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36 New Trees
We had some help planting 36 new apple and pear trees in the orchard. And of course the dogs kept us all company. A big thank you to Bo...
John Latimer
2 days ago1 min read
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Rush Hour
Heavy traffic on the farm as we head out to start our shifts. We’re adding more fruit trees to the orchard now and will share pics soon –...
John Latimer
Mar 41 min read
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Snow Day
We took the day off to enjoy the first snow of the year. Atlas and Roxy loved playing in it but only for a short time! @islandgrownsj,...
John Latimer
Feb 41 min read
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Organic Horseradish
Just harvested our first batch of horseradish! We got about a dozen main roots and a lot of sets (smaller roots) for planting more of...
John Latimer
Nov 29, 20241 min read
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Mending Fences
After the recent wind and rain storm, we spent the day repairing the deer fencing around the orchard after a tree was blown over. The...
John Latimer
Nov 17, 20241 min read
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Dog Interrupted
Roxy and Atlas insisted on helping John with weeding in the orchard today! It always make the day brighter when you have loving “help” at...
John Latimer
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Completed Root Cellar
The entrance to the new earth bag root cellar is now complete! A big thank you to both the Washington State Department of Agriculture and...
John Latimer
Oct 22, 20241 min read
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Sky Show
The Northern Lights were amazing at the farm last night (Oct 10)! They could even be seen with the naked eye. Just another great thing...
John Latimer
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Root Cellar Video
Start-to-finish video of our new root cellar made with earthbags. @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans, #savorthesanjuans,...
John Latimer
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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Green Roof
Ben seeded the top of the new root cellar to start its green roof with clover and wild flowers. The root cellar is nearly done and a...
John Latimer
Sep 22, 20241 min read
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Got Honey?
We got our first harvest of honey from the bees of Bee Positive here on San Juan Island. The bees really enjoyed taking care of the...
John Latimer
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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Root Cellar Construction
Construction on our root cellar made with earth bags has begun. Earth bag structures, sometimes called SuperAdobe, is a building method...
John Latimer
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Happy World Cider Day
Just in time for World Cider Day (June 3rd), we’re excited that several varieties of our new apple trees have fruit! Most of our three...
John Latimer
Jun 2, 20241 min read
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Big Summer Project
We’re getting ready to build a root cellar made with earth bags at the farm this summer. But before we begin, we had to test what mix of...
John Latimer
May 19, 20241 min read
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Northern Lights
The sky gave us a show last night at the orchard! #northernlights, @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans, #savorthesanjuans,...
John Latimer
May 11, 20241 min read
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Earth Day Present
We got an Earth Day present with the leafing out of all five Belle de Boskoop apple trees we grafted last year. We were really happy to...
John Latimer
Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Spring Blooms
With the warm weather, spring has arrived at the farm! The orchard is blooming with tons of flowers and the new bees are loving it....
John Latimer
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Tilth Alliance Grant
We’re so excited that our grant proposal from the Tilth Alliance’s Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund (WSOSFF) has...
John Latimer
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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New Bees
We just got our first bee hive delivered and set-up on the farm from Bee Positive. The bees will be a big help in pollinating the...
John Latimer
Mar 24, 20241 min read
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381 Trees
We just finished planting 29 more fruit and nut trees, bringing us to a new total of 381 trees in the orchard! We added 17 apple, five...
John Latimer
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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