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Farm Happenings at Local Color Farm and Fiber
Farm Happenings for July 29, 2021: Hot Sheep Summer
Welcome to Week 10! Lots happening on the farm these days, with lots of harvesting and planting on the veggie side and weaning lambs on the sheep side of the farm.
In case you missed it, you can reserve whole and half lambs now! More info and reserve yours here. Our animals are rotationally grazed1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 22, 2021
Hello and welcome to week 9!
As we move into peak harvest season, we are also doing a huge planting push this week. Lots of fall brassicas (kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc) and chicories are going in the ground this week, in addition to more getting seeded in the greenhouse for the winter1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 15, 2021
Hello and welcome to week 8 of the season!
TACOMA PICK UP CHANGES:
If you pick up in Tacoma, we are switching to Gather Juice Co, next door to Field, as they renovate. You should have received another email with pick up details.
We are slowly unburying ourselves from the enormous to do list,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 8, 2021: Sum Sum Summer Squash
Happy July and hope everyone had a lovely long weekend. Internet has finally been restored to our farm, so we are grateful for that; once again, sorry for the late email this week. We also had some great volunteers come out and help with garlic harvest this weekend. Thank you! Even more garlic is c1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 1, 2021: Its Brutal Out There
Wow, are we so glad to make it to this point of the week!
First, sorry for this very late delivery email. I usually aim for Sunday or Monday morning, but wanted to make sure we would have product available for this week. Then, a delivery truck accidentally took out the internet cable an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 24, 2021
Happy Summer Solstice! Both the days and to do list are lengthy this time of year. Summer is definitely back we are busy in the planting, weeding, harvesting cycle. The first fall crops went in the ground last week and we have started mowing down early spring crops that we have been harvesting from1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2021
Welcome to Week 4! After a dry and hot spring, we welcomed the atmospheric river yesterday and enjoyed the sound of 2 inches (!) of rain falling while trellising tomatoes. While we irrigate plants when needed, rain really is the best irrigation because it is nitrated (small amounts of dissolved atm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 10, 2021
Wow, are we so incredibly grateful for this weekend’s rain! During such a hot week, I pretty much survived on sparkling water, river jumps, and Nuun hydration tablets with caffeine (Spindrift plz sponsor us.)
During this time of year, it is light more than it is dark, and the plants gain noti1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 3, 2021
Happy first week of June!
The plants enjoyed the rain fall last week and will definitely be soaking up all of the sun in the upcoming week! This time of year, things grow unbelievably fast, including the weeds! Since we do not grow with herbicides, all of our weed control is human powered! In1 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.