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December Farmer Notes

“ Not yesterday I learned to know       The love of bare November days Before the coming of the snow…” And so the final stanza in Robert Frost’s “My November Guest” begins.  A more appropriate beginning, and now ending of November can not be found.  Indeed this November began with “silvery mist and sodden lane” as… Continued

Butternut Flank on a Bed of Potlatch Pilaf

Serves- 6-8 Ingredients 1 Large Butternut Squash, halved 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper, to taste ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick) 1 tablespoon fresh chopped garden sage ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary 1 clove garlic, minced Bed 1 1/2 cups Bluebird Grain Farms’ Potlatch Pilaf 1/4 cup minced shallots 2 teaspoons olive oil +… Continued

November Farmer Notes

Quiet, crisp and clear is how October went out.  More classic fall, days I can’t recall.  Of all the months, perhaps October is the month with the most change.  This year October began mild and sunny, with some warm rains mixed in as the month progressed.  Then on the 25th we had our first snow. … Continued

News and Announcements

Upcoming Tours & Holiday Open House Bring your friends and family to tour our granary and learn about how we grow and process our ancient wheats. We will have our store open and gift options available for purchase. Tours last approximately 1 hour and start promptly at 10 am. We welcome all ages! Sign up… Continued

Squash & Cider Soup with Caramelized Farro and Apples

Recipe developed for Bluebird Grain Farms by Acacia Larsen. Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 Medium/large or 2 small winter squash (about 4 cups cooked squash) 2 Tablespoons olive oil Kosher or sea salt 1 Cup Bluebird Emmer Farro 3 Cups apple cider (juice works too if you don’t have access to apple cider) 3 Cups chicken… Continued

October Farmer Notes

Goodbye sweet September… and that it has been.  From the very beginning to nearly the end.  Warm, dry late summer days filled the month up until the autumn equinox.  Although these days were  almost hot at times, the cool mornings and long quiet evenings were idyllic.  On que, the equinox came and the weather moved… Continued

News and Announcements

You will see our NEW packaging rolling out this week. All of our 2 lb., 4 lb. and 5 lb. packages will start showing up on the shelves with our beautiful bright new packaging and color schemes (which correlate with the variety of grains). Einkorn- Orange, Emmer- Yellow…. you get the point. We have also… Continued

September Farmer Notes

The summer of whacky weather almost skipped the Methow Valley altogether.  Almost.  As I type these notes at the close of August and half way into harvesting our home field of einkorn here, Mother Nature has ushered in a pretty hefty rain storm!  And a fast drop in temperature as follow up.  No real damage… Continued

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