News from The Farm

Congratulations to Mitch and Michelle of Summit Farms for their Snail of Approval award! They are great examples of farmers who intentionally steward the land, even if part of it isn’t being used for crop production. When they purchased their 28-acre farm in 2021 they immediately started working with local, state, and federal partners, since much of the property is [...]

Last week I had the 🍀 opportunity to deliver two very different presentations to very different audiences, and both were profound in unique ways. The first was to about 300 middle-schoolers, parents and coaches at the Climb The Mountain (😀) debate championship at Seattle University. Yes, the subject was about climbing mountains, but it was more tilted to these very [...]

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 [...]