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Do you know your natives?

Think you know your native Washington plants? Prove it to us and you can win a free native plant from...


Behind the farm to school scenes

We are in the midst of carrying out a multi-faceted, two-year farm-to-school grant, and things are beginning to take shape....


In search of red rhubarb

Our rhubarb patch is about a tenth of an acre. Nobody has counted exactly, but there are over 500 plants....


Celery success

We are growing two celery crops this year: The crunchy stalk you are certainly familiar with and the root–celeriac–that you...


More peas to the people

Sugar snap peas are one of the most universally enjoyed fruits of early spring. Our CSA members like them so...


Small farms and safe food

Ladies and gentlemen, the news you have been waiting for: We have finished a draft of our new food safety...


Surprise sowing

The best laid plans of farmers are never set in stone. Despite having reserved arugula for the fall in our...


Mixing in the cover crop

Cover cropping is a major tool in an organic farmer’s toolkit. Last week, we brought one round of cover-cropping to...


We're bringing baby lettuce back

After a year off, we are psyched to bring back a mix of baby lettuce varieties. These little heads take...


Changing of the guard

The circle of life is in full relief right now at Oxbow as certain crops from last season reach the...