2016 Festival Of Family Farms

Oc tober 1 & 2, 2 016 • 10am - 4pm

ACRES OF FUN FOR EVERYONE!

FREE Admission and Parking!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Advertising Director:

Welcome.........................................................................................3

Duby Petit dpetit@skagitpublishing.com

Bow Hill Blueberries....................................................................4

sales & community relations director:

Cascadian Farm.............................................................................4

Deb Davis Bundy dbundy@skagitpublishing.com

Double O Ranch............................................................................7

2016 Farm Map.............................................................................6

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Eagle Haven Winery.....................................................................7

editorial & Farm profiles:

Gordon Skagit Farms...................................................................8

Tricia Plymale

Design & Layout: Holly Chadwick photographer: Scott Terrell,

Hedlin Family Farm......................................................................8

Brandy Shreve

La Conner Flats..............................................................................10

advertising Operations:

RoozenGaarde...............................................................................11

Holly Chadwick, Jody Hendrix, Dana Perry, Karen Sheppard

Samish River Dairy.......................................................................12

Hemlock Highlands Ranch........................................................9

Schuh Farms...................................................................................13

Advertising Sales:

South Fork Farms..........................................................................13

Beverly Cloer, Abby Jackson, Tina Pullar, Kathy Schultz, Katie Sundermeyer, John Williams, Rachel Yousling

Sponsors Thank You Page..........................................................14

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Taylor Shellfish Farms.................................................................15

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welcome FREE admission and parking! This is a once-a-year event opportunity where family farms across Skagit County open their barn doors just for you. Come explore and learn, down on the farm.

During the festival weekend you can participate in a very special Support the Festival time to celebrate and share in the bounty of local agriculture and and be a VIP! connect with the farmers that provide a variety of locally grown foods Donate $25.00 or more to the Skagit and goods.

Valley Festival of Family Farms, and You will learn how these farms maintain their generational heritage experience the weekend as a VIP! while participating in a variety of activities including farm tours, harvest markets, educational displays, demonstrations, kid’s activities, A s a thank you gift, donors will receive a VIP wristband. The wristband gives you access to corn and hay mazes, animal exhibits, pumpkin patches, hayrides, food, exclusive VIP activities, coupons or goodies during music, and lots of fun. the weekend tour. VIPs will receive an official The festival is your chance to talk to your farmers and follow your Festival reusable shopping tote filled with Skagit food from the field to the table. This one-of-a-kind event offers a goodies, including discount coupons, samples, and hands-on experience, learning what it takes to run a farm; from a variety of local items. The VIP bags are available at growing crops to feeding animals and supplying products to the Burlington Outlet Shoppes at The Rocky Mountain public. Our farmers look forward to sharing their knowledge and Chocolate Factory. products with you and your family! Use the easy-to follow farm map on page 6, relax and enjoy the scenic drive as you visit the farms of your All donations from our VIP event benefit the Festival choice. of Family Farms in our mission to promote Skagit County Agriculture by cultivating the bond between For more information visit our website at: farmtour.com, check us farmers and the community through education and out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FestivalofFamilyFarms hospitality. and follow @FarmTour on Twitter.com. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy the abundant Skagit Valley at the peak of autumn’s harvest.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Tricia Plymale Executive Director Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms

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FArm profiles BOW HILL BLUEBERRIES

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Pickled Blueberries

15628 Bow Hill Rd., Bow Miles off of I-5: 7 or 3 depending if you’re coming from the south or north Phone: (360) 399-1006 Owners: Harley & Susan Soltes Website: www.bowhillblueberries.com

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Dried Blueberries

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Blueberry Juice

Retail ($): $4 - $15 items a variety of blueberry items available.

VIP: Blueberry Juice Shot glass with $1 off juice gift certificate or $5 Off You-Pick Blueberries (not all will have shot glass.)

Farm type: Organic Heirloom Blueberries and Blueberry Products Farm Store, You-pick and We-pick.

Directions: From I-5 North Take exit 231 (Bow-Edison, Chuckanut Drive/Hwy. 11). Cross over the freeway heading north on Hwy. 11.

Go approximately 6.5 miles and turn right on Bow Hill Road. We are .8 mile on the right side. Look for the big RED BARN and farm store.

From I-5 South - Take exit 236 (Bow Hill Road). Turn right and head west down Bow Hill Road for 2.9 miles. You will see blueberry fields on both sides of the road. Keep going about 200 yards and you’ll see a big RED BARN and farm store on your left.

Farm premises: Bow Hill is the oldest blueberry farm in Skagit Valley. The 70 -year-old heirloom fields are open you-pick July-September. Depending on the season, there may be some berries left for

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gleaning during the festival. The farm store carries organic fresh hand-picked blueberries during the harvest and frozen blueberries, jam, sauces, dried blueberries and pickled blueberries that are all crafted on the farm year-round. Blueberry Ice cream, made by Lopez Island Creamery, and various gift items are also available. We offer tours, harvest dinners and our retired “Mink House” is available for gatherings.

