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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


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


Play Time
Shane and Atlas enjoyed playing under the newly cleared Garry Oak tree. @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans,...

John Latimer
Aug 15, 20231 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Air Defense
Atlas defends the farm from a turkey vulture flyer a couple hundred feet high! Turkey vultures (sometimes called buzzards) are large dark...

John Latimer
Apr 13, 20231 min read


344 Trees!
We added several new types of fruit and nut trees and now have a total of 344 trees! Check out our website at www.seagatefarm.com/shop-pr...

John Latimer
Apr 7, 20231 min read


Spring Daffodils
We added 16 groups of two different narcissus flower bulbs a few months ago in the orchard and they are doing great. Narcissus flowers,...

John Latimer
Mar 31, 20231 min read


Native Flowers
We just planted Common Camas (Camassia quamash) bulbs in the orchard. The Camas is native to southwest Canada and the northwestern United...

John Latimer
Mar 10, 20231 min read


Celebrate Diversity
It seems like a great day for the #americanciderassociation reminder that cider is for everyone! We stand with those who support love,...

John Latimer
Feb 25, 20231 min read


New Trees!
We’ve just started planting more fruit trees at the farm. In addition to several new apple and pear varieties, we’re adding a couple new...

John Latimer
Feb 7, 20231 min read


Tree Pruning
We’ve spent the last couple weeks pruning all the fruit trees. While the new trees were fairly quick and easy to prune, the 50 to 100...

John Latimer
Feb 4, 20231 min read


Pickle Patch
John and Ben built a new pickle patch garden next to the orchard. The enclosed garden is 9’ by 30’ and needed fencing to keep the...

John Latimer
Jan 13, 20231 min read


Back Seat Driver
While John was busy digging drainage trenches, Atlas found a new friend in the back seat of one of Seagate Farm’s extensive “fleet” of...

John Latimer
Dec 30, 20221 min read
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