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: Wellness
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.
Love, Generosity and Corn: Reflections on a Year of Farm Life
A favorite trip of ours – visiting Sun Mountain in the Methow Valley.
31 Houses to Here: The Winding Road to First-Generation Farming
A big fan of Scooby Do and flannels… a painting of Chad at age 4.
The Secret Sheep: Revealing A Funny Family Farm Story
The Secret Sheep is revealed. We’re delighted to have her join our family flock.
The Soul of Hosting: Wine, People, and Belonging
The Tophouse Band’s 1st visit to the farm.
