by Annika Sampson | Jul 4, 2024
July 2, 2024, Everson WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center is a nonprofit organic fruit production farm and nursery in Everson WA. They share knowledge and resources to build accessible and equitable regional food systems, foster land stewardship, and reduce climate...
by Annika Sampson | Jul 2, 2024
Methley plums sized and showing the very first signs of ripening. This week we’re beginning to harvest a few new crops on the farm – ribes and cherries! We’re balancing harvests with weed management (strawberry weeding post-harvest, and lots of weedwhacking and mowing...
by Annika Sampson | Jun 24, 2024
Ripening Pink Champagne currants. This week top of mind is summer pruning on pome trees (especially apples), fungal and insect pest management, fertility management in young trees and grapes especially, and preparations for more harvests to come. While things are all...
by Annika Sampson | Jun 20, 2024
Some of the more unusual and delicious fruits we grow at Cloud Mountain Farm Center are those belonging to the genus “Ribes”. Pronounced rye-bees, we use the term “Ribes” to refer to the many varieties of currants, gooseberries, and jostaberries that grow here on the...
by Annika Sampson | Jun 17, 2024
Fruit Set on Kiwi Berries This week we’re coming through yet another cool wet period. There are some warm dry days in the forecast for later this week which will be much appreciated, but it looks like we will continue to have relatively rainy and cool conditions...
