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Amazing Journey

Sara here!

I know that we’ve said this before, and I don’t want to come off as an amateur, because I’ve learned a lot, but Jared and I have absolutely no experience with agriculture prior to 3 years ago,  this being the 4th, so we are still encountering new experiences almost everyday. We are also a newly married couple who are working out the kinks of sharing life, work and a business. I’d love to brag and say that we’re handling it all with amazing finesse, but, well, I’m not going to do that smile

That said, we both very much enjoy what we do, and each other (most of the time) and are so grateful for all of the opportunities that have been afforded us, and are so thankful to be a part of the community where we reside. We both have no desire to do anything but this, and will continue to do that as long as it makes financial sense for us, and if we need to take a break from it, will return to it as soon as we can afford to.

We had the first Poulsbo Farmers Market this week, and all I can say is WOW! it was a blustery day, but we had a great turn out. The market it’s self has doubled since last year, and was maxed out, vendor-wise, which is very exciting. I didn’t have a chance to snap any photos, but hope to have some for next week.

We’re very much looking forward to the new market that we will be a part of in Suquamish which has it’s opening day on the 14th.

Jared and I have been seeding, transplanting, and hardening off all of our little darling plants.  This year will be the first year that both Jared and I will be able to spend a majority of our time on the farm, so it will stand as a template for future decisions and are very much looking forward to see what the results will be.

back to the field!


Missed a market…

Wondering if there were any customers in Bainbridge Island  searching for me today, as I didn’t vend at that market.  I felt that this weeks tomato harvest was a bit too small to divide.  We keep a lot back from the markets in order to give our CSA the best of our efforts.  I look forward to the year that we’re working along side others farming.  After re-reading the blog about the Tomato Taste Off, I am sorry to say that I didn’t state that I wish I would of had more time to do a better job with the contest.  A bit bummed on how it went down, this year has been a very busy one for us.  Today our sales in Poulsbo jumped up quite a bit from last week.  Many market vendors and workers purchased from us today.  It’s inspiring to be apart of a such a wonderful market and community. 

Side thought.  The tomatoes are leaving us real soon.  Lots of plants down and out.  All of our outside tomatoes are done.  Dispite the nice growth of the plants, their health turned south during my time away on tour.  The pacific northwest,  I was told received lots of rains earlier this month along with low nighttime temperatures.  I got home to diseased plants but not before we finished up a fifth or sixth round of harvesting off of some of the heirloom varieties.

Three farms are starting from scratch.

They are turning the dirt and hoping to be successful enough to turn a profit, and to become a valuable part of their communities as suppliers of organically grown food.

Peaceful Valley is giving them a head start by offering them special pricing as part of this Freshman Farmer program.

The Farm Blogs

Freshman:
New Farms Coming Soon!
Sophomores:
Daily Grace Farms
Crescent City, CA
Freestone Family Farm
Vernal, UT
Wise Moon Farm
Redding, CA
Graduates:
Coyote House Farm
Palermo, CA
DeepSeeded Community Farm
Arcata, CA
Driftwood Farm
Fort Bragg, CA
EarthDance Farm
St. Louis, MO
Ellwood Canyon Farms
Goleta, CA
Four Frog Farm
Penn Valley, CA
Hand Sown Homegrown Heritage Farm
Poulsbo, WA
Home Plate Organic Farm
Orleans, CA
Honey in the Heart Farm
Nevada City, CA
Willow Springs Farm
Penn Valley, CA

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Coyote House Farm
Palermo, CA
Daily Grace Farms
Crescent City, CA
DeepSeeded Community Farm
Arcata, CA
Driftwood Farm
Fort Bragg, CA
EarthDance Farm
St. Louis, MO
Ellwood Canyon Farms
Goleta, CA
Four Frog Farm
Penn Valley, CA
Freestone Family Farm
Vernal, UT
Hand Sown Homegrown Heritage Farm
Poulsbo, WA
Home Plate Organic Farm
Orleans, CA
Honey in the Heart Farm
Nevada City, CA
Willow Springs Farm
Penn Valley, CA
Wise Moon Farm
Redding, CA

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