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John Latimer
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Warm Summer Days
After a cold, wet spring, the new apple trees are loving the beautiful weather. Especially the Brown Snout, Harry Master’s Jersey, and...
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John Latimer
Jul 13, 20221 min read
On A Clear Day...
On A Clear Day… It was so beautiful and clear yesterday that you could see the tops of both Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker from the farm. The...
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John Latimer
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Wild Company
These two fox pups were hanging out with me today at the farm. The one is all black and the other is a silver-grey, but both of them had...
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John Latimer
Jun 14, 20221 min read
New Fruit
Just nine weeks after it was planted, this Yarlington Mill is already bearing its first apples. Of course, the fruit on all the new trees...
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John Latimer
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Water water everywhere
We got the drip irrigation lines installed for the apple orchard just in time for the warm weather. A big thanks to James Most (Orchards,...
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John Latimer
May 17, 20221 min read
FARM Fund Grant
We have been awarded a grant to add native pollinating plants for beneficial habitats to attract more bees in our apple orchard. The...
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John Latimer
Apr 30, 20221 min read
Successful Day!
Not only did we finished putting up all of the new deer fencing, but our new apple trees are already beginning to bud! Here's some of the...
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John Latimer
Apr 19, 20221 min read
228 New Trees!
We’re proud to announce that we completed our 2022 planting with a total of 228 cider apple trees! Thank you to our volunteers and...
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John Latimer
Apr 15, 20221 min read
192 More Apple Trees!
After just five days, we planted 192 new cider apple trees! We couldn’t have done it without such an awesome crew of family, friends, and...
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John Latimer
Apr 13, 20220 min read
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John Latimer
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Wonderful Evening
The Seagate Farm group had an incredible dinner at Aurora Farm after planting new apple trees all day!
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John Latimer
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Beginning of spring planting
First day at Seagate Farm and we got 42 apple trees planted! Thank you to all our volunteers, friends, and family for a fun and...
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John Latimer
Mar 23, 20221 min read
High Energy Playlist!
When I need a lift while working in the orchard, I put on my High Energy playlist to keep me moving! Here’s a few of my favorites to get...
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John Latimer
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Watch Us Grow
Check out our new orchard! Seagate Farm has been focused on building our infrastructure this winter. We just finished putting in the...
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John Latimer
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Winter Has Arrived
The farm looks beautiful, and very different, covered in snow! In the first pic, our new pond and Kay's Orchard at Seagate Farm are...
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John Latimer
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Island Grown
Instagram post by Island Grown in the San Juans.
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John Latimer
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Pear Tarts!
Here are two different pear tarts made with the Vicars of Winkfield pears from Seagate Farm. Chris made a pear and blueberry tart (slice...
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John Latimer
Oct 26, 20211 min read
For next fall...
Thank you to everyone with the wonderful responses and ideas. For next year, we’ll be coordinating with Aurora Farm who is planning a...
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John Latimer
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Pumpkin Patch?
We’re seeing questions here this month about pumpkin patches, and there doesn’t seem to be one currently on San Juan Island. Seagate...
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John Latimer
Sep 18, 20211 min read
Are you looking for cider apples?
Seagate Farm focuses on heirloom apples for hard cider producers. We're located on San Juan Island and incorporate a variety of fruit...
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