Bow Hill Blueberries is also one of the aggregation sites for the Puget Sound Food Hub. FREE Festival activities:

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Tasting of Bow Hill’s organic products

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Music by Pete Irving, Saturday 1-6, Sunday 1-4pm

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What it took to transition the historic farm to certified organic

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What it takes to farm organically

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How Bow Hill Blueberries creates their organic products.

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What the difference is between heirloom and modern blueberry varieties.

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Meet the Farmer Session

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Educational Displays

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Farm tours

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Puget Sound Food Hub tour

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Kids activities and berry wagon ride

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Pruning Workshops Saturday 11am

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Bee workshop Sunday 11am

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Jam

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Blueberry products being made on-site

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Sauce

Food ($): Kurly’s organic gluten free funnel cake cart from 10-6.

Fresh blueberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches while they last.

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Farm history: In1947 by Svern and Ann Anderson bought the blueberry bushes that still exist on the farm from a traveling salesman from New Jersey. In 2011 Harley and Susan Soltes purchased the farm and immediately began transitioning the historic fields to Certified Organic. To this day they hear stories from elderly locals who fondly remember picking in the fields.

For many, picking blueberries was their first job. The Soltes’s goal is to pass on the Bow blueberry legacy by continuing to create harvest memories and deep connections to farm-fresh food through You-Pick and the products they products they produce right on the farm.

AgFARMation: Bow Hill is a six-acre farm with 4,500 blueberries bushes that are a combination of the Blue Crop, Jersey, Rubel and Stanley varieties. Each year, between July and September, they harvest between 60,000 – 75,000 pounds of certified organic blueberries.

CASCADIAN FARM 55931 State Route 20; Rockport Miles off of I-5: 40 Phone: (360)853-8173 Managers: Ashley Minnerath, Mike Peroni, and Rebecca Rising Website: www.cascadianfarm.com

VIP: Pumpkin of your choice

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Directions: From I-5, exit 230, go 40 miles east on Hwy. 20. Just past milepost 100 (3 mi. east of Rockport) watch for Cascadian Farm’s Roadside Stand on your left.

Farm premises: Cascadian Farm is one of the country’s leading brands of organic food. The story of

Cascadian Farm begins over 40 years ago on a little stretch of land next to the Skagit River in the foothills of the Northern Cascades. Our original farm is a 26-acre organic farm where we grow blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sweet corn, and pumpkins. Our roadside stand serves farm grown organic produce, homemade organic ice cream, berry shortcake, snacks, and espresso. Enjoy a picnic near our flower garden with views of the river and glacier covered mountains. Learn about our ecological approach to farming and experience how we work with nature to grow our crops. The scenic drive alone is well worth the trip!

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Hayride tour

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Self-guided walking tours

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Equipment alley

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Pumpkin painting

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Scarecrow making

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U-pick pumpkin patch

Learn while touring these premises: Learn about the history of Cascadian Farm, organic agri-

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A. TAYLOR SHELLFISH FARMS 2182 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232 NORTHWEST GROWN FRESH SHELLFISH

G. GORDON SKAGIT FARMS 15598 McLean Road, Mount Vernon PUMPKINS & GOURDS, APPLES & ORNAMENTAL CORN

B. SAMISH RIVER DAIRY GLEN CREAMERY 15098 Field Road, Bow DAIRY & HANDCRAFTED CHEESES

H. SCHUH FARMS 15565 State Route 536, Mount Vernon BERRIES, VEGETABLES, PUMPKIINS & SQUASH

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C. BOW HILL BLUEBERRIES 15628 Bow Hill Rd, Bow, WA 98232 ORGANIC HEIRLOOM BLUEBERRIES & BLUEBERRY PRODUCTS FARM STORE, U-PICK AND WE-PICK. D. DOUBLE O RANCH/OVENELL’S HERITAGE INN Lake & LOG CABINS McMurray 462769 Concrete Sauk Valley Rd., Concrete CATTLE RANCH, MEAT SALES. E. HEDLIN FAMILY FARMS 12052 Chilberg Road, La Conner FRUITS, VEGETABLES, SEED, FLOWERS & GREENHOUSE

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I. ROOZENGAARDE 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon FLOWER & BULB GROWER J. SOUTH FORK Lake FARMS Cavanaugh 19115 Dike Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 ALPACA BREEDING, SALES, AGISTMENT (BOARDING) 530 SERVICES, YARN AND FIBER PRODUCTS. K. CASCADIAN FARM 55931 State Route 20, Rockport ORGANIC BERRY FARM & PUMPKIN PATCH L. HEMLOCK HIGHLANDS RANCH 8110 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley HIGHLAND CATTLE BEEF & BREEDING M. EAGLE HAVEN WINERY/PERKINS VARIETY APPLES 8243 Sims Road Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 APPLE ORCHARD, WINERY & VINEYARD.

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Farm profiles culture practices, and about native pollinators and how we attract them to live on the farm.

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Food ($): Organic homemade ice cream, espresso, sandwiches, snacks, and more.

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Equipment display.

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”Carving a ranch from the wilds” farm history and antique equipment display.

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Demonstration of cattle health care and ultrasound, family farm vs. feedlot production.

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Interact with Conservation District’s Blossom the pink squirrel.

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Pet Skye and Champ the Clydesdales.

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Visit the ducks, chickens, and geese and turkeys.

