Author Archives: Katie
Our weed machine
Our beautiful orange Allis Chambers has finally been put to work. What a wonderful, wonderful machine. Casey tinkered with it all day yesterday, trying to get the blades positioned correctly for our bed spacing. It was a bit of a … Continue reading
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The fields are full of plants!
Just a quick note and update on the transplanting effort here at Oakhill Organics—by the end of today, we will have planted into the fields (many varieties of each type): snap peas, snow peas, sunflowers, green onions, bush beans, spinach, … Continue reading
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Farmer friends
Last night we had the treat of visiting another local farm! We just found out about Gaining Ground Farm last week through a circuitous google search. They’re in Yamhill (just north of McMinnville), running a CSA, and young like us! … Continue reading
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Three milestones
The last few days have been crazy. In so many ways. They represent a turning point in our season, in that we had some big milestones. There were, as always, many bumps along the way. As always. As always. Sigh. … Continue reading
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Monday morning
Another productive couple of days out here. A few moments of particular excitement: first of all, this morning we ‘potted on’ all the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants! They now have two-inches of yummy soil to dig into. They look so … Continue reading
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Tractor #2!
After a few productively frenzied hours of phone calls, visits, and tips from new friends, we purchased our second tractor late this afternoon. We feel really good about this purchase. I’ll post more of the details soon. She already has … Continue reading
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Good-bye, Bellingham!
We’re back in Mac after a whirlwind final visit to Bellingham to pick up the rest of our belongings. I also defended my Master’s thesis (and passed!). While were in town, we had a wonderful dinner with the community at … Continue reading
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A bit of a mailing fiasco
Nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan, does it? And we survive. But the latest bit of chaos is still troubling us. It turns out that in the midst of our switching addresses and opening a new PO box in … Continue reading
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Easter mud, family fun & more
Yesterday we had our first official family visit to our farm. Casey’s family braved the mud of Easter afternoon to tromp around the hothouse and empty fields. It was one of the coldest, wettest days we’ve had out here, so … Continue reading
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Progress!!!!
[ETA on 4/15/14: I am updating this post almost exactly nine years after first it, because this is the entry we get BY FAR the most inquiries about from other farmers out there. It must pop up in a search … Continue reading
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