From the Fields

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Plant Spacing

Top 5 Spring Garden Tips

This post written by guest blogger—Colin McCrate Warmer weather means its time to dust off those garden trowels, grab a couple bags of compost and start getting your garden ready.… Continue

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A Great Resource for Beginning Gardeners – “Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard”

Do you have a lawn you’re sick of mowing? Maybe a parking strip that get’s some sun? Or maybe you just love the idea of having fresh veggies growing within… Continue

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Meet A Full Circle Organic Produce Delivery Supplier – Jelich Ranch

As I pulled in to Jelich Ranch’s driveway, the aroma from the day’s harvest of pears, quince and apples and the sun’s heat on this unusually warm fall day immediately… Continue

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Meet A Full Circle Organic Produce Delivery Supplier – Billy Bob Orchards

Most people see the Lakeside Organic Gardens’ label and think ‘vegetable grower’. What they don’t realize is tucked under the umbrella of Lakeside’s well-known name is a small label called… Continue

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Take A Look At Fall On The Farm!

It’s official: fall has arrived, and with it some of the prettiest days of the year here in our valley. Harvest crews arrive at first light and disappear into the… Continue

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The Birds and the Beans

It seems that the barn swallows have departed for their winter sojourn in Chile, just in time for our GAP audit. Although we kept them out of the barn this… Continue

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Waiting For The Rain to Come

Although day lengths have become gradually shorter ever since summer solstice back in June, there’s something about September and children returning to school, along with last week’s coincidentally cooler nights… Continue

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Summer’s Bounty Means Food For All

Irrigation is the name of the game these days. We’re going on six weeks without a drop of rain, and while that’s by no means unusual, we’re hoping for a… Continue

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Summer at the Farm

The hustle and bustle of planting slows a bit now as we lean toward September. Once we finish up carrots and lettuce at Griffin, harvest activities will shift to Ames… Continue

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The Mountains-To-Sound Greenway

We hadn’t known much about the Mountains-To-Sound Greenway until recently, beyond noticing the signs while traveling the I-90 scenic corridor. The Greenway is an historic and vital passageway between Seattle… Continue