Earth Farms

05/25/2024

10/24/2022

Squaxin Island tribal drums and dancers welcomed everyone with music and song at