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Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Join us at Seagate Farm on Sunday, February 11th from 1:30 to 4pm for our winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop led by Madrona Murphy of...
John Latimer
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Just Chill
Now that the harvest season is done and it’s not spring yet, we like to relax during the off-season with a good “Chill” playlist. Click...
John Latimer
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Snow Day
With the first snow of the winter, we decided to take a rare “snow day” today. Atlas really loved playing in the fresh powder!...
John Latimer
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Island Grown San Juans article
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John Latimer
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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Cider Pressing
After the bountiful apple and pear harvest this year, it's a great time to share some pics of the cider pressings we helped with for the...
John Latimer
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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Fall Colors
It's beautiful in the orchard right now with all of the bright colored leaves! The burst of Fall colors makes the different varieties...
John Latimer
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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Harvest Helpers
We’ve been harvesting the Vicars of Winkfield pears this week. Atlas and Roxy love hanging out and watching the action. But it’s been...
John Latimer
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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Annular Eclipse
We were only able to see the beginning of the recent solar eclipse at the farm before the clouds rolled in. But the pups were very...
John Latimer
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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Farm Tour Participant
We're participating in the San Juan Island Farm Tours this year! We'll be at our host farm, Aurora Farm, to do a cider pressing...
John Latimer
Sep 16, 20231 min read
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Gravenstein Harvest
We just finished harvesting 211 pounds of Gravenstein apples from one tree that’s about 100 years old! Roxy helped supervise all of the...
John Latimer
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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We Have Pears
We now have Vicar of Winkfield pears available for sale. Contact us directly for details. These pears are best for culinary purposes or...
John Latimer
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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Play Time
Shane and Atlas enjoyed playing under the newly cleared Garry Oak tree. @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans,...
John Latimer
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Before and After
We’ve spent the last couple weeks uncovering an old Garry Oak tree on the farm. In our spare time we brush mowed the overgrown blackberry...
John Latimer
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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Wild & Native
Our new wildflowers that surround the orchard are blooming and look incredible! We planted Bee Feed and PNW Native Wildflower seed mixes...
John Latimer
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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Family Help
It’s awesome to have family helping out on the farm! Our nephew, Shane, has been using a brush mower to control the invasive tansy...
John Latimer
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Spring Cleaning
We’ve been trying to finish up the spring chores before the official start of summer. Lots of weeding, composting, mulching, watering,...
John Latimer
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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Just Add Water
We spent the last few days installing irrigation drip lines to all of the 96 new fruit trees. With the dry weather upon us, it’ll...
John Latimer
May 25, 20231 min read
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New Grafted Trees
We just grafted and planted four new apple varieties (12 new trees) at the farm. A big thanks to @kwiaht for help with the grafting! The...
John Latimer
May 12, 20231 min read
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Pear Blooms
The Vicar of Winkfield and Clapp’s Favorite pear trees are in full bloom and enjoying the warm weather! These pear trees are about 100...
John Latimer
Apr 29, 20231 min read
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Happy Earth Day
It’s a beautiful day to celebrate the beginning of spring. From our family to yours, have a wonderful and green Earth Day! Held annually...
John Latimer
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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