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Self-guided educational scavenger hunt for the whole family.

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See herd bulls and weaned calves up close, pet and feed show calves.

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Concrete Farm to School partnered with Concrete School District and United General District 304 presents their Fender Blender healthy smoothies.

Information on their program.

Retail ($): Organic snacks, pumpCONCRETE kins, frozen berries, and souvenirs.

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Farm History: The story of Cascadian Farm begins with the story of our founder, Gene Kahn. Over 40 years ago, Gene was an idealistic 24-year-old grad-school dropout who wanted to make a difference in the world. He recognized the delicate balance between nature and humans. Inspired by reading “Silent Spring” and “Diet for a Small Planet,” Gene wanted to get back to the land and farm in a way that would not harm the natural beauty of the earth or its inhabitants. So he set out to farm organically on a little stretch of land next to the Skagit River in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. Today Cascadian Farm has grown beyond our original farm, but we haven’t forgotten our roots.

The home farm is still a productive organic farm dedicated to educating and inspiring the thousands of visitors that stop by each year.

AgFARMation: Native wild bees such as bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are particularly effective pollinators of blueberry flowers. When their habitat needs are met on the farm and in the surrounding landscape they can make a significant contribution to crop pollination. Researchers have suggested that bumble bees are twelve times more efficient in their pollination of blueberries on a bee-for-bee basis because of their tolerance of cool, damp conditions and their ability to ‘buzz pollinate’ or ‘sonicate’ blueberry flowers.

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DOUBLE O RANCH/ OVENELL’S HERITAGE INN & LOG CABINS ROCKPORT 46276 Concrete Sauk Valley Rd., 20 Concrete Miles off of I-5: 30 530 Phone: (360)853-8494 Owners: The Ovenell Family VIP: 10% off all USDA beef Websites: ovenells-inn.com and store purchases. doubleoranchllc.com

Farm type: Cattle ranch, meat sales.

Directions: From I-5 take exit 232 (Cook Road) to Sedro-Woolley.

Go East on Highway 20 to Concrete.

Turn right on Concrete Sauk Valley Rd. Cross the bridge and continue left for 2 miles. Ovenell’s Heritage Inn and Double O Ranch are on your right.

Farm premises: 580-acre cattle ranch, wildlife preserve.

Ovenell’s Heritage Inn: AAA 530 Rated Accommodations available: Pine log cabins, guesthouses.

FREE Festival activities: •

Hands-on educational displays featuring year-round ranch activities, calving and health care.

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Hayride farm tour through pastures, cattle, CREP project and timberlands; see deer, elk and woodland birds.

Footprints of our farm match ing game, matching games of our wildlife, cattle, horses and chickens.

Learn while touring these premises: Conservation project along the river, calving, animal health, pasture & timber management, wildlife on the ranch and quality grades of meat. Learn about the difference between local raised beef vs. feedlot production. Learn how our beef production and conservation projects affect lives around us.

Food ($): Smoked Double O Ranch beef brisket sandwich or meal including coleslaw, beans and corn.

Hamburgers and hotdogs for the

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kids. Beverages for sale.

Retail ($): Beef orders, USDA inspected beef by the package, jam, harvest bread, honey.

Free Samples: Homemade sweet breads, jams, honey and coffee.

Farm History: The original 713 acres were purchased by James T. Ovenell and Harold Pierson in the 1940s and named the P&O Hereford Ranch. By 1960 James T. and Mary Ovenell were sole owners and the name changed to Double O Ranch.

Crops included green peas, flax, sweet corn, corn silage, wheat, barley, timber and pasture. Today we have just over 100 pairs of MaineAnjou cattle, 4 log cabins and 3 guesthomes.

AgFARMation: Cattle have a very good memory and can see more than 300 degrees vs. humans that see 180 degrees. Cows and humans share about 80% of their genomic make up.

EAGLE HAVEN WINERY/ PERKINS VARIETY APPLES 8243 Sims Road Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 Miles off of I-5 – 8 Phone: (360) 856-6986 Winery Phone: (360) 856-6248 Owners: Jim, Tom & Sue Perkins Website: EagleHavenWinery.com

VIP: Choice of caramel apple, Eagle Haven wine glass or 3lb bag of apples.

Farm type: Apple orchard, winery and vineyard.

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FArm profiles Directions: On I-5 take exit #232, go east on Cook Rd. approx 5 miles to HWY 20 intersection turn left on HWY 20 approx. 5 miles to Sims Rd, turn right on Sims Rd, farm is on the left.

Farm Premises: 40-acre orchard with 40 varieties of apples along with 5 acres of lush vineyards and view of the North Cascades all around. The winery features an old world Tasting Room and scenic wine garden with seating and picnic tables. Outdoor pavilion amphitheater for concerts, wedding & events.

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Hayride

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Meet the Farmer sessions

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Guided tour with information on vineyard care and apple trees in the northwest

Free Samples: Apples, Pears and Wine .

Learn while touring these premises: The care and techniques of apple production, as well as wine making from vine to bottle and vineyard tours.

Retail ($): Many varieties of apples, pears, apple cider, honey.

Seven varieties of grape wines four of fruit wines and winery merchandise.

