A few years ago, I began farming simply because I love veggies (yes, my go to midnight snack is and will forever be kale sauteed in sesame oil). And besides, who doesn’t love a good daily workout and getting a little dirty under the sun as your job? Boy, was I naïve.I started very late this season at Red Dog Farm, in the beginning of September. I jumped into a very...
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One of the farm’s biggest accomplishments this year was planning, constructing and building a new farmstand. It was a long time in the making, made possible by a grant from the WSDA, and was intentionally designed to fit the farm’s needs and our offerings to the public. For example, we made a bigger space that could accommodate more cooler & freezer space,...
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Happy November from the Red Dog crew! This Halloween we continued the Red Dog tradition of a group-themed costume, and we dressed as the spookiest thing we could think of…corporate office workers! As we gathered last Friday, we cheered as everyone clocked in, showing off their collared shirts and ties, undaunted by the cold and rain. Costume highlights included...
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Fall has officially fallen! It seems like it happened so fast on the farm. Frosty mornings, misty days, puddles, and mud all around. Personally, I love it! And it’s made even better by the fact that this season brings some of my favorite comfort foods to go home and warm up with. I’ve been making squash everything: soups, stews, curries, salads, stuffed,...
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We’re now well into October, which means that for many, including those of us on the farm, it’s all about pumpkins. Specifically, jack-o’-lantern pumpkins, which are the classic bright orange ones you’re probably seeing aglow on porches right about now.Did you know that for the first time ever, Red Dog is growing big, beautiful jack-o’-lantern pumpkins? Not only are...
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parallel linesrunningtoward a distant treeline,a smattering of headsstippling the rows,bobbing this wayand that,crunching swishing tramplingthrough crisped leavesthat crumbleinto ash.brittle hollow stalkspop when stompedwith a noise likea drophitting waterin a bucket.the snip of clippers,the thump oftossed squashbeds leveled,gourds mounding,piles rising.humansracing...
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