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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!


Rainy day

February 23rd, 2010
Driftwood Farm | Blog

Today’s rain is allowing us to take a break from the outside work, to hopefully catch up on our planning, and take a deep breath. 

Matt has been working on converting a 10’ x 20’ car canopy into a greenhouse, as well as building a couple of top-bar bee hives from scratch.  In the meantime, I’ve been preparing beds, getting our first batch of seeds started in the small (8’ x 10’) greenhouse, and getting the rest of the perennial crops into the ground (the latest were artichokes and more blackberries) ahead of the rain.

We have a relatively short growing season here on the northern California coast (our place is about 1 mile inland).  The farmers markets in coastal Mendocino, where we are, run from May to October.  There is so much to do, that we are glad we still have a couple of months to get ready before the markets start… although we know the time will go quickly!



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… Read the rest of this article »

Almost Started

March 16th, 2009
Four Frog Farm | Blog
We wanted to start discing a couple of acres today.  Instead it rained yesterday and today, so we’ll wait a little longer until it dries out again. I’m itching to prepare some land right now.  The spring crops are ready to be planted.  We’ll try for 1/2 acre each of broccoli, peas, and potatos.  And in addition we want to seed a slew of leafy greens, lettuce mixes, spinach…the works. Have you seen all the other freshman farmers.  I’m a face in a crowd now.  I won’t… Read the rest of this article »

Working Hard, Huffing PVC Glue

October 31st, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
Our marathon PVC gluing session is almost over.  Too bad because smelling that PVC glue sure is a lot of fun.  I think it’s bad for your brain, but I’m not sure.  I think it’s bad for your brain, but I’m not sure. I think PVC glue might be bad for your brain, but, I’m not sure. We were drilling in a cover crop of Vetch and Rye today.  We used about 1000 lbs for the 10 acres. The fertility that winter cover crops create more than pays for itself.  A winter without… Read the rest of this article »

Old Farmers and Young Farmers

September 18th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
Hello.  My name is Andrew Meyers.  Perhaps you have read the previous blog posts.  I am a 24-year old farmer, cultivating 1 acre this year, soon to step up to 11. Being 24, I don’t know much about what I’m doing, but I’m learning.  20 weeks of the CSA have passed nicely - sometimes too much basil for some, sometimes not enough, but overall the members are pleased and, actually, so am I. I look up to the farmers in the area who have experience in this arena and… Read the rest of this article »

Back From Vacation

September 5th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
I am so sorry to you guys, my avid readers (are you out there?).  I took a vacation this week.  My superman/stupid man status has ended.  I went to backpack in the Sierras with my dad this last week.  It was great.  I really needed a vacation, so badly. Ry and Chris held down the farm this week.  I am so thankful to them.  They did an incredible job.  Thank you to them. So, I’m back and I’m doing a market tomorrow (Saturday).  I was reading a lot of “Managing Cover Crops… Read the rest of this article »

My Apologies

September 2nd, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
So it has been a long time since my last blog. I am sorry for all those avid fans of mine, who have been waiting endlessly for my now, monthly updates. Life has seemed to take a big turn since our help has arrived. Farming hasn’t been that secluded life of living on the land fantasy. It has been much more social and vaired than I could have ever thought. Our days and nights are very full of activity. It seems like everyone in town wants to make friends with their local farmers. It has been… Read the rest of this article »

Sunset

September 2nd, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
The sunset at the farm was the most beautiful spectacle today.  It inspired me more than ever to write to you all to ask you to vote for Barack Obama (Click here to view his farming ideas from his website), who sincerely intends on helping the small farmers in this country. What a sunset. My, oh, my. Read the rest of this article »

Blinded by the Freeze

April 28th, 2008
Four Frog Farm | Blog
I didn’t address this, but we had a serious frost here last weekend. I know I touched base about it, but now I am starting to understand just how serious it was.  It didn’t really do much damage here at Wildgrace - 10 or so tomatoes, a few brassicas, etc - but the other farmers in the area got hit big time. Some of my farmer friends lost all of their brassicas, all of their fruit…everything they had out.  Even down in the valley, in Davis, they had a freeze (which set… Read the rest of this article »

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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About the Farms

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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