Food ($): Caramel apples Farm History: The Perkin’s family planted the first orchard in 1972.

Then following their interest they planted the vineyard in 2000 and opened the doors to their one-of-a kind winery, tasting room and their award winning wines.

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AgFARMation: When you plant an apple seed it will never grow the same kind of apple it came from.

Apples from seeds are called chance seedlings. To replicate a variety of apple you must use a graft or a bud to get the same apple.

GORDON SKAGIT FARMS

15598 McLean Road, Mount Vernon Miles off of I-5: 4 Each360-424-7262 VIP will have the Phone:VIP: Retail: of one item:Gordon a small Owners:choice Todd and Eddie Website:www.gordonskagitfarms. pumpkin, gourd or apple from com the bin at the Welcome booth.

Farm type: Wholesale growers/ sellers: pumpkins, Jonagold apples; spinach seed, grass seed, cabbage seed, turnip seed, wheat/barley and squash. Resale growers: Pumpkins, squash, apples, gourds, ornamental corn.

Directions: From I-5 take Kincaid Exit. West on Kincaid, right onto S. 3rd St., stay in center lane. Straight through light at 1st St., over Skagit River Bridge. Left at first stop light onto Wall St. - curves right, becomes McLean Road. Drive 3 miles, farm is on left.

Farm premises: Gordon SkagitFarm Stand, fields, view of Mt. Baker.

Pay $ Festival Activities: •

U-pick pumpkins, apples

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Corn maze

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Haunted room

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Autumn scenery paintings

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Demonstrations of practical and ornamental steel forging techniques by Adair Orr

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Local seasonal floral wreaths

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Honey Bee education booth

by Bruce Bowen Bee’s , Sunday only

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Pumpkin Contests Saturday, October 4. Drop off pumpkins 9am - noon, weigh-in at noon. *Prizes for biggest and smallest pumpkins*

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“ Squash 101/ Apples 101 “ : the nutritional value of squash ,pumpkins and apples , basic — cooking information , quick and healthy recipes.

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Stroll through gourd terrace

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Breadfarm ( Edison, WA) is a hand-formed, artisan bakery focused on naturally leavened -loaves and rustic baked goods.

A bakery where local and regional produce becomes the star ingredient .

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KLT Works: Being from the Skagit Valley, Kristin Loffer Theiss will be giving talks about being an artist in the Valley and incorporating imagery found in the valley’s landscape to create locally produced modernist tees, plush, and prints for the whole family.

Retail ($): Heirloom pumpkins, gourds, ornamental corn, apples.

U-pick apples and pumpkins, local honey, dried flowers and fall flowers Farm history: Gordon Skagit Farms was founded in 1936 by Ed and Amelia Gordon; son, Ed and wife, Betty, took over operations in 1955. In 1969 Todd and Eddie began growing pumpkins - in the 1980s they started running the farm. Now they grow 60+ acres of pumpkins with wholesale customers from Alaska to Seattle, and retail customers worldwide.

AgFARMation: One cup of fresh cubed pumpkin has 30 calories, giving a grade A when it comes to calorie counting.

HEDLIN FAMILY FARM

12052 Chillberg Rd., La Conner Miles off of I-5: 10 Phone: (360)466 3977 Owners: David Hedlin and Serena Campbell Website: www.hedlinfarms.com VIP: A vegetable sample with Hedlin’s farm fresh vegetables

U-dig carrots, learn about vegetable gardens and have the chance to dig up your very own fresh carrot

Learn while touring these premises: History of pumpkins/ Halloween.

Food ($): Hot apple cider and baked goods, provided by the LaConner Culinary Arts program , Georgia Johnson, director. ~ Seeds Bistro will have food for sale ~ Bread Farm will have food for sale~ Free Samples: Apples

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Greenhouse and farm tours

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Live Music

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Meet Farmer Dave

Free Samples: Farm fresh pickles and sauerkraut Learn while touring these premises: Tour farm and greenhouses, learn about tomato, pepper and basil production, conservation practices and wildlife habitat protection.

Farm type: 400 acres farmed under conventional management and certified organic production including: Fresh Market: Heirloom tomatoes, mixed fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh herbs, and flowers are produced for sale through their farm stand, farmers markets, CSA subscription and to local restaurants.

Commercial crops: wheat, peas, beet, spinach, and cabbage seed.

Organic: wheat, barley, green chop and field corn.

Directions: From the North on I-5: Exit 230, west on Hwy. 20. Left on La Conner-Whitney Rd., travel 4 miles. Farm is at east entrance to La Conner.

From the South on I-5: Exit 221 (Conway), follow signs to La Conner, about 8 miles. Farm is at east entrance to La Conner.

Farm premises: 70-acre market garden, farm stand, organic fields and farmstead featuring original 1913 home built by Rasmus and Pothea Koudal, barns and greenhouses including original 1946 greenhouse built by Elizabeth Hedlin.

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Pony rides

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Food ($): Fresh picked organic corn-on-the-cob, bratwurst with local sauerkraut, and Italian sausage with our own farm fresh peppers and onions, hot spiced cider, cocoa.

Retail ($): Corn, heirloom tomatoes, basil, sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, beets, chard, lettuce, spinach, green beans, onions, shallots, pumpkins, squash, flowers, pickles, bread, eggs, milk and cheese.

