Category: Farming Education

Are Orchards Planted from Apple Seed’s? Wait, from seed it’s a new variety? What is Grafting?

Learn all about apples and creating new varieties on Farmer Chad's Life Changing Tractor Rides.

Life Changing Tractor Rides with Chad and deep dives into apples and the creation of new apple varieties.

Gator Rides with a Mentor: they ask great questions, share knowledge & belief.

Tom and Lisa have inspired us for many years and given us so much of their time.

Mentors are such a blessing. And what a way for us all to help the next generations.

Sheep Have 4 Stomach’s! Fascinating: This Means They Can Make A Meal Out of What We Can’t!

Sheep are rotated around the orchard as they graze.

Sheep have 4 stomach’s. They’re able to digest and live off of foods we cannot.

They Were Grown Where?

This is an example of the use of "Estate Grown" on the label.

Estate, Estate Grown, Estate Bottled. What do they all mean and does it make the wine special?

No Way Chardonnay & Farm Trivia

What beautiful clusters Chardonnay grapes produce before making beautiful wine.

Chardonnay on picking day as its headed to make wine from Chelan Valley Farms.

My Summer Shadowing Dad

Carston and Chad pose on the Farm side of the Farm in front of a hen and her newly hatched chics.

I learned so much and enjoyed the time with my Dad on the Farm this summer!

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

Chad presenting at the annual Cotton Inc. meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina. Partnerships like this demonstrate teamwork in action.

Our food system has evolved and consolidated. Change is totally possible! But, we need the size and expertise of ALL – big and small to scale foods next evolution