march2018 plowing
How's everyone doing in the heat? Our fluffy queen Cali Burrito is seen hear melting a little bit while supervising the crew on a morning cucumber pruning. She hangs out in the dark nooks and crannies of the hay barn and tool storage when the sun rea
If you have the pleasure of knowing “Steady Teddy,” aka our Leader in Levelheadedness, count yourself in Gaia’s graces. Theo wears many hats, from teamster, mechanic and co-manager @hayshakerfarm, to co-owner, driver and God of gobb
We recently added some new faces to the crew, so say hi if you see them around! Pictured above is Anna with today's pepper haul--she comes to us with some farming experience in her home state of Iowa and has been eager to learn more farming skills li
We snuck in a little last minute last weekend to the @downtownfarmersmarketww when they had an opening, and we'll be back again this weekend. (TBD after this weekend, we'll see if more spots open up). Come for some in-person shopping of tomatoes, pep
Heading to the Saturday @downtownfarmersmarketww with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, fennel and more! 💖
We started harvesting peppers this week! This was such a new experience for me - I've never grown peppers before, much less followed them from seed to harvest and then eventually to drying and processing, but now here we are, swimming in purple Islan
Tomato season is in full swing @hayshakerfarm! 🍅💦 find these beauties all over! Walla Walla: @wallawallafoodhub Seattle: @farmstandlocalfoods Spokane: @lincfoods
Wow, it's incredible to see what happens on a produce farm when you leave for a week! I just spent last week visiting my family on the east coast, and the crops really exploded while I was gone. One of our key goals as farmers is to take proper vacat
Cultivating peppers this week under glorious summer skies with a slight breeze. Cameron, Theo, Juni horse and Peat Dog going for a stroll 🩵
Heat wave coming, so we're out cultivating, seeding clover in the corn, and irrigating to prepare. We finished our plowing for fall crops, and we began the big seeding push of broccolini, sprouting cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, fall chicories. It s
Summer time and the farm is cranking! We've been harvesting lots of lettuce, as you can see Etta hauling in a macrobin of romaine for our local orders and LINC Foods in Spokane. Broccolini and other bunched greens have been providing wonderfully, and
Hotter summer weather has been popping up and we're adjusting to the shift. Tunnels are donning their shade clothes and irrigation is running a little more often and longer. In the field, we are nearly done plowing under ground for summer and fall c