Farm history: Founded in the early 1900s by grandparents Rasmus and Pothea Koudal, Hedlin Family Farms is currently in its third generation.

AgFARMation: If you eat sauerkraut in Germany, coleslaw in New York, or kimchee in Korea there is a good chance that the seed that produced that crop was grown in the Skagit Valley.

HEMLOCK HIGHLANDS RANCH

8110 Sims Road; Sedro-Woolley Miles off of I-5: 8 Phone: VIP: (360)856-5817 $10.00 off coupon on Owners: John and Highland beef Jean order Bates and a VIP Website: hemlockhighlands.net raffle.

Farm type: Highland cattle beef/ breeding farm

Directions: From I-5, exit 232 (Cook Road/Sedro-Woolley). Go east on Cook Rd. approximately 4 miles.

Turn left onto Hwy. 20 and proceed approximately 4 miles to Sims Road, which Y’s to the right. Hemlock Highlands is the first building on right.

Farm premises: 45-acre beef cattle operation, views of Skagit Valley and N. Cascade Mountains.

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Guided hayride

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Petting pen with baby Highland calves

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Scottish Fiddler, Valorie Newson, performs Saturday (noon-3p.m.)

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Bagpipers perform on Sunday (noon3p.m.)

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Self-guided educational walk

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Educational displays and talks on the care of cattle

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Face painting

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Kid’s Highland art activities

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Scavenger Hunt

Food ($): Assorted Beverages Lunch, available Saturday and Sunday ($) Free samples: Highland beef samples (Saturday & Sunday 1:00p.m.- 3:00p.m.)

Retail ($): Highland beef, Highland arts and crafts Learn while touring these premises: What it entails to run a Highland cattle ranch. Facts about Highlands and their history as well as how a cattle farm operates.

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FArm profiles Farm History: Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades in beautiful Skagit Valley, Hemlock Highlands’ family farm has been raising registered Scottish Highland cattle for beef and breeding stock since the early 1990s, with many grand and reserve champions in our line. Our family has loved and understood the value of Scottish Highland cattle for five generations.

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Animal petting area

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Lots of covered areas, in case of rain

Learn while touring these premises: Learn about varieties of vegetables, and cultural methods that work here. See many landscaping ideas and plants. Learn culinary herbs that grow well and how to use them. Talk with the owners about farming in the Skagit Valley and its future.

Retail ($): Seasonal Produce, Flowers and Fresh Eggs all grown on the premises.

LA CONNER FLATS

Farm type: A diversified family farm of 230 acres specializing in fresh produce and nursery stock. Potatoes, berries, seed crops, cereals, herbs and cut flowers are also grown. The 11-acre display garden, a popular rental for summer weddings, includes our fresh market farmstand, pasture for livestock and features plants for Northwest Washington and vegetable trials, flowers, roses and cultural

Children’s Make-a-Garden

Free Samples: Cider

AgFARMation: Highland cattle were transported to the Dakota’s in America in the 1940s to replace less hardy cattle that couldn’t handle the harsh winters of the Dakota’s.

15978 Best Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Miles off of I-5: 9 Phone: 360-466-3190 VIP: 10% OffFamily at Farmstand Owners: Hart Website: www.laconnerflats.com

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Directions: Heading North on I-5: Take exit 221 at Conway, cross over freeway, turn right onto Fir Island Road, which becomes Best Road. Travel 9.5 miles from I-5. We are on the left.

Heading South on I-5: Take exit 230 at Burlington, Head west on Highway 20 for 6 miles, Turn Left on Best Road, travel 2 miles, we are on the right.

Farm premises: A Centennial farm, now with its 5th and 6th

generations. The family home was built in 1914; the granary was built at the same time, it now houses a kitchen and food service amenities for weddings, parties and meetings.

The retail produce shed is immediately accessible from the parking lot.

We sell our own produce and fresh eggs.

FREE Festival activities: •

Guided walking tours of farm and gardens

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Self guided tours of display gardens

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Cider-making and samples

Food ($): Baked Potato Bar Farm History: Isaac and Margaret Jennings arrived in the area 1869, purchasing this farm in 1884.

The first crops were oats, hay and potatoes. Over the decades the farm has produced horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, grain crops, peas, carrots, potatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, seed crops (cabbage, clover, mustard and spinach), hay, nursery stock (for landscaping), and agritourism. We place a high priority on crop rotations, sustainability, and continued investment so that the 6th, 7th and 8th generations will have the same opportunity

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Farm profiles AgFARMation: The site of the garden was the first site in Skagit Valley to produce vegetables, which George Calhoun produced and shipped to Seattle by boat.

RoozenGaarde

Address: 15867 Beaver Marsh Road Miles Off of I-5: 3.5 Phone: 1-800-732-3266 Owners: The Roozen Family Website: VIP: www.Tulips.com Festival of Family Farm Farm Type: bulb5 pack VIP’s Flower receive aand unique grower of tulip bulbs.

