Tri-County Farm Fresh Blog
December is such a fun month! There's only a few crops in season during this cold month. The most fun crop of all I think are Christmas trees! Where do you get your Christmas tree from? Need a tree farm close to you? Let me know, and I will tell you where a Tri-County Farm is located near you!Besides Christmas trees, the following is also in season during the month of December:Dry onionsFilbertsPotatoesSquashWalnutsHave a safe and fun Winter season!
Here is a list of what is in season this month:ApplesCabbageCauliflowerChristmas TreesPotatoesPumpkinsSquashWalnutsLet me know if you would like to know where a farm is located by you!
It is only natural as the cold rainy weather sets in at Sauvie Island Lavender Farm that fewer visitors make the trek out to the farm. That is why Sauvie Island Lavender Farm offers two great ways for you to get your lavender fix. You can shop with them year round online atwww.sauvieislandlavenderfarm.com or you could take advantage of their “we bring the farm to you” program. From November through April, you can book a Sauvie Island Lavender Farm Home Show. Sauvie Island Lavender Farms does most of the work for you. They will mail out invitations and set up an aromatic lavender filled shop right in your home. As a host or hostess, you will receive 20 percent of your show sales in free product or cash. You decide. As a guest, you get to take advantage of some fantastic deals only offered at out home shows and you get to take your purchases home with you. There are no shipping fees and waiting weeks to get your order. Also as a guest, if you book your own show, you will get an extra 10 percent off of your purchases. Here is a great added bonus. If you are shopping for a gift for someone far away, just purchase it at the show, leave it with them, and they will gladly ship your gift free of charge (min $10.00 purchase). To request more information or reserve a show time, please call Julie at 503-577-6565. Sauvie Island Lavender Farm20230 NW Sauvie Island Rd Portland, OR 97231www.sauvieislandlavenderfarm.com503-577-6565Sauvie Island Lavender Farm is OPEN: Fri – Sun 10am – 5pm in Oct. and weekends noon to 5pm in Nov.
It is going to be a fantastic weekend at SAUVIE ISLAND LAVENDER FARM, stop by the farm. Here are a few of the handcrafted farm products that are on sale this weekend. Essential Lavender Oil 10ml bottle – reg. $12.00 on SALE for $8.00 each.Lavender Soap – reg. $6.00 on SALE for $5.00 each.Lavender Plants in 4” pots – reg. $3.50 on SALE for $2.50 each. We are open Friday – Sunday from 10am – 5pm and weekends in November from noon – 5pm. We are located 3.5 miles from the Sauvie Island Bridge. Just follow the yellow and purple LAVENDER FARM signs when you drive onto the Island. Sauvie Island Lavender Farm:503-577-6565 Shop Online at www.sauvieislandlavenderfarm.com
Check out below to see what is in season for October:
- Apples
- Bedding Plants
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Corn
- Dry Onions
- Filberts
- Peaches
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Squash
- Tomatoes
- Walnuts
If you want to know of farms in your area let me know!
SAUVIE ISLAND LAVENDER FARM NEWSU-CUT SPECIAL: $4.00 per u-cut bundle (a $2.00 savings). Our lavender bloomed rapidly during the heat wave. Perfect for making dried lavender buds for crafts and sachets. It still has a wonderful color and aroma but not so pretty for fresh cut bouquets.TEA CUP SOY CANDLES: $14.95 each (a $5.00 savings). We have a limited supply of tea cups filled with lavender scented soy candles. Soy candles burn clean and last twice as long as a traditional candle.DRIED LAVENDER BOUQUETS: $8.50 each. Hand harvested and dried at the peak of the lavender season. Our bouquets are colorful and aromatic. Each is wrapped in purple tissue bound with a satin ribbon and comes with an organza sachet you can fill with buds from your bouquet. WE CAN SHIP A BOUQUET TO SOMEONE SPECIAL ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. FOR JUST $14.95. Call Julie at 503-577-6565 to place a phone order.SHIRO YELLOW PLUMS: $5.00 for approx. 10 lbs. U-pick only. We supply you with a bag that will hold about 10 pounds of plums. HURRY! They are juice ripe now!Sauvie Island Lavender Farm is open through October Tuesday - Sunday from 10am - 5pm. Open weekends in November.We are located on Sauvie Island - 3.5 miles from the Sauvie Island Bridge. Just follow the yellow and purple LAVENDER FARM signs.
While other Blueberry Farms are done for the year, Klock Farms just started picking last weekend and will probably pick to until mid Sept because of our higher elevation. Check the farm guide for directions.Klock Blueberry Farm is open for U-Pick blueberries for members on Fridays from 9-6 and for all other folks on Saturdays and Sundays from 9-6 as long as the berries last. We pride ourselves in bush-ripened blueberries. Call Clair or Beverly at 504.695.5882 for details.
SAUVIE ISLAND LAVENDER FARM FESTIVAL WEEKENDOur Lavender Festival is here! Join us at Sauvie Island Lavender Farm on July 11th and 12th. Festivities begin at 10am and run until 6pm both days. FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTSAll varieties of our lavender are in bloom. U-cut prices will be a bargain at just $5.00 per bundle. That’s about 250-300 stems of lavender. Visit Carl’s Lavender Drink Stand and cool down with some lavender lemonade or lavender iced tea and yummy lavender shortbread cookies. Learn how to make a lavender wand. Classes run all day and it only costs $5.00 per person to learn this Victorian craft. Bring the kids! We have a free water color painting table set up just for them. Select vendors will be selling their crafts. FESTIVAL SPECIAL SALESLavender Plant sale prices: $3.00 small plant, $7.00 large plant Our most popular lavender lotion, lavender bubble bath, and lavender spritzer will be 20 percent off only during the festival. It’s the perfect time to stock up for Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts. HOW TO FIND USWe are located 3.5 miles from the Sauvie Island Bridge. Just follow the yellow and purple lavender farm signs OR the blue and white LAVENDER FESTIVAL signs. Don’t worry if you can’t make the festival. Our farm is open 10am-5pm, Tues – Sun, May-October.
U-cut lavender is here at Sauvie Island Lavender Farm! Varieties open to u-cut are: Folgate – a true lavender with a bold violet color, Silver Frost – long stemmed silver stalks topped with velvet blue buds and violet flowers, and Royal Velvet – a dark purple favorite perfect for culinary uses. Available soon will be Gros Bleu, Grosso, Hidcote Giant, Alba, and Provence . U-cut lavender costs $6.00 for around 300 stems (as much as can fit into our 8 inch twist ties). We supply everything you need to cut and bundle. We will even give you a quick cutting lesson to keep our plants healthy. Mulberries are ripe too! U-pick is $2.50 a pint. We have containers and gloves if you need them. We are located 3.5 miles from the Sauvie Island Bridge . Just follow the yellow and purple LAVENDER FARM signs.
Coussens Farms will open for u-pick blueberries on friday July 3 from 9-4. We will be closed on July 4. We will open again on July 5 from 12-5. The berries are sweet and quite large. Our regular open hours will then return to saturday 9-4 and sunday 12-5.