Posts Tagged ‘regenerative farming’
Summer’s End
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 in the midst of abundant…
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 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…
Read MoreBig beets or small rabbits?
We have been harvesting our organic winter beets this week for the Port Angeles Farmers’ Market. Our rabbits enjoy the bounty, too.
Read MoreNurturing young trees along Elwha
Tending trees and shrubs of Elwha River riparian edge
Read MoreLooking ahead
We are taking advantage of these snowy days to plot our garden beds for 2020.
Read MoreWelcome to Wild Edge Farm!
We are happy in this New Year to begin sharing with you more about our regenerative family farm, and to invite you to take action with us in some of the increasingly important local and global issues we all engage in with our food choices. Jim has spent most of his life involved in the…
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