Quite an honor to hear someone else describe how what we’ve built means to them. And somewhat uncomfortable to share. intro by Chad, blog by Tauna
Jeana was in the tasting room on a day we weren’t open, spending time with Tauna — a customer who’s become a friend. At some point during the visit, Tauna sat down and started writing a blog post for us. She finished it later and sent it over.
I wasn’t sure whether to share it. Publishing something nice someone wrote about you feels a little strange. But what she did is the story — and the thing she noticed is something Jeana and I have wrestled with for a long time.
When we built this place, we made some deliberate choices most wineries don’t. We leaned into hosting instead of just pouring. We intentionally stocked non-alcoholic options so nobody gets left out. We designed for families — all ages, all stages — not just for people on a wine weekend. We wanted this to be a place where you feel hosted, whether or not there’s a glass in your hand.
You make those choices and you hope they land. Hosting is quiet work. You don’t usually get to read someone’s experience of it back to yourself in their own words.
Along with the blog post, she sent us a short note. This is the line in it that stopped us:
“Since I stopped drinking three years ago, your farm has been a place I can still feel like I’m a part of the experience.”
— from a note she sent us
So here, with our deep thanks, are her words.
Where Family Grows: Our Story at Lagriōth
There’s something unexpected that happens when you bring your whole family, every age, every stage, into a place that was built with intention.
For us, that place has become Chelan Valley Farms, home to Lagriōth Winery.
It’s where family, for us, keeps growing.
A Place Where All Ages Belong
We show up with four kids: 14, 5, 3, and 4 months… and somehow, it works.
Not in a “survive the outing” kind of way. In a this is exactly where we’re supposed to be kind of way.
Even with a 14-year age span between our kids, this is one of the rare places where they’re all simply together. Walking the rows side by side, passing flowers back and forth, turning small moments into shared ones, no one is too old or too little to be part of it. The pace slows just enough for them to meet in the middle, to laugh at the same things, to experience it all as one. Even the baby is part of that circle, woven into the togetherness that makes it feel like these are the moments they’ll all carry with them.
That’s the beauty of this place… it meets everyone where they are.
Because Chelan Valley Farms was created to be just that: a gathering place where families can slow down, reconnect, and experience the land together.
The Setting That Holds It All
It’s hard to explain the feeling without being there.
Rolling hills. The lake just beyond. Mountains framing the horizon with a peak at the Stehekin valley. A quiet that feels full instead of empty.
The kind of place where you instinctively exhale.
Set above Roses Lake with sweeping views of the valley and the North Cascades, the farm feels both expansive and deeply personal at the same time.
And in the middle of it all is Lagriōth, a space where you can sit, sip, and still be fully present with your kids playing just steps away.
Seasons That Shape Childhood
What we’ve come to love most is how the seasons mark time, not by calendar pages, but by experiences.
Spring and summer bring flower picking. Buckets in hand, kids carefully (and sometimes not so carefully) choosing colors, textures, and stems to carry home.
Fall shifts everything.
Pumpkin patches. Apple picking. Dirt on hands. Sticky fingers. Laughter echoing across rows of trees as they play hide and seek from us.
It’s not just an activity. It’s memory-making in its purest form.
At Chelan Valley Farms, the land itself becomes part of your family’s story: offering flowers, apples, pumpkins, and more throughout the year.
And over time, you realize: your kids aren’t just visiting a farm.
They’re growing up with it, and Chad and Jeana’s family feel familiar and like dear friends.
Learning Without Forcing It
Some of the most meaningful moments happen quietly.
Watching sheep graze.
Hearing about how the land is cared for.
Learning, without a classroom, what it means to work with nature instead of against it.
The farm operates with a focus on regenerative practices, preserving the land for future generations and reconnecting people to where their food comes from.
And somehow, even at 5 or 3 years old, they start to understand pieces of that.
That food doesn’t just appear.
That animals have a role.
That taking care of the land matters.
It’s not a lesson you sit them down to teach.
It’s one they absorb just by being there.
Why We Keep Coming Back
There are a lot of beautiful places.
But not many that hold space for a family in motion… where teenagers, toddlers, and babies can all belong at the same time.
Not many that invite you to slow down without asking you to leave your life behind.
And not many that, visit after visit, feel like they’re becoming part of your family’s rhythm.
For us, Lagriōth isn’t just a place we go.
It’s a place where we watch our kids grow.
Where we’ve grown, too.
And where, somehow, family keeps expanding, not just in number, but in depth.
If you ever find yourself wondering where to go in the Chelan Valley with all your people, all their energy, all their stages, all their needs, this is the kind of place that reminds you:
You don’t have to choose between beauty and belonging.
Sometimes, you get both.
— with our thanks to Tauna and Jared.
Oh my gosh what a beautiful and eloquent description of this lovely winery, farm and family. If you haven’t visited yet, it should be added to your bucket list. It really is a magical place with a loving and Godly family willing to share their blessings with all of us.
Tauna captured everything that is right about this special place. Over the years I have had the pleasure to give clients and friends the opportunity to experience Chelan Valley Farms and every single couple with a few having kids have either emailed me or called to thank me for the experience of the farm. It truly is one of a kind and that will never be duplicated.
Perfect description! This captures the essence of this sweet little farm/family/winery. They are the real deal, and that is a rare find!
Tauna, you described Chelan Valley Farms so perfectly! We have been going there for years and every time we drive away we say what a special place it is and what special people Chad, Jeana and the boys are! We are so lucky and grateful to have them in this Valley community!