascade berries and Logan berries. We finished the summer pruning of the orchard and have been meticulous about removing all prunings and fruit drops from the orchard to the burn pile. The mason bees are doing their work and the fruit is coming in nicely.

Growing New Fruit and Vegetables

A peach growing in our orchard.

Swiss Chard in the raised beds.