Season of Thanks
Farm News
As we begin our season of thanks, we are humbled by the incredible amounts of food our fields still have abundantly growing. There are robust plantings of leeks, beets, carrots, winter squash, potatoes and purple top turnips still to be tapped.
These next few weeks, we will dive into them and begin offering these fall gems, perfect for the delicious feasts for one of our darkest and wettest months here in the Pacific Northwest.
Still no real signs of salmon coming up − only two silver have been spotted, but we will be following all the creeks quite closely moving forward. Many thanks to Stewardship Partners and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club for a spectacular effort in clearing away blackberries and brush and planting trees all along Griffin Creek.
The tenderling trees will bring immense fortitude for the banks of the creek ensuring habitat preservation for salmon. Thank you to all the members that showed up on Sunday in the misty coolness. It doesn’t seem fair that the fog never burned off in the valley the way it did in the city. We still had a great day − cozy time by the fire enjoying roast pork and farm veggies.
Our November days will be mostly harvesting as the daylight hours have shortened so much that there will be little time for other activities. November will also be a month of revisiting and changing any new requirements for GAP Certification. GAP short for “Good Agricultural Practices” is an added certification we do to ensure food safety not only in the processing station, but also in the fields. We will have to use December and January for farm clean-up this year and hope the cooler days make it easier to be in the barn and buildings.
Migrations have been flooding the skies as Canadian geese fly over looking for feeding grounds. The eagles have returned to hunting the way they do before mating season, perching in open trees. They are happily hunting the waters for salmon even in their rougher state. For those of you (and this includes many of us on the farm) who enjoy the rainy, quiet days of November when you can re-acquaint yourself with night and reading and maybe listening to jazz you haven’t heard in a long time − bliss out!
Don’t forget to find us on Instagram (@fullcirclefarms).
– Wendy
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