Our lambing season was late this year, with the last set of twins arriving in mid-May. For three weeks, we were up at all hours of the day and night—checking…
Is farm-to-table a farce?
There seems to be a lot of shifts in the restaurant industry these days. Like farming, it is a hard business. I was just remembering a piece I wrote in…
Then and Now
Recently, I found myself looking over pictures from 2018. Dean and I moved onto this land and started Harmony Fields in 2011. Seven years later, we started making cheese. In…
Another Love Note
This is a quick, love note to say that we are taking another year off from cheesemaking. Over the past year, we have been updating our facilities and tending to…
LAND LITERARY SERIES: The Unsettling of America
Join us for a lively Zoom conversation about Wendell Berry’s landmark book, The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, the evening Thursday, October 24th . Counter Point Press writes, “Since its…
Love Note
Dear Harmony Fields Customers, Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! We love you and have some news to share that pulls on our heartstrings. After a lot of deliberation, we are taking…
Signs and Cycles
Hello and happy fall! In my opinion, this is the most beautiful time of year in the Skagit Valley! The colors, the morning light, gourds of all shape and size…
Happy REnew Year!
Happy Lunar New Year! The first twenty-one days of January have been a total bust for me for various reasons, so I am officially starting 2023 today! According to some…
Gratitude Walk
All summer and fall we have been moving at a rapid clip around here. Between the farm season and my fall book tour for A Little Bit of Land, the…
Award-Winning Cheese!
Hi friends, I know this blog has been neglected this season, but I am here to say it has been for good reason. We’ve been busy milking sheep and making…