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Farm Happenings at Local Color Farm and Fiber
Farm Happenings for September 29, 2022
Welcome to Week 18! Just a reminder that flower shares ended two week ago and this session of the CSA ends in two more weeks!
Its been a beautiful September! After such a late start to the season, we are really grateful for these last few weeks of warm, sunny weather to help some of our long season1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 22, 2022
Welcome to week 17! Just a reminder that our 12 week flower share ended last week! This session of our CSA ends in 3 weeks!
Fall really settled in last week, with cool nights, zucchini plants slowing down, and big sections of the farm switching from veggies to cover crop. This week we are pla1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 15, 2022
Welcome to Week 16! Just a reminder that this is the LAST WEEK of flowers! We also have only 4 more weeks of the main season CSA!
Despite our cold and rainy spring, we did not escape Smoke Season this year. The layer of low hanging smoke makes it difficult for some plants to ripen up at the r1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 8, 2022
Welcome to Week 15! September is often the best month for local eating here in the Northwest, with both hot season crops still available and fall crops starting to come in. The weather is cooling down, we are starting our big potato dig, and the Brussels sprouts are nearly 4 feet tall, so it's feel1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2022
Welcome to Week 14! We are definitely in late stage summer now, hope everyone is eating well and storing up all of this sunshine before the rains return.
We started Bulk Harvest Season with the onions last week! TBH, this is the best onion crop we have grown at this farm. Onions are one of the tric1 read more »
Farm Happening for Week of August 25, 2022
Welcome to Week 13! It looks like a hot week ahead, but I can feel fall creeping into the edges of the days, and I am definitely looking forward to it! Field planting is basically wrapped for the season, with the exception of a little bit of salad and spinach. We are spending the week diligently we1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 18, 2022
Welcome to Week 12! We are over half way through of Summer CSA season and in full on summer abundance! All of our plants have finally caught up after a cold spring and we are reaching peak tomato season. We hope everyone is enjoying summer before school starts and eating lots of tomato sandwiches a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2022
Welcome to Week 11! It's another hot week, but the crew pushed through to finish our last big planting push of the season! The previous heat wave delayed our fall planting a little, so this bit of hot weather is appreciated to help these plant grow! I can already feel the days getting shorter and i1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2022
Welcome to Week 10! The farm survived the heat wave last week, thanks to the crew for starting at 5:30 each day so we could be out of the field by 2pm and thanks to the irrigation pump for working overtime to keep everything hydrated! While the heat is hard on us humans, it was amazing to see the p1 read more »
About the farm
Local Color Farm and Fiber is owned and operated by Emily Tzeng and Brian Love. We grow food, flowers, and fiber. We farm in the Puyallup River Valley of Washington and are excited to be growing fresh vegetables, heritage breed lamb, and naturally dyed fibers for your family.
We recognize the land we have the privilege of stewarding is stolen from the Puyallup Tribe. We believe that nutrient dense, colorfully diverse, and culturally appropriate foods should be available for everyone and are actively seeking ways to make this possible in our community.
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We recognize the land we have the privilege of stewarding is stolen from the Puyallup Tribe. We believe that nutrient dense, colorfully diverse, and culturally appropriate foods should be available for everyone and are actively seeking ways to make this possible in our community.