News from The Farm
WWOOF Reflections from Josephine
I spent a month at Summit Farms and felt inspired to start my own homestead! I originally reached out to Summit Farms in May 2024, after being accepted to WWOOF’s Future Farmer Program. I arrived in late June with my partner and my friend, and we quickly settled into a weekly schedule of routine farm maintenance, some exciting special projects, [...]
Full Moon Movie Night: August 19th
Join us at Summit Farms for a magical Full Moon Movie Night in the Big Red Barn! 🌕✨ Date: August 19 Time: 7-9 PM Location: 11815 Whitehall Lane SE, Off 113th We're screening "The Dark Side of the Rainbow," an iconic mashup of The Wizard of Oz and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Immerse yourself in a [...]
HipCamp Update for Summer 2024
We invite you and your out-of-town guests to stay at our turn-of-the century farm via our HipCamp program. We have three RV full hook-up sites for rent (a fourth one is available by request, if you are camping with a large group or family-otherwise we like to space them out for added privacy), with easy back or front in-and-out access, [...]
Growing Update: July 2024
It’s been a very busy time of year for us growers, while Mother Nature and weather have been fickle at best so far. Our 2024 growing season really began in October of last year with the planting of hundreds of garlic and red shallot so that they could “over-winter” and be ready for scapes in June, with harvest and curing [...]
WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities for Organic Farmers)
For the past couple of years, we have been hosting WWOOFers from around the U.S. who have helped us so much along with providing a safe and supportive environment for the Future Farmers of America. This organization links Farmers/Ranchers who are practicing to organic methods with folks who either have some school or first-hand experience and can learn by doing. [...]
WSOSFF (Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund) and U.S. NRCS (National Resource Conservation Services) Grant Updates
We are super proud and grateful to be awarded a grant from the Tilth Alliance - WA State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund that completes more than 500’ of additional critter-resistant fencing, tractor gates, and many yards of organic soil, and mushroom compost (to build on the lime/cover crops we’ve been rehabilitating this field with). This will give us an [...]