Food for the body and soil

Much is incubating these days

April 15, 2021

This has been a busy time of incubation at Wild Edge Farm. In addition to the 48 chicks we are hatching in our incubator, the fertile soil in the market garden has been building tilth and microbes all winter, and is now ready to generate a season worth of healthy…

Neighbors inspiring neighbors – Taz Love

March 24, 2021

We hope with this recognition to keep fresh the experiences of the past twelve months of pandemic reality, and the fragility that we feel when food security, health and safety are of real concern. We want to hold onto the resilience and connectedness and community that were created through these…

A farmer’s bread and butter

January 15, 2021

Or, In PRAISE of Poop. Call me crazy, but in my second half century of life I find I need to transform the way I look at a lot of things. A good case in point would be waste. One of Jim’s favorite things to do on a farm tour…

Rebecca Jeans Morel

December 18, 2020

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…

Working toward next year’s harvest

December 3, 2020

‘Tis the season for the shortening of days as the nights grow cold with frost and freezes. Did you see the “cold moon” rise on Tuesday? Beautiful. When it’s not raining we continue to tackle the weeds, and rake up the maple leaves or lay straw to mulch the garden. …

Pork choice and choice pork

November 9, 2020

Pastured, regeneratively raised Tamworth hogs. These pigs are grazers first, rooters after. When we send them out to graze for an hour or so, they get right after the grasses and clover. Then, when it’s time these “Pastored” Tamworth hogs return to their winter pen in the hoop house.

Pumpkin harvest

October 15, 2020

It seems we are always racing to harvest before the rains. This time it was the squash and pumpkins so the sun can cure them before Halloween. We are excited that we found the perfect sunny field for pumpkins this year, and got a bumper crop of Howden carving pumpkins…

Many hands…

September 16, 2020

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…

Putting up hay for winter

August 28, 2020

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.

Summer’s End

August 25, 2020

Above: Boston Charlie’s heritage apples against backdrop of Elwha River. With evenings getting cooler, maple leaves dropping, and apples ripening on well-laden branches, we recognize the days of summer are ending soon. College, high school and middle school are about to begin for our kids — all online. While still…