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Salmon return
November is always a special time around here, because the salmon return to our creek. We were a little concerned this year, because we’ve received so little rain. Our annual average is normally in the 90-100 inches range, and we’re on track for … Continue reading
A pretty place to farm
I never cease to be amazed at how pretty this place is. Here we see Emily planting garlic on what is probably the last possible day. Several people I’ve talked to in town mentioned that they were looking at the … Continue reading
Kilarney Red
Emily’s trying a new variety of garlic this year, Kilarney Red. It’s a hardneck from Ireland, which we figured would be a good fit, as Ireland has the same mesothermic maritime environment that we do. We may have guessed right- … Continue reading
Resting garden
The fall has arrived. The garden is in decline as the colorful leaves swirl around us and we smell the smoke of the first fires of the season, as folks buckle down against the coming evening chill. This means it’s … Continue reading
Spring has sprung
When I was little, my mom used to recite this poem every spring: Spring has sprung The grass is riz’ I wonder where the flowers is? I think of that every spring when my favorite flower, the daffodil, appears. A … Continue reading
2012 harvest statistics
I’ve finally had a chance to compile this year’s harvest statistics. It gives an interesting, quantitative perspective on what we did in 2012. I won’t bore you with all the details, I’ll just give you the highlights, much like the … Continue reading
Garlic is in
The farm work continues unabated! It seems like the entire summer is a blur of work, punctuated by occasional blips of socializing as we sit behind the stand at the Farmers’ Market. The work has its relaxing moments, though: … Continue reading
Clearing brush
Things are slowly getting back into gear at the farm. Our big task for the time being is clearing out another 3,000 square feet of garden space to get ready for the coming season. I spent some time hacking back … Continue reading
Pumpkin pie, kids, and strawberries
Since the very beginning of this venture, Emily has been dedicated to the idea of educational outreach as part of our mission. Today she put that into action at a local preschool in Tillamook, where she and a bunch of … Continue reading