Farm Happenings for August 10, 2022

Welcome back to week 12 of the 2022 Flat Tack Farm CSA program!

What's Happening?!

Farm life is busy! We’ve been picking fruit- from plums to blueberries and the blackberries are ripe as well. We’re also still planting out fall crops and doing a lot of weeding. Harvest is in full swing- we still have 3 more rows of garlic to harvest and next up is the potato dig! Every year we hand dig all of our potatoes and have a big volunteer harvest day. Look out for info on that soon… it’s a fun time and so rewarding! A good time to get your hands dirty looking for gold.

We’re picking up tomatoes from NW Organics this week in Ridgefield WA. Ours are bearing fruit but at least a few weeks from ripening. Luckily they’ve got an over abundance this week.

Also featured this week- gold plums from Humble Homestead. Our good friend has a tree bearing a TON of plums right now and we get to share the bounty!

Thank you for supporting locally grown we hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor this week :)

Kelly & Patrick

Flat Tack is a small scale farm nestled within the serene vineyard setting of Heathen Estate in Vancouver, Washington. The farm was started in 2017 by co-farmers Kelly and Patrick. Flat Tack Farm specializes in growing a wide variety of produce and is working on organic certification. We grow all of our food without the use of harmful pesticides, chemicals, or synthetic fertilizers; while focusing on improving the land to a healthier state using holistic, all natural practices. The current cultivated area is around 2 acres and is farmed using intensive methods that focus on low tillage and integrating Permaculture (permanent agriculture: creating natural eco-systems designed to be sustainable and self-sufficient) practices into our gardens. Flat Tack Farm focuses on growing heirloom, rare and unique varieties of produce. https://flat-tack-farm.ueniweb.com/

We also believe in collaboration to grow a stronger food system! We partner with other local farmer friends to bring more abundance of sustainably grown food and farm products to our community!
A few of our growing partners are: Sprout and Blossom Farm, Columbia River Mushrooms, Volehalla Farm, and our neighbors. Our locally raised pastured beef share comes from Windy River Livestock in Washougal, WA. We also have locally baked bread from Bleu Door Bakery available as an add on. By combining in a cooperative effort the farmers can join forces to expand their operations and help more of our community members have access to locally grown goodness.

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