Happy June 24th all! Because today is my (Phoenix’s) birthday, I decided to interview the crew about theirs! Question 1: What is your favorite vegetable/fruit that comes out during your birthday month? Question 2: What is your favorite food you like to eat on your birthday? Minotaur (February): Potatoes Year round, but especially on her birthday, Minotaur...
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It seems to be a Pacific Northwest thing to have an impromptu rainy season in June. This doesn’t happen every year, but it does happen. I celebrated my 33nd birthday earlier this month and I can definitely say that I remember having as many cloudy birthdays and sunny ones, being a PNW kid. However, I would never refer to them as dreary. If the sky needs to rain...
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The farm season is marked by certain annual events- some fun, some challenging, all ephemeral. Some of my most favorite revolve around wildlife- the return of the barn swallows and the first sighting of a toad in the greenhouse. There is the excitement of first crops- first strawberries, raspberries and cucumbers give way to first corn, potatoes and winter squash....
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This January, I moved back to the Olympic Peninsula to work on a ship as a maritime educator with middle school students. As schools started to close in March, I found myself having to look for other employment options. This led me to Red Dog Farm, and a spring spent working closely with the land as opposed to on the water. Over the past couple months, I have...
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There are so many exciting things happening on the farm right now. I thought I would take this opportunity to share a little of what the RDF crew has been up to. Each week we reach another significant milestone in the farming season. Last week we prepared the ground and planted our tomatoes and basil. We were all dreaming of BLTs and other summer delights, even...
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Because everyone on the farm has a radio, we also all have radio handles. Each year, new crew members choose their handles according to a theme. Last year, the theme was “mythical creatures,” and the year before was “the ocean.” This season is, wait for it . . . . . “condiments.” When I first showed up at Red Dog Farm in March, the list of radio handles on the wall...
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