Directions: From I-5 take Kincaid St. Exit (#226) and head west. Take a right at first stoplight after the railroad tracks and stay on road passing over the Division St. Bridge. Take a left at the first stoplight after the bridge. This road will take a right turn and become McLean Rd, which

you will follow for 3 miles. Take a left on Beaver Marsh Road – there will be a small grocery store on your left. RoozenGaarde is about ¼ mile down the road to the left side of the road…. look for the giant windmill!

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Watch as we design, layout, and plant the display garden

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Scavenger hunt

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Fower bed planting design contest

Farm Premises: Located in the heart of Skagit Valley’s fertile farmland, RoozenGaarde is a retail shop and 3-½ acre display garden featuring authentic Dutch windmill.

RoozenGaarde is open year around and serves as the retail division of Washington Bulb Co.

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Picnic areas

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Bulb planting seminars (Bulbinars)

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View bulb farming machinery from the past and present

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Demonstrations on wine barrel/container planting

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Plant a Pot of your own tulips

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U Pick tulip stems – fall colored blooms

Learn while touring these premises: Learn everything you could ever hope to know about bulbs, how to care for them, tricks to prevent critters from eating them, and much more in our bulb planting seminars (aka Bulbinars). See how we plant and harvest bulbs in our fields and learn about the sustainable practices we apply. Get an

idea of how we are able to “force” tulips in our greenhouses 365 days a year. Gather ideas from our display garden layout and planting that can then be incorporated into your own home gardens.

Free Samples: a selection of refreshments.

Retail($): The RoozenGaarde shop offers a nice assortment of home

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FArm profiles decor and gift items plus gardening tools and accessories. Tulip festival merchandise. Fresh cut flowers. Fall planting bulbs featuring: tulips, daffodils, irises, hyacinths and crocuses.

Farm History: Washington Bulb Company was founded by Dutch emigrants William and Helen Roozen in 1955. Established with only 5 acres of land, the Roozen family now farms nearly 2,000 acres of Skagit Valley land (including 1000 acres of tulips, daffodils and irises) in addition to growing fresh-cut flowers year round under 15 acres of greenhouse space. RoozenGaarde was founded in 1985 to serve as the company’s retail division and display garden. This display garden has grown in size over the years and we now design and plant the area with 135+ different flower varieties and more than ¼ million bulbs during

the months of autumn for a spectacular spring bloom!

AgFARMation: RoozenGaarde/ Washington Bulb Company is the largest grower of tulip, daffodil and iris bulbs in North America.

SAMISH RIVER DAIRY FEATURING GOLDEN GLEN CREAMERY 15098 Field Rd., Bow Miles off of I-5: 5.5 Creamery Phone: (360)766-6455 Owners: Steve Hilborn (Dairy) and Norma Hill (Creamery)/Managed and Operated by the Jensen family- Vic & Judy Jensen Website: goldenglencreamery.com

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VIP: 15% off total purchase

Farm type: Dairy with Creamery.

Directions: From I-5 take exit #231 (Chuckanut Dr.), north on Chuckanut Dr. 4 miles., cross Samish River. Turn left on Field Rd., 1¼ miles, dairy on left.

Farm premises: 450-cow (Holstein, Jersey and Guernsey) dairy farm with view of Mount Baker, Anacortes and Lummi Island. Farm stead cheese, butter and retail store.

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Tractor rides and tours of the property

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Farm petting zoo

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Artificial cow milking “Squirty Gertie”

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Meet the farmer and cheesemakers (at “learning stations” around the farm)

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Antique tractors and farm equipment

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Face painting

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”Dairied Treasure” Hunt

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Meet the Dairy Ambassador (County & State on different days)

Free samples: Cheese Learn while touring these premises: Farm/creamery tours, “The Search for Dairied Treasure” www.TheOutletShoppesatBurlington.com

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Vic started as a milker on the farm.

Son, Doug, now operates the farm, along with a custom heifer-raising business on the premises. Golden Glen Creamery started in 2004 by making artisan and farmstead cheese, and is currently operated by the family. In 2006 the Creamery began making butter. In 2011, the farm and creamery were sold to new owners who retained the Jensen family as managers. With the new partnerships, the farm and creamery have been growing and prospering.

AgFARMation: When Golden Glen Creamery started in 2004, the Cheese makers in Washington State were few and far betweenmaybe as many as a dozen or so.

In 2011, there were at least 43 licensed cheese makers in the state.

In 1967 when Jensen’s started the dairy, there were over 1,400 dairies in operation in Washington State, while today there are fewer than 460.

SCHUH FARMS 15565 State Rte. 536; Mount Vernon Miles off of I-5:shopping 5 VIP: 10% OFF pass Phone: (360)424-6982 Owners: Steve, Susan & Jen Schuh

Retail ($): Cheddars, Goudas, Mozzarella, Feta and cheese curds (a.k.a.

“Squeaky Cheese”); specialty cheeses, butter and cultured dairy products.

Farm history: Vic Jensen & Sons Dairy began in 1967, moved to present location in 1978. Vic and Judy Jensen have farmed all their married life.

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Farm profiles Farm type: Pumpkin/seasonal produce with roadside stands. U-pick and we-pick.

