Chad and Carston Steiner with shovels in the freshly tilled pumpkin patch at Chelan Valley Farms, plastic mulch rows and the hills above Lake Chelan behind them.
Category: Soils
A Saturday we didn’t want to end…
We applied for organic certification this week — a label I’m honestly not a fan of. Here’s why we did it anyway, and what it has to do with the wine in your glass.
Regenerative Farming: The Carrot, Not the Stick
It’s 5:09 AM in Pullman. I have two ag degrees from WSU, decades in agriculture, and I still didn’t understand what was happening in our soil. Tonight my 15-year-old gets honored at State FFA for what I only recently figured out.
Regenerative farming: 20 years wrong about the soil
It’s 5:09 AM in Pullman. I have two ag degrees from WSU, decades in agriculture, and I still didn’t understand what was happening in our soil. Tonight my 15-year-old gets honored at State FFA for what I only recently figured out.
Are we going to make it?
A first-generation farmer’s view of a 20-acre orchard pulled and laying on its side, Lake Chelan Valley
A Letter From a Friend to the Farm. A customers view of Lagriōth Winery.
A Letter From a Friend to the Farm. A customers view of Lagriōth Winery.
We Messed Up: Learning Forward on The Farm
We’re excited about what we’re learning – grazing our sheep regeneratively.
Winter’s Quiet Power: How Dormant Vines (and we) Prepare for a Bold 2026
Underneath the bark, bright yellow green – the tree’s are full of life in the midst of winter.
Love, Generosity and Corn: Reflections on a Year of Farm Life
A favorite trip of ours – visiting Sun Mountain in the Methow Valley.
Just Put Seaweed on it: A Fun, Fascinating Tool for Your Farm or Garden
Follow along as Chad learns about the fascinating benefits of seaweed.
