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Misty Mornings in Chimacum Valley

Thanks to David Conklin for the photo! Happy September! It feels like August flew by here on the farm. Each new month brings new vegetables into season, and as we say hello to our fall crops, we say goodbye to some of our summer fruits and veggies. In August we said goodbye to two of my favorites: raspberries and basil. And as Flynn wrote about last week, all of our...

The Great Onion Harvest of 2024

Weather dictates so much of farming, especially harvests. Last week was one of those weeks where, despite other pressing harvests on the docket, the weather forced our hand and we needed to switch gears and get all hands on deck for the onion harvest before the rains came. Our onion crop this year is pretty hefty – we had about 13 beds of onions...

Gazpacho with Friends

Gazpacho with Friends Originating in Andalusia, Spain, gazpacho is a cold soup that is traditionally tomato-based and eaten during the summertime. The fun part about gazpacho is that you don’t need to cook anything – you simply cut up your desired produce and blend it all up! I was able to try this recipe recently amongst friends. Gathered around a living room...

Learning to Cultivate

Thanks to David Conklin for the photo of Paige on the tractor! This year has been my first year cultivating, and during this time I have had a lot of ups and downs while learning – as you do with most new things. My body has had to adjust and build specific muscles for dragging and changing out tractor implements, and sitting on and driving tractors all day....

Welcome to the Tomato Jungle

August is a busy month on the farm. If you’ve been to the Red Dog Farmstand or seen the booth at market recently you’ve probably already gathered this. Each week exciting new crops enter our harvest rotation as the summer heat encourages our plants to mature. This might seem like self-evident thing to say as a farmer, but my favorite part of gardening ever since I...

Farm-Sized Salad Spinners

Thanks to David Conklin for the photo of Veronica and Viv! Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings are an exciting time in the Packshed. As soon as everyone has clocked in, it’s all hands on deck to harvest loose greens, which means dozens of crates and hundreds of pounds on a typical day. One lucky person takes the first truckload back to the Packshed and has the...