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Directions: From I-5 exit 226 (Kincaid St.) go west. Turn right onto S. 3rd St., stay in center lane. Straight through light at 1st St., over Skagit River Bridge, road becomes State Route 536. Drive 3 miles, farm is on right and left hand side. Ample parking on south side of State Route 536.

Farm premises: 300-acre farm, 5-acre homestead with 100+ year old home, barn, and hen house. Our “Great Pumpkin Patch” located on the south side of State Route 536.

FREE Festival activities: 5-Acre Homestead •

Yellow Brick Road and playground

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FFA students in the hen house with the chickens, three little pigs and calves

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Squash talk at 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30 come learn about squash

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Picnic area

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Music

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Costumed Characters The Great Pumpkin Patch

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Antique tractor educational hayrides with farmer Steve – participants receive free ear of corn-on-the-cob

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See summer U-pick area

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Walk down the Gravenstein apple path. These mature trees are from the Cedardale Orchard

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Squash talk 12:30 & 2:30 come learn about squash goskagit.com

Picnic Area

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PAY Festival activities: 5-Acre Homestead:

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Barrel Train ride

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U-pick pumpkins

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Hen house with chickens and Three Little Pigs

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Pumpkin balloon play ground

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Face painting The Great Pumpkin Patch:

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Corn Maze

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Recycle Junktion & Mole Hill Mountain

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The great pumpkin patch – search for the largest pumpkin

Learn while touring these premises: Meet Farmer Steve and let him educate you on farming with the Schuh’s. Find out how he now sells everything he grows himself. Participants receive a free hot corn-on-the-cob! Head to the animal areas and meet the FFA students to inform you on the local farm animals.

Food ($): Hot roasted corn-onthe- cob, chili, ice cream, espresso, hot apple cider, fresh pies.

Farm history: In 1963 the farm grew only green peas for 3 local processors. With the exodus of processors from the Skagit Valley we have become a fresh market farm. The Great Pumpkin Patch history was a small dairy farm homesteaded by the Hansen Family. It was held in this family for 4 generations. For the last 15 years it has been farmed by the Schuh Family and is now owned by the Schuh’s. This is our “Great Pumpkin Patch” to grow for generations to enjoy.

Farm Type: alpaca breeding, sales, agistment (boarding) services, yarn and fiber products.

Directions: (off of I-5) From the South: Take Exit 221 for Conway/Hwy 534 E./Lake McMurray.

Turn left and cross over I-5 for .2 miles. Turn right into the roundabout and exit west on to Fir Island Rd. Go over the railroad tracks for .3 miles.

Turn right onto Dike Rd. and drive 2 miles. The farm is on the right.

From the North: Take Exit 225 for Anderson Rd. Turn right on to Anderson Rd. and go .1 miles. Turn left on to Old Hwy 99 South Rd. and go 1 mile.

AgFARMation:: In 1998, Skagit ValTurn slight right onto Conway Rd. ley farms produced 15,034 acres of and go 1 mile. Turn right on to peas for processing; in 2001 that was Stackpole Rd. and go over the railroad track for 1 mile to Dike Rd. Turn reduced to 5,307 acres. left onto Dike Rd. and drive .2 miles.

The farm is on the left.

SOUTH FORK FARMS

19115 Dike Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Miles off of I-5: 3 Owner: Gary & Ruth Wiegand Phone: (360)445-3520 V/FAX, (360)840-3666 cell Website: www.alpacasofsouthforkfarms.com Facebook: http://www.facebook. com/pages/South-Fork-Farms-TheBunkhouse-Boutique VIP: Personalized walk through the alpaca pastures. VIP is welcome to invite 3 guests on tour.

Farm premises: We are a small alpaca farm surrounded by 70+

Free Samples: Seasonal vegetables, fruit and beverages.

Retail ($): Retail barn featuring fresh produce, flowers, seasonal pies, jams, syrups, gourmet foods and local pickles. Artisan cheeses, and butter. Fresh cider. Gourds, pumpkins, cornstalks, and fall plants. Great fall and Halloween

Nov. 19 & 20 10am-4pm

Held at the Port • 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes www.anacortesfarmersmarket.org

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FArm profiles Special thanks to supporters of the 2016 Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms!

Major sponsors:

Circle of Friends Donors: Platinum Plus Tractor Sponsor $20,000 Skagit County Lodging Tax Fund $1,000 Grandy Lake Forest Associates WA State Potato Comm. $500 Skagit Bank $300 Northwest Farm Credit Services Sunland Bark & Topsoil

Gold Tractor Sponsor $2,500 Port of Skagit County

$250 BrownLine LLC Dahl Electric, Inc. Skagit Valley Food Co-Op Saltchuck Resources Linda Becker Blade Chevrolet $200 Delaval Direct $150 D&D Seed Co. Inc. Norm Nelson, Inc. Ron & Jan Wesen $100

Silver Tractor Sponsor $1,250 Arbor-Pacific Forestry Services

Brown McMillen Real Estate LLC Chrishaven Trees Conway Pub & Eatery Excel Dairy Service Inc Hexcel Corporation Osborne Seed Co. Reisner Distributor, Inc. Sakuma Bros Farm Vikima USA, Inc Skagit River Steel Seven Sisters Stowes Shoes and Clothing Wilbur Ellis Goods and Services

Skagit Publishing Baker Septic Blue Finch PR Courier Printing Courier-Times MeTv KVOS Western Washington Agricultural Association WSU Skagit County Extension

Board of Directors President: Jennifer Schuh; Vice President: Tami Sakuma; Treasurer: Jean Bates; Secretary: Jen Hart; Board Members: Konnie McCutchin, Kristen Hinton, Cindy Kleinhuisen, Don Mcmoran; Executive Director: Tricia Plymale

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Farm profiles acres of pristine Skagit Valley cropland near Conway. Alpacas are raised for their high quality fiber which is used for spinners, weavers, and crafters alike. Farm has alpacas, chickens, and a store. Service animals only as alpacas and other animals, especially dogs, don’t mix.

