Honored to have our historic Farm featured alongside our dear friend Mary Hansen in the July issue of WestSound Magazine🌸 wsmag.net/people-and-p...

He arrived just in time! Meet “Ike” the Microscope! Farm Science Camp begins next week🌱 August registration open: willabellafarm.com/2025/02/09/f... #compoundmicroscope #smallorganisms #magnification #outdoorlaboratory

Registration for our Farm Science Camps are now OPEN! willabellafarm.com/2025/02/09/f...

Big Community Announcement Coming Next week…Stay Tuned! 🌱#peninsulafemalefarmers

She has a perfectly good pond 🤔🪣 #mystery #wierdfarmthings #duckinabucket

Show us those hard working hands! I am wearing mine proudly after 6 weeks of sunup to sundown spring insanity…Only one week to go and the farm will be fully turned, planted and prepped for the season! Farm Stand Sunday opens June 15th🌸💪🏾🌱#farmgirlhands #regenerativefarming #peninsulafemalefarmers

Our fruit set is looking great this season…Even the tiniest grape clusters are starting to show 🍇 #fruitfarm #historicfarms #gigharborgrown

This is Me. Your 57yr old local farmer turning soil every day by hand with a broadfork, since April 1st. Yes primarily a fruit farm, but also grow veggies, herbs & flowers. As a no till farm, we protect soil microbes by building living soil. Our youth farm stand opens June 15th🌱🪱

Our monthly Peninsula Female Farmer Network gathering took some of us out to Seabeck last night. Such a lovely evening in this beautiful Eden learning from Heather at Vinnocki Farm🌸 If you are a local “FarmHer” operating an Ag business on the greater Peninsula, please connect with us! 🌱

Spring in all her glory 🌸#fruitorchards #historicfarms #heirloomtrees #springblossoms

A traditional farm has long perpendicular rows formed by a large mechanical steed..Our Farm is NOT that… Our small farm model is less about rows of abundance and more about creating healthy, diverse ecosystems. The Nutrient Dense Food that comes from this effort is just the bonus! 🌱🪱🌎#earthday

Yesterday we had a wonderful sit down interview with Marsha Hart, writer & journalist for WestSound Magazine here at the Farm. My dear friend Mary Lou Hansen came to tell about her family experience immigrating from Norway & homesteading our farm in 1912. Story will be featured in the June issue! 🌻

When evening plans change..Grateful to the homeowner who did not panic & my mentor Dave from Key Peninsula Beekeepers! #swarmseason #feelinglucky 🐝☘️

Our UW environmental science son has been experimenting with microgreens through his cohort…Aren’t these just beautiful! Polling our farm stand customers: Would this be something you’d want to see at our youth farm stand this summer? 🌱#microgreens #radish #nutritiondense #realfood #sundayfarmstand

A dry week ahead means no more muddy eggs! Reach out if you’d like some $7/dozen 😋#farmfresh #freerange #gigharborgrown #offthefarmeggs

The BMOB mommas doing their thang..Zoom in to see her beautiful face 💙#masonbees #bugmotel #springpollinators

Sunny days ahead🌞Time to get those cool crops in the ground. Our Sunday youth farm stand opens in June🌱#gigharborgrown #farmstandsundays #organicallygrowngoodness

This seasons garlic is growing nicely in loose soil with aged compost..Spring is the time to give them a little boost!🌱#gotbigbulbs #cannotlie #phosphorous #potassium #soilnutrients #hardneckgarlic #organicallygrown

Time to get those chitted taters in the ground🌱#organicfingerlings #seedpotatoes #gigharborgrown

Better late than never..This season is all about the pollinators 🐝🌻 #springcrunch #soilblocking #farmfreshflowers #secondyearbeekeeper #smallfarms

Surrounded by hundreds of black dolphins swimming toward your ship…You suddenly realize how our actions upstream affect EVERY living thing downstream🐬#healthyecosystems #pacificocean #princesscruisemexico

Everything is connected🌱 #localfood

Happy Spring Equinox! Did you know that pear buds are only receptive to pollination for 7 days after bud break? 🍐 #fruitfarmher #homeorchards #vernalequinox

Dusty Bun excited the pastures are returning!🌱#regenerativefarms #pasturemanagement #springgrasses

Time to turn soil🌱#nationalagday

40 native bare root berry plants….Cultivating a new hillside for the birds, the bees & sharing with you! Thank you Pierce Conservation District! 🐝 #fruitfarmer #nativeberries #healthyecosystems #beekeeper #preorderplantsales #smallfarms

PENINSULA FEMALE FARMERS NETWORK Another great evening of farmy fellowship, new connections, feeding our souls, sharing our seeds & more! Thank you AllysonThistledown Farm for hosting in your special historic farm space! “Meet Your Local Female Farmers” coming to our Community this summer!🌱

Prepping fruit cuttings for our Peninsula Female Farmers seed & plant swap tonight🌱#heirlooms #propagationstation #fruitfarmher #fig #grapes #kiwi #sharingiscaring

My college son works for this generous organization under a specialty cohort grant. Please reach out if you know anyone interested in this great opportunity! 👏

Spring Has Sprung 🐸 #daylightsavings #matingseason #healthyecosystems #frogparty #singingfroggos #nosleep

In my former clinical diagnostics sales life, I rarely had female mentors. Mostly a competitive & toxic culture. As a farmer, I am surrounded by the most incredible group of strong women who inspire & support me. Grateful for every one of you! ❤️🌼💪🏾PeninsulaFemaleFarmerNetwork #internationalwomensday

Onion planting time…400 in the ground🧅 #wallawalla #aislacraig #springfarm #organicallygrown

One step closer to bringing back our farm science camps this summer! 🐝 #youthoutreach #farmscience #healthyecosystems #regenerativeagriculture #buildingcommunity

Disgusting & heartbreaking. Berating a man who has been fighting evil while his people are dying for not wearing a suit? For not saying thank you? Not my America #standwithukraine💔

Well since I rarely buy anything other than seeds & feed, I’m not sure I am doing my part today🐐 #economicblackout #stopthemadness #billionairetakover #democracy #growurown

Today! Not too late to register…See you there 🪱

Since it is impossible to show how to prune grapes in 60 seconds. Here is a lovely photo instead. Check our RoseOrchards/WillaBellaFarm Facebook page for video and links to pruning grapes 🍇#springishere #historicvineyard #historicfarms

The girls have been busy while I was away. That Crazy chicken lady is now everybody’s best friend😝#eggprices #springiscoming #daylight #vernalequinox

No pea planting happening here 🫛🥶 #montana #presidentsday #plantthosepeas #snowmageddon

Been a minute since I’ve visited Montana in winter 🥶 #homesweethome

Probably not the best week to expand spaces🥶 #fenceposthell #frozenfarm #winterfarmprojects #growingspaces #livestockspaces #frozenfarmher

This week on the Farm…Schlepping hot water buckets🥶🪣 #frozenfarm #frozenanimals #hurryspring

Majestic Boy watching over his farm🐾 #iamgroot #livestockdogs #greatpyranees

Hard to demonstrate anything in only 60 seconds! One of the reasons I am still needing to use Meta platforms. (Full vid on Facebook) 😝 Growing space #1 of Ten ready for spring🌱 #pruningseason #transplantingseason #berryhill #companionplanting #fruitfarmer #organicallygrowngoodness

For the better part of 16 years, infectious disease was my jam. I sold the gold standard instrument platforms for immunochemistry, as well as bacterium ID & Sensitivity to acute care laboratory scientists and emergency medicine professionals. Since many have asked HPAI (see Alt Txt for more..) 🦠