Updates From The Farm
Featured Fruit: Orcas Pears
Orcas Pear is a Bartlett-style pear that was discovered as a seedling on Orcas Island in the San Juans. It became commercially available in 1986 and is prized for its productivity, large fruit, and resistance to pear scab. The fruit is smooth skinned with a yellow to...
Notes from the Field: Week of August 26
Nearly ripe Akane applesThis week we’re picking peaches, apples, pears and eagerly monitoring Lynden Blue grapes for ripeness. We'll also be prepping our apple line for the first big apple washing of the season, cleaning up apple drops to reduce pest pressure and...
Notes from the Field: Week of August 19
The most beautiful peach plum you ever did see.This week feels like we’re entering our more full-on harvest season – peach, plum, apple and pear varieties are ready for picking, and we’re ~2 weeks out on our first grape varieties. This cooling down of temperatures...
Featured Fruit: Methley Plums
Here at Cloud Mountain, we grow more than 150 varieties of certified organic fruit at the base of Sumas Mountain in Everson, WA. One of our team’s favorite early-ripening fruits is the Methley Plum. They’re a wonderful choice for both eating and growing! The Methley’s...
Notes from the Field: Week of August 5th
Nets on our Pond Orchard apple block.This week we’re harvesting, continuing to manage weeds, and keeping an ever-closer eye on apples and pears as they begin to ripen. Last week we were able to deploy netting over most of our apple blocks, and while it’s too late to...
Notes from the Field: Week of July 29
Red Gravenstein beginning to ripen.This week we’re getting a welcome break from dry weather to start the week. While rain can bring unwanted fungal disease pressure during summer months, it also provides a more even watering for the trees than drip can provide and...
Notes from the Field: Week of July 22
Methley plums ready for picking.This week we’re feeling grateful for a slight cool off in temperatures as we try to regain our footing with canopy management, summer pruning, and weed management amongst a sea of other field tasks. We’re harvesting plums and finishing...
Notes from the Field: Week of July 15
Aronia berry beginning to ripenThis week we’re continuing Ribes harvest, summer pruning, weeding and troubleshooting dreaded midsummer irrigation pump issues (which will hopefully be followed by ample watering of all orchard zones). Fruit/Bud/Tree Development We're...
Press Release: Experience Local Fruit at Cloud Mountain Farm Center During Harvest Season
7.10.24 Everson, WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center in Everson WA is excited to announce four Fruit Tastings on the Farm this harvest season – August 1, August 22, September 19, and October 17 from 5:30-7:00 pm. They invite you to enjoy certified organic, locally...
Plants to Programs: How Supporting Cloud Mountain’s Nursery Supports a Resilient Regional Food System
Photo: Connor HarronCloud Mountain Farm Center is an agricultural and horticultural non-profit located on 20 acres at the foot of Sumas Mountain. Our orchards and vineyards encompass about 4 acres of production and research, and our retail nursery specializes in...
Notes from the Field: Week of July 8
This week we’re harvesting currants, working on grape canopy management, continuing pest management in apples and pears, rennovating June Bearing strawberries, weeding and applying mid-season foliar and drip irrigation applied fertilizers. Fruit/Bud/Tree Development...
Press Release: Cloud Mountain Farm Center Wins Grant for Innovative, Sustainable Mulch Project
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...