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quickly grew from 3 to 5 acres over a period of 4 years. The farm began breeding and agistment (boarding) services in 2006 and maintains a 35-40 herd. The Bunkhouse Boutique’s grand opening was February 2013. It’s a one-of-a-kind store to Skagit County. Like us on Facebook under South Fork Farms – The Bunkhouse Boutique to keep up-to-date on store specials, milestones, and events on the farm.

Directions: From I-5 take exit #231. Go northwest on Chuckanut Drive (Hwy 11) for 10 miles to the Oyster Creek Inn. From Bellingham take exit #250. Go south on Chuckanut Drive 9.5 miles. The farm’s entrance is in the corner of the restaurant parking lot. Drive under the sign, across the bridge and down the hill. Please use caution: one lane road and railroad crossing.

Farm premises: 1700 acres of shellfish beds in the tidelands of Samish Bay, with a retail store and shore side picnic & BBQ area on scenic Chuckanut Drive.

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Self-guided walking tour

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Education stations

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Halter training demonstrations

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Hands on petting

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Informational signage

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Spinning demonstrations

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Children’s activity

FREE Festival activities:

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Carding fiber demonstrations

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Meet shellfish farmers

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Festival’s largest chalkboard

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Educational Exhibits

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Paca poo if you bring your own bucket

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Oyster shucking demonstrations

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Shellfish trivia

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Build a fairy house on the beach

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See the world’s only lighthouse made of oyster shells

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Kid’s beach

Retail ($): “All Things Alpaca” in The Bunkhouse Boutique. Yarn, roving, and raw fiber; Alpaca products; Felted items; Children and adult clothing; Cat balls; Stuffed animals; Felted soap; Hair sticks, Gloves, Scarves, and Great gifts large and small. 20% off everything in the store for Saturday and Sunday only.

AgFARMation: Because we are a small hands on farm, we train most alpacas to eat out of our hands.

TAYLOR SHELLFISH FARMS

2182 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232 Miles off of I-5: Approx. 10 Phone: (360)766-6002 Owners:VIP: The$5.00 Taylor family coupon offof total Shelton of oysters, clams Website:purchase www.taylorshellfishand/or mussels farms.com

farmers and see photos and educational displays by Taylor Shellfish Farms, Skagit Conservation Education Alliance (SCEA), Skagit Conservation District and Skagit Valley Backyard Habitat Team.

Free samples: Steamed Manila clams Retail ($): Fresh Oysters (live, shucked and smoked), Manila clams, Mussels, Geoduck, Dungeness crab(live or cooked); frozen scallops, prawns, salmon, halibut, smoked salmon & pickled herring. Cookbooks, t-shirts, sweatshirts and more!

Farm history: Prior to this farm’s purchase in 1991 by the Taylor family, oysters and clams have been farmed here in Samish Bay since 1921. Taylor Shellfish is a fifth generation family farm that began farming shellfish in southern Puget Sound in 1890.

AgFARMation: One adult Pacific Oyster can filter as much as 65 gallons of water per day.

Learn while touring these premises: Information provided about shellfish farming and clean water awareness. Meet shellfish Highest Quality • Local Shrimp

Farm history: A third generation family owned farm since the 1800s doing crop and cattle farming, the present generation has altered its focus to raising championship huacayan alpacas. South Fork Farms bought its first alpacas in 2004 and goskagit.com

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Farm type: Northwest grown fresh shellfish

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360.707.2722 | 18042 Hwy 20 | Burlington | www.SkagitFish.com

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SUPPORTING SKAGIT VALLEY AGRICULTURE SINCE 1964 The Port of Skagit has been a strong supporter of the local agriculture industry since the port was formed over 50 years ago. 

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Port grants for agricultural research have led to numerous improvements in local farming.

The port’s investments in a commercial kitchen, pickle processor, and a malting facility have widened the opportunities to develop and market locally produced value-added agriculture products.

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The port’s sponsorship of events such as the Festival of Family Farms and The Grain Gathering has helped put the Skagit Valley on the map as a center of farming innovation.

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Local ag-related companies on port property include Syngenta Seeds, Van Zyverden, Vikima, Gielow Pickles Inc., Viva Farms, Forest Cattle Co., Winfield Solutions, Hedlin Family Farm, From the Farm Treats, Henry’s Humdingers, Skagit Valley Malting, Skagit’s Best Salsa, WSU Bread and Food Lab, Chuckanut Brewery, and Flyers Restaurant and Brewhouse.

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