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John Latimer
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Island Grown San Juans article
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John Latimer
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Harvest Helpers
We’ve been harvesting the Vicars of Winkfield pears this week. Atlas and Roxy love hanging out and watching the action. But it’s been...
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John Latimer
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Annular Eclipse
We were only able to see the beginning of the recent solar eclipse at the farm before the clouds rolled in. But the pups were very...
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John Latimer
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Farm Tour Participant
We're participating in the San Juan Island Farm Tours this year! We'll be at our host farm, Aurora Farm, to do a cider pressing...
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John Latimer
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Gravenstein Harvest
We just finished harvesting 211 pounds of Gravenstein apples from one tree that’s about 100 years old! Roxy helped supervise all of the...
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John Latimer
Aug 23, 20231 min read
We Have Pears
We now have Vicar of Winkfield pears available for sale. Contact us directly for details. These pears are best for culinary purposes or...
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John Latimer
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Play Time
Shane and Atlas enjoyed playing under the newly cleared Garry Oak tree. @islandgrownsj, #sanjuanisland, #visitsanjuans,...
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John Latimer
Aug 3, 20231 min read
Before and After
We’ve spent the last couple weeks uncovering an old Garry Oak tree on the farm. In our spare time we brush mowed the overgrown blackberry...
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John Latimer
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Wild & Native
Our new wildflowers that surround the orchard are blooming and look incredible! We planted Bee Feed and PNW Native Wildflower seed mixes...
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John Latimer
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Family Help
It’s awesome to have family helping out on the farm! Our nephew, Shane, has been using a brush mower to control the invasive tansy...
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John Latimer
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Spring Cleaning
We’ve been trying to finish up the spring chores before the official start of summer. Lots of weeding, composting, mulching, watering,...
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John Latimer
May 25, 20231 min read
Just Add Water
We spent the last few days installing irrigation drip lines to all of the 96 new fruit trees. With the dry weather upon us, it’ll...
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John Latimer
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Pear Blooms
The Vicar of Winkfield and Clapp’s Favorite pear trees are in full bloom and enjoying the warm weather! These pear trees are about 100...
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