Regenerative agriculture
Pork choice and choice pork
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.
Read MorePumpkin harvest
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 and Sugar Pie baking pumpkins.…
Read MoreMany hands…
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 time, and dug up lots…
Read MorePutting up hay for winter
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.
Read MoreSpringtime birds and bees
Above: Heritage apple blossoms against backdrop of Elwha River. In this season of gentle rains and sunshine we have been busy as bees, feeding the soil and planting garden beds with dreams of an abundance of healthy vegetables in June. The honey bees alongside us and our pastured hens in the adjoining field have also…
Read MoreHappy Earth Day!
At Wild Edge Farm we are inspired and very much heartened by the chance to join local efforts to build community around care of the Earth. We will be delivering our pre-ordered Farm Fresh Food Bags this Saturday, April 25, from 12-1 PM at our pickup location at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot across…
Read MoreA week in the life of five food security responders
As farmers there are few things we appreciate more than when the food we are offering is sought out. These past few weeks have offered that opportunity in unexpected ways. We have been touched by the calls, emails and texts we are receiving from Port Angeles eaters desiring local food as a response to food…
Read MoreSpring planting!
The recent events of the Corona virus are cause for feeling anxious. In the midst of that we are grateful for the opportunity farm labor offers for time together. We’ve had many chances to process this unprecedented and rapidly changing global crisis with our children. The timing of the school closures and this week’s sunny…
Read MoreWhat’s cookin’? Hamburgers and fries by Jake
Few dinners call to me like hamburgers from our own Wild Edge grass fed beef served with fresh homegrown potatoes. Especially when I’m the chef. I love it when my parents let me cook dinner! Here’s what I did this time. I started with some Wild Edge beef patties that I’d pulled out of the…
Read MoreNew growth along Elwha River riparian edge
In the riparian buffer at Wild Edge Farm we are seeing lots of healthy young trees that are coming up naturally along the Elwha River. This week for the areas that are suffering more from drought, we are planting 1000 new trees, primarily Douglas fir, Sitka spruce and western red cedar. Through the “Conservation Reserve…
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