When asked what we are doing to our land, my answer is modern homesteading. Converting back fallow fields to farmland, but using modern gear to get the job(s) done faster, and easier. When we bought our property this past winter, we went into it knowing it had a lot of work ahead for us. It… Continue reading Turning Fields Into Growing Land
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Adding Value To Farm Produce Sales
I was talking with a fellow attendee from last summer's profitable market gardening workshop in Kelowna, B.C., and he asked me how did I add value to sales at our farm this past summer. If you are in an area with a lot of farms, and a lot of the same items for sale, you… Continue reading Adding Value To Farm Produce Sales
Visiting Ed Hume Seeds
Yesterday Kirk and I took the boys to Ed Hume Seeds for their annual summer fair/open house. It's a PNW thing, and fun to see where a favorite regional brand of seeds comes from. They have built an amazing set of gardens you can walk through, with lots of little touches. It takes many years… Continue reading Visiting Ed Hume Seeds