Posts Tagged ‘young farmers’
Inspiring a love of place – Field trips to the farm
We’ve been sharing the farm with some local students this month. We hosted the environmental science classes from the Port Angeles High School one day, and Jefferson Elementary students another, with Dry Creek classrooms coming this week. Along the river the elementary students played a game of salmon survival led by a team from the…
Read MoreRebecca Jeans Morel
Rebecca comes from a litter of 14 piglets. Unfortunately, the first 10 of Rebecca’s siblings were stillborn because of a uterine torsion prior to birthing. Consequently, the sow’s milk production, which had been readying itself for a large litter, virtually shut down, and the mother pig forgot that she had piglets to care for. Within…
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 MorePutting up hay for winter
Adolphsen’s Farm had some good hay and straw bales available this summer. Combine that with Jim getting the conveyor belt working in the barn, and we were able to put away an ample supply for winter — a chore that required plenty of teamwork.
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 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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