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Farm Happenings at Flat Tack Farm
Farm Happenings for October 8, 2020
We planted our final crops for this season last week- chard, beets, lettuces, and chicory (or winter lettuces). Farm tasks have now switched to mowing and removing old crops, pulling out irrigation and prepping the beds for winter. We will also be setting up some of our beds for garlic1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 1, 2020
It’s almost October- So we thought we’d celebrate with this cute picture of our farm cat, Whiskey and our pumpkins! Autumn is our favorite season! The changing fall colors reminds us that it’s almost time to rest! It’s the final push right before the winter season sets in an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 21
Greetings and salutations!
It finally rained! The smoke is gone, but the tomatoes have erupted. I guess rain, like many things is a double edged sword. With more rain on the way we are hustling to harvest all the crops prone to cracking, bursting or spoiling such as: dry beans, winter squash, melon1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 17, 2020
It's been a very long and smoky week! With all of the wild fires around us, thankfully not too close, we've been covered in a smog cloud for over a week. This shot was taken today around 11 am. In my 4 years of farming in this area, 2 of those have been affected by wild fire smoke1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 10, 2020
The bees are buzzing and so are we! Lots of veggies ready to harvest and the farm is rocking as summer flies by.
We've got some new items on the list for this week! Fresh from our farm is our first batch of sweet corn! We planted 3 different heirloom varieties that are slowl1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 3, 2020
We ❤️ Tomatoes
Have you been wondering what types you may be getting with your share? We've created a labeled photo that names quite a few of the ones we're growing this year. Minus the cherry tomatoes.
What have we been up to? Well, lots and lots of harvesting!!! We've also starte1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August, 23 2020
We are trucking right along this week! Eggplant are making their first appearance, the hot peppers are beginning to ripen in the field and greenhouse, and the tomatoes are coming off in droves. With a week of great weather ahead of us there is everything to be excited about!
Speaking of excitement,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 20, 2020
We’ve been blessed with some beautiful sunsets lately. This photo is from yesterday evening sunset here at the farm. Wildfires, pollution and stagnant air sure do make for beautiful sunsets! I guess you could call that a silver lining. It forces us to see the beauty in things even1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 13, 2020
One potato, two potato, three potato....
Wow, We harvested over 800# of potatoes this last week!!! A huge thank you to those who came out to help dig, pick up and sort potatoes. Because we're such a small scale farm, we do many things by hand without the use of machinery. That inc1 read more »
About the farm
Flat Tack is a small scale farm nestled within the serene vineyard setting of Heathen Estate in Vancouver, Washington. The farm was started in 2017 by co-farmers Kelly and Patrick. Flat Tack Farm specializes in growing a wide variety of produce and is working on organic certification. We grow all of our food without the use of harmful pesticides, chemicals, or synthetic fertilizers; while focusing on improving the land to a healthier state using holistic, all natural practices. The current cultivated area is around 2 acres and is farmed using intensive methods that focus on low tillage and integrating Permaculture (permanent agriculture: creating natural eco-systems designed to be sustainable and self-sufficient) practices into our gardens. Flat Tack Farm focuses on growing heirloom, rare and unique varieties of produce. https://flat-tack-farm.ueniweb.com/
We also believe in collaboration to grow a stronger food system! We partner with other local farmer friends to bring more abundance of sustainably grown food and farm products to our community!
A few of our growing partners are: Sprout and Blossom Farm, Columbia River Mushrooms, Volehalla Farm, and our neighbors. Our locally raised pastured beef share comes from Windy River Livestock in Washougal, WA. We also have locally baked bread from Bleu Door Bakery available as an add on. By combining in a cooperative effort the farmers can join forces to expand their operations and help more of our community members have access to locally grown goodness.
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We also believe in collaboration to grow a stronger food system! We partner with other local farmer friends to bring more abundance of sustainably grown food and farm products to our community!
A few of our growing partners are: Sprout and Blossom Farm, Columbia River Mushrooms, Volehalla Farm, and our neighbors. Our locally raised pastured beef share comes from Windy River Livestock in Washougal, WA. We also have locally baked bread from Bleu Door Bakery available as an add on. By combining in a cooperative effort the farmers can join forces to expand their operations and help more of our community members have access to locally grown goodness.