News from The Farm

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY MARKET* 2025, 16th Edition * Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Summit Farms – Mitch & Michelle, and Sadie T’was the night before the Market Holiday, The SUV laden with produce and hay, When all through the land, All the Blue Jays were stirring, English Walnuts in hand. Wishes and dreams were hung [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Farmer and Author Mitch Lewis to Host Live Reading and Book Launch of "The Vivid Voyage Home" at the Olympia Farmers Market Mischievous Goat Returns for Underwater Adventure in "The Vivid Voyage Home," Concluding Mitch Lewis's Beloved Billy The Baaad Goat Children's Trilogy OLYMPIA, WA – July 23, 2025 – Get ready for a [...]

Hey friends—Mitch here! I’m excited to invite you and your little adventurers to a live storytime of my new book, The Vivid Voyage Home. We’ll gather in the peaceful garden area of the Olympia Farmers Market on Friday, July 25th at 10:30 an hour of rhyme‑filled fun. Together, we’ll follow Billy the Baaad Goat and his crew on their [...]

Hey friends, Mitch here. I want to personally invite you to something special we’re hosting out at the farm on Thursday, May 2nd from 6 to 9 PM — a community movie night and Q&A right here at Summit Farms, in partnership with our friends at Thurston Conservation District. We’ll be screening the powerful documentary Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, a [...]

Funny how our lives come full-circle … 50 years ago I would have been attending one of these … and now we’re supporting for agricultural high school students looking for volunteer or apprentice work. (Examples of our “competition” haha were the Marines, Coast Guard, WSU, Banks, Hospitals …) We were so impressed with the WA State High School & [...]

Hey friends — Mitch here. I’m excited (and honestly, a little emotional) to share that my latest children’s book, Billy the Baaad Goat: The Vivid Voyage Home, is officially out in the wild! This one’s been a joy to create. It’s colorful, it’s a little wild, and it’s packed with heart. In true Billy fashion, it’s got plenty of [...]