Enjoy summer’s local harvest salad-style! Organic salads are the perfect summer meal! They’re cool and light on a hot day (it’s coming!). You don’t have to heat up the oven or stove top and you can prepare most of it ahead of time and be ready with a nutritious meal after a long day of […]
I have the privilege of saying good morning to Mt. Pilchuck and the Three Fingers every morning. The sunsets are obscured by the tree lines, but the mornings in the valley are stunning. I have been getting up early for so many years that sleeping in looks like 5:15am! That 4-5 a.m. start happens to be the quietest part of the […]
The Covid19 situation has me thinking about various forms of preparedness. But first, I’d like to take a minute to acknowledge those that have recently faced serious illness, lost loved ones, or have experienced serious loss from economic shut down. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. Who knows what the future […]
This week we’re increasing our plantings and our weeding! The weather windows are favorable to really start getting things checked off our list! If you follow us on FB or Instagram, you can see what we’re up to. This last weekend we started moving towards a big push to get our fall crops in. We […]
Spring Has Sprung Over the last few weeks, the weather has been a mix of warm, cold, wet, really wet, and hot! For the most part a typical spring! Local products are starting to trickle in and before you know it, we’ll be immersed in the full-blown local season. This week and last week we’ve headed up to Mt. Vernon to pick up local, just harvested spinach, and asparagus. Local carrots, kale, and chard are next! And, before you know it, peas, cherries, and a full bounty of NW produce will be harvested […]
With so many new families joining us recently, we would like to introduce ourselves. We are Tristan and Joelle Klesick and we farm, with our family, on 37 acres in the beautiful Stillaguamish Valley in Stanwood, Washington. Here at Klesick Family Farm we grow about 5 acres of fruit and vegetables. The rest of our acreage is used to rotate our […]
Wow! How did that happen? I just found out that it’s Easter this Sunday! This last month has surely been a whirlwind! Am I the only one that’s lost track of time? I even look forward to Easter! I find comfort in its message of hope. This international “pause” on life has given many of us an opportunity to reflect. Hope is a great thing to reflect on during […]
Everyone is looking for a firm footing. Each of our paths have a little “looser” rock to navigate than normal, requiring us to be aware of our surroundings and to plan each step carefully. And wouldn’t a normal walk in nature, down the street, or around town be nice; where we could exchange pleasantries and […]
We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to the hundreds of new families that have signed up in the last few weeks. We are Tristan and Joelle Klesick, a local family living, and working on our farm in Stanwood. We’ve been sourcing, growing, and delivering fresh organic produce for 23 years in our […]
We’d like to take a moment to address the COVID-19 concern. The US FDA has put out this statement regarding food handling and the virus. “We are not aware of any reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest COVID-19 can be transmitted by food or food packaging. However, it is always important to follow good hygiene practices […]
“The peas are coming on strong. My nine-year-old son, Micah has beaten his dad with the first blossoms of the season. Come to think about it his carrots are coming on sooner than mine, too. Around here there’s a healthy amount of weeding to do, and it is just plain work. Some can be done with hoes, but a […]
I have been contemplating many changes on the farm. For the last several years our apples and pears, always have a good fruit set, but for some reason the Italian Prunes, aren’t as happy here. Italian Prunes are mostly self-fertile, meaning that they do not need an additional plum variety to cross pollinate. Our plum blossoms are awesome, the trees […]
We love hearing the enthusiasm from our customers when they receive their Box of Good! We often hear: “It’s like Christmas and feels like opening a gift of health!” Some people tell us they eat more nutritiously when they get a box delivered, and their kids will even try new things! Customers appreciate that we take the guesswork out […]
The feel-good messaging has been loud from venture capital funded mega companies encouraging consumers to purchase produce that is ugly or imperfect in order to address our country’s food waste epidemic. However, an efficient system already exists to use blemished products. It goes to our food banks or is used for frozen foods, canned goods, […]
Unlike any period of time in the past, we have access to countless food options, as well as unlimited information on how that food works within our bodies. We know more now about specific nutrients, what purpose they serve inside of our bodies, which foods contain them, and how to eat in order to help […]
Hey, Klesick customers, Alaina here! I am excited to announce our brand-new “Family on the Go” box. We know life can get busy, so we wanted to create a simple box of good that allows your family to still eat healthy while doing all the things! This assorted box has easy to eat fruit and […]
Last week I wrote about seasons, farming, and cover crops. It would be very easy to make a similar analogy about our health. Planning is happening all the time. It is also overlapping, with multiple stages and events. One of those activities is eating. How do you plan for fueling your body? What is your eating strategy? Isn’t eating one of the most […]
