Category: Grazing

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.

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!

Will Small Farms Survive?

1st Generation farmers. The Steiner Family.

1st Generation Farmers, The Steiner Family.

Seeing Inside Farms is what Agritourism Offers.

Photo courtesy of Lake Chelan Historical Society. This was located very near or on our farm.

An early photo located on or near Chelan Valley Farms farming apples. Courtesy of Lake Chelan Historical Society.

Water, Sunlight, Nutrition!

Plant nutrient deficiency or virus? We've been able to address it with fertility.

I learned from a wise crop guru, whether assessing a problem or trying to start off the growing season on the right foot – water, sunlight and nutrition are the foundation for success.

Sheep, They’re In The Vineyard

The entire family helped move the sheep to the vineyard.

100 years ago it was quite common for farmers growing crops to also raise animals or vise versa. Since then farmers have become more specialized. Reintroducing animals into a regenerative system is making old technology new again.