Snowy Holidays!
A foot or so of snow means no work on the farm for a couple of days. Atlas enjoys it much more than John though. Great Pyrenees are...
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John Latimer
Nov 22, 20222 min
Gravenstein Apple Pie
A wonderful way to top off the Thanksgiving feast is with an incredible Gravenstein apple pie! One of our favorites is made with...
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John Latimer
Nov 10, 20221 min
Ready for Winter
John spent the last few days winterizing the apple orchard. He added wood mulch around all the trees and plants and got the irrigation...
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John Latimer
Oct 28, 20221 min
Meet Atlas
He’s the newest member of the Seagate family. Atlas is a three-year-old Great Pyrenees and a gentle giant weighing 135 pounds. He needed...
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John Latimer
Oct 14, 20221 min
Eating the profits
Roxy has acquired a taste for Pacific Crabapples and blackberries. No, she hasn’t gobbled up the profits —just the leftover fruit from...
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John Latimer
Oct 9, 20221 min
Harvest Time
John and Ben spent the last few weeks picking the Pacific Crabapples at the farm. Even though the other apples and pears didn’t like the...
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John Latimer
Oct 1, 20221 min
New Bee Plants
After getting the FARM Fund Grant from the Agriculture Guild in May to regenerate the San Juan Islands, John and his nephew, Shane,...
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John Latimer
Sep 22, 20221 min
Mending Fences
After chasing a few deer out of the orchard, Shane (John’s nephew) spent the last few weeks improving the deer fencing for the farm. Now...
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John Latimer
Sep 8, 20221 min
Big Toys
When you’re playing in a big sandbox, you need big toys. John had a lot of fun learning to operate the excavator this past week at the...
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John Latimer
Aug 12, 20221 min
What A Difference A Few Weeks Make
Back at work after being away for a while and the apple trees are doing great! Several of the Brown Snout apple trees have fruit and many...
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John Latimer
Jul 20, 20221 min
Warm Summer Days
After a cold, wet spring, the new apple trees are loving the beautiful weather. Especially the Brown Snout, Harry Master’s Jersey, and...
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John Latimer
Jul 13, 20221 min
On A Clear Day...
On A Clear Day… It was so beautiful and clear yesterday that you could see the tops of both Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker from the farm. The...
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John Latimer
Apr 15, 20221 min
192 More Apple Trees!
After just five days, we planted 192 new cider apple trees! We couldn’t have done it without such an awesome crew of family, friends, and...
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John Latimer
Mar 5, 20221 min
Watch Us Grow
Check out our new orchard! Seagate Farm has been focused on building our infrastructure this winter. We just finished putting in the...
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