Greetings, CSA family! With a mixture of gorgeous sunny days, pouring rain, and surprise hailstorms, it must be early spring in Chimacum Valley! Here at the farm, it is certainly starting to feel like spring, with our greenhouse looking more abundant every day, full of young plants getting ready to be transplanted in our fields. Last week saw our first transplant of...
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? We all know and love “Red Dog Farm,” lovingly named after farm owner Karyn’s old farm dog, Rupert. But you might be surprised to know all the other places, things, and humans we give names to in order to run the farm smoothly.For example, with over 20 acres of fields, we give each field a name in order to know where crops will be planted, where to...
Read MoreWelcome to 2022 CSA! I am so happy that it’s finally April and we can once again start harvesting and packing our beautiful produce and tulips for you! It’s been a busy winter, as usual, with projects and preparing for the new season. We have a lot of familiar faces in new roles this year. In fact, I think only one person is doing the exact same job as last year! So...
Read MoreIt always surprises me every year when we make it to the end of another farming season. Where oh where does the time go?! And yet here we are, on the tail of 2021 and our last CSA share of the season. One of my favorite things about farming has become these wonderful young people I get to meet and work with. Some of them stick around the farm for just four months,...
Read MoreAs I begin my countdown to my last day at Red Dog Farm, I find myself reminiscing about the person I was when I first arrived here in July 2019. Who knew I would love farming so much! I have learned so much about vegetables, farming, the PNW, people, and about myself. A few skills that have become valuable in my day-to-day work at the farm are expert pallet jack...
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again where I get to geek out about radicchios—winter’s salad! Perhaps I like radicchio because we share Italian roots, or perhaps it’s because I appreciate their winter hardiness and vibrancy. I like a vegetable that can endure the winter months. I find that people often like to admire their beauty, but when challenged to use them in...
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