As longtime Methow Valley residents, we at Bluebird Grain Farms have always been staunch supporters of land conservation efforts. In fact, our new granary and processing facility is located on a property that is permanently protected by a conservation easement! We’re particularly excited about the Methow Conservancy’s latest conservation project. Imagine the Methow: the Campaign for… Continued
by Ashley Lodato, Bluebird Grain Farms staff writer Dan and Cathy Rodriguez, co-owners of Cafe Columbia in Pybus Market, spent their early careers in IT, working for more than 15 years with manufacturers such as The Boeing Co and Tempress and later moving into consulting for Fujitsu, Solutions Consulting, Perot Systems, and Dell Computer. But… Continued
As I referenced in last month’s notes, the March calendar would signify the “first day of spring.” On que, that is when we could really feel the shift for the first time after a sustained and lengthy winter here in the Methow. Nighttime temperatures still fall well below freezing but we’ve had a fair bit… Continued
Upcoming Granary & Farm Tours Public Drop in Hours- Monday-Friday from 9:00 to 4:00 PM We welcome drop in visitors on site Monday- Friday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Stop in and see our new digs and pop up shop. If you would like to request a group tour ( 10 +) of our facility- please… Continued
Vegas or Bust Our daughter Larkin and her friend Rupert Dyer saved my bacon a few weeks ago; the day before I was to travel to Las Vegas to the Fancy Food Show I tested positive (yes for the first time) for COVID. With a Bluebird Grain Farms booth set up and product waiting in… Continued
‘Tis the season, truth to tell! Thanksgiving has come and gone and this year could have easily passed for a Christmas setting. Hopefully, most have gotten into better eating shape at this point because now the real test comes: Christmas! Winter descended on our little Valley November 7th and has been building on that early… Continued
by Ashley Lodato Bluebird Grain Farms staff writer photos by Bluebird Grain Farms It was logging that brought Bluebird Grain Farms Granary Manager Steve White to the Methow Valley in 1996 and it was farming that eventually brought him back. Steve was raised in Northern Idaho in a community that makes the Methow Valley seem… Continued
We’re opening our doors for public hours the weekend after Christmas (12/29-12/31) and invite you to come shop. We have bulk bags of flour and grains available, as well as our full line of retail items: fresh milled flour, whole grains, and handcrafted blends. Come enjoy the warehouse shopping experience. HOLIDAY BREAK PUBLIC VISITING HOURS… Continued
by Ashley Lodato, Bluebird Grain Farms staff writer photos courtesy of Celilo Restaurant Chef Ben Stenn isn’t the first person to have a trip to France change his life and he won’t be the last. But the Hood River, Oregon community can rejoice that France lured Stenn from a career in law to a life… Continued
by Ashley Lodato About 13,000 years ago the last of the Missoula floods swept across Eastern Washington and down the Columbia River Gorge. Glaciologists estimate that the glaciers in the Methow Valley were up to a mile deep. When the ice receded, the First People arrived and inhabited the Methow Valley. For at least 10,000… Continued