We just planted 14 new grafted fruit trees (eight crabapples and six pear trees) in the orchard. A big thank you to Madrona Murphy of...

The apples may just be starting to wake up, but this Satsuma Plum is blooming like crazy. This plum tree was planted in 2023 and is...

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...

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 –...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Start-to-finish video of our new root cellar made with earthbags. @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans, #savorthesanjuans,...

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...

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...

Construction on our root cellar made with earth bags has begun. Earth bag structures, sometimes called SuperAdobe, is a building method...

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...

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...

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...

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....

We’re so excited that our grant proposal from the Tilth Alliance’s Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund (WSOSFF) has...

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...

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...