Updates From The Farm
George’s Corner: The Joys of Small Fruit-Bearing Shrubs
The addition of small, fruit bearing shrubs into the garden is a great way to bring new textures and interest as well as production into an edible landscape. One of the easiest to work into an ornamental garden are blueberries. Many varieties grow to a height of 5 to...
George’s Corner: A New Season Approaches & An Exciting Peach
It could be this mild stretch of weather or watching some of my garden indicators begin active growth and blooming that tells me spring is breaking! I know I am going out on a big limb by suggesting it, but there is a readiness around here to be out and digging in...
George’s Corner: Microclimates and a Fruit of Interest
My son from Vermont was just here for a visit and of course some of the conversation turned to gardening. While his weather and growing conditions are surprisingly similar to ours, timing of preparation and planting has some unique differences. This is a reminder to...
George’s Corner: The Early Flowering Plants of Spring
Even with the cold temperatures and wintery conditions, it is feeling like spring is just around the corner. Many of the folks that have been out to the nursery have been planting for that head start on the growing season! If you are digging those new treasures now,...
Cloud Mountain Farm Center Wins Grant to Advance Agricultural Education in Whatcom County
Photo credit: Connor Harron (Co-owner, Cedar Bridge Farm) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact: Elizabeth Hayes (360) 966-5859 ext. 1027 elizabethh@cloudmountainfarmcenter.org 2.22.23 Everson, WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center, a nonprofit farm and...
George’s Corner: Choosing Apple and Pear Trees
Welcome to George's Corner, where Cloud Mountain's very own George Kaas will share insider tips from the nursery to get you ready for gardening. George is our nursery retail assistant, and has a long career of working with people and plants. George worked in...
Applications Open for Community-Led Workshops at Cloud Mountain Farm Center
2.1.23 Everson, WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center is a non-profit farm in Whatcom County dedicated to supporting a resilient, collaborative, and dynamic local food system. They are known as pillars of the agricultural and horticultural community through their on-site...
Cloud Mountain Farm Center Opens for 2023 With a New Look and Community Workshops
1.18.23 Everson, WA – Cloud Mountain Farm Center is a non-profit farm in Whatcom County dedicated to supporting a resilient, collaborative, and dynamic local food system. The farm is an aggregation and resource hub for east Whatcom County farms, and a living...
Fruit Tasting Events at Cloud Mountain
On a beautiful sunny evening in late August, forty people at Cloud Mountain Farm Center gathered in the orchards to taste the bounty of a Pacific Northwest summer. Folks of all ages clustered on picnic blankets and around picnic tables, sampling peaches, plums, and...
Winter Damage, Spring 2022
Mid-May, and my 29 year old Desert King Fig is still not leafed out. Usually by this time, it has leaves and is beginning to push new growth. This old fig sits against our sunroom, and has never had significant winter damage before, even though I live where we get...
Meet the Incubator Farm: Spring Time Farm
Nine years ago, Nick Spring and Sarah Robinson started Spring Time Farm, a beloved local farm that sells both wholesale produce and vibrant CSAs. Located in Everson WA, Spring Time Farm has quickly become one of the area’s favorite farms for sourcing fresh, organic...
Meet the Incubator Farmer: Vertical Fog Farm
One fateful day in Chicago, Rob Jordan walked into a bookstore. Preparing for a cross-country move to attend University of Washington, he picked up a Seattle travel book. It described the weather in Seattle as a persistent mist, as “vertical fog”. The words stuck with...