How are your New Year's resolutions coming?
I have been trying to stay on track myself, spend more time with my family, lose a few pounds, get a little more sleep and exercise daily. I have been measuring my goals using an excel spreadsheet.
40 Acres and a Mule
Lately, I have been thinking about the phrase, “40 acres and a mule.” My perspective of what this actually may have looked like, back in the 1800s when our government was giving out land, is colored by the fact that part of our farm is horse powered. Although my hunch is that not all of […]
On the hunt
by Ashley Rodriquez I have recently become aware of a sub-culture that exists in the ever growing world of food lovers. The people that exist in this culture are passionate, determined, generous, adventurous, tough, gentle and secretive. They are at times self-less and giving and conversely elusive and greedy. For the mushroom hunter, finding the […]
"Share the Good" Contest
From now through the month of February, not only will you receive the standard thank you gift for your referrals, but for every two people you refer, your name will be entered into a drawing for the chance to win one of three unique prizes!
"Share the Good" Contest
This is a time of year when people are making lifestyle changes for good. We all start to focus on maintaining healthy eating, exercise and setting goals for ourselves to keep us eating healthy. However, there are so many others—friends, family members, and neighbors—who could benefit from the fresh variety of fruits and veggies that […]
Judge Tristan Klesick??
Last week, I attended the American Farm Bureau (AFB) National Conference which was held in Seattle. The AFB hasn’t held its national conference in Seattle since the 1950s. Normally I wouldn’t head off to an AFB convention, but it was so close to home that I decided to go. It didn’t hurt either that the […]
Judge Tristan Klesick??
Last week, I attended the American Farm Bureau (AFB) National Conference which was held in Seattle. The AFB hasn’t held its national conference in Seattle since the 1950s. Normally I wouldn’t head off to an AFB convention, but it was so close to home that I decided to go. It didn’t hurt either that the […]
Off and Running
This is the famous time of the New Year’s Resolutions. We save up all of our energy, build up all the muster we have, to make the big push to change something. If we could only apply all the time we spend waiting to implement the change to the actual change, most of us would […]
Helping Local People
Another core principle at Klesick Family Farm is to give back to our community. Last year, with your help, the Klesick Family Farm delivered 463 boxes of good to the Stanwood and Snohomish food banks. That is $11,000.00 of quality organic fruits and vegetables. There is no way our farm could meet this need without […]
Supporting Local Farms
Since the inception of our home delivery business in1999, we have always focused on purchasing our fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers first. Every week, I call my farmer friends to find out what they currently have available that I can add to our boxes. If I need to find more produce, I then […]
'09 in the Books
It was this time last year that our farm and faming neighbors were hunkering down and sand bagging like crazy. The January ’09 flood was a record event. Flooding is a fairly normal event during the winter, but last January was the perfect storm. We had snow melting, huge amounts of rain and really […]
Simple decisions for healthy living
The days of heavy holiday foods laden with luscious cream and butter are now a thing of the past, but their memory lives on in the form of tight fitting clothes and an extra pound (or three). We remember those days of celebrating with joy and fondness, but as the new year is upon us, […]
Off and Running
This is the famous time of the New Year’s Resolutions. We save up all of our energy, build up all the muster we have, to make the big push to change something. If we could only apply all the time we spend waiting to implement the change to the actual change, most of us would […]
Egg Production – Part 2
Researchers are apparently going to research whether chickens are happy in cages or not? Sadly, I think that Benjamin Franklin was right when he said, “nothing is more uncommon than common sense.” I have raised chickens and they do like to keep close quarters, but only when they are Roosting (sleeping), not all the time. […]
The Year in Review
Supporting Local Farms Since the inception of our home delivery business in1999, we have always focused on purchasing our fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers first. Every week, I call my farmer friends to find out what they currently have available that I can add to our boxes. If I need to find more […]
Announcements
* We wish you all the best in 2010! * Over $11,000 worth of quality organic produce was donated to the Stanwood and Snohomish food banks in 2009!
Egg Production – Part 1
Something happened along the way that has changed agriculture from farming to food production. It is a subtle shift, but nonetheless profound and impactful. Farmers have always been interested in increased production and efficiencies. Farming is like all other business, you have to have a profit to stay in business or in the language of […]