by Annika Sampson | Nov 30, 2022
On a beautiful sunny evening in late August, forty people at Cloud Mountain Farm Center gathered in the orchards to taste the bounty of a Pacific Northwest summer. Folks of all ages clustered on picnic blankets and around picnic tables, sampling peaches, plums, and...
by Terry Maczuga | May 18, 2022
Mid-May, and my 29 year old Desert King Fig is still not leafed out. Usually by this time, it has leaves and is beginning to push new growth. This old fig sits against our sunroom, and has never had significant winter damage before, even though I live where we get...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 21, 2022
Nine years ago, Nick Spring and Sarah Robinson started Spring Time Farm, a beloved local farm that sells both wholesale produce and vibrant CSAs. Located in Everson WA, Spring Time Farm has quickly become one of the area’s favorite farms for sourcing fresh, organic...
by Annika Sampson | Apr 7, 2022
One fateful day in Chicago, Rob Jordan walked into a bookstore. Preparing for a cross-country move to attend University of Washington, he picked up a Seattle travel book. It described the weather in Seattle as a persistent mist, as “vertical fog”. The words stuck with...
by Annika Sampson | Mar 14, 2022
Savannah Flynn knows better than most how a dream can bear extraordinary fruit. With the help of mentors, leased ground, water, passion, and patience, she’s grown Flynn Farms and the Whatcom CSA Project from an idea to a powerful presence in the community. ...
