Posts Tagged ‘organically grown produce’
Working toward next year’s harvest
‘Tis the season for the shortening of days as the nights grow cold with frost and freezes. Did you see the “cold moon” rise on Tuesday? Beautiful. When it’s not raining we continue to tackle the weeds, and rake up the maple leaves or lay straw to mulch the garden. Our hens are a great…
Read MorePumpkin harvest
It seems we are always racing to harvest before the rains. This time it was the squash and pumpkins so the sun can cure them before Halloween. We are excited that we found the perfect sunny field for pumpkins this year, and got a bumper crop of Howden carving pumpkins and Sugar Pie baking pumpkins.…
Read MoreMany hands…
We invited our CSA members to help harvest peas and potatoes this weekend. It turned out to be a great day for it. With a big field of potatoes and several different groups, we all enjoyed the chance to chat while socially distancing. We got the peas in just in time, and dug up lots…
Read MoreA week in the life of five food security responders
As farmers there are few things we appreciate more than when the food we are offering is sought out. These past few weeks have offered that opportunity in unexpected ways. We have been touched by the calls, emails and texts we are receiving from Port Angeles eaters desiring local food as a response to food…
Read MoreSpring planting!
The recent events of the Corona virus are cause for feeling anxious. In the midst of that we are grateful for the opportunity farm labor offers for time together. We’ve had many chances to process this unprecedented and rapidly changing global crisis with our children. The timing of the school closures and this week’s sunny…
Read MoreBig beets or small rabbits?
We have been harvesting our organic winter beets this week for the Port Angeles Farmers’ Market. Our rabbits enjoy the bounty, too.
Read MoreLooking ahead
We are taking advantage of these snowy days to plot our garden beds for 2020.
Read MoreWelcome to Wild Edge Farm!
We are happy in this New Year to begin sharing with you more about our regenerative family farm, and to invite you to take action with us in some of the increasingly important local and global issues we all engage in with our food choices. Jim has spent most of his life involved in the…
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