Dear friends of Dancing Seeds Farm far and wide, Boy have I been on a whirlwind circumnavigation of the continent, and getting much needed rest, from the Go! Go! Go! Of farm life. From Wolfville, Nova Scotia to New York… Read More »Greg’s Whirlwind Circumnavigation of the Continent
September 5th was a beautiful and relatively leisurely Wednesday on the farm. Zach had just set out to mow down a patch of pernicious thistle in the pasture, when about ten minutes in he saw smoke rising from the mower’s engine.… Read More »Fire!
In case you haven’t already met our seasonal part-timers, here’s your chance to get to know a little about them. Gail: So what brought you guys to San Juan Island? Nick (the one on the left): I got a job as… Read More »Meet Sam and Nick
Greg was puttering around the kitchen the other day and concocted this delicious ice cream. It was adapted from a recipe he found online that called for fennel, but he substituted the fennel with rose petals. 1 2/3 cups heavy… Read More »What’s Happening In Our Kitchen
Zach’s been fascinated lately by a book called Eating on the Wild Side (New York: Little Brown and Company, 2013). In it, Vashon Island resident Jo Robinson explains how humankind has been destroying the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables since the… Read More »What We’ve Been Reading
“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.” So wondered Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables fame after strolling through the spice and bloom of a garden. It’s only our… Read More »A World Where It’s Always June
Three cheers for sunshine and spring on Dancing Seeds Farm! Our Martini Glass Approach to Farming Now that word’s out that Dancing Seeds Farm is up and running, we’re often asked what we’ll be growing on the farm. In the… Read More »Marching Into Spring on Dancing Seeds Farm
When our team assembled in late September, including part-time team member Patrick Bennett with his tractor, it was just a bit too late for us to get a fall crop in the ground. But we were able to lay out… Read More »We’re Getting Growing
Lots of good books have been floating around the farmhouse. My favorite, one that I’ve been meaning to pick up for a long time and finally did, is ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is an incredibly poetic weaving… Read More »Inspiring Reads and Videos: Braiding Sweetgrass
This recipe was inspired by a salad that I just tossed together for dinner, and thought, hey this could be really good to ferment! The best part is you can snack while you’re making it, or save a little extra… Read More »Winter Recipe: Miso Cabbage and Carrot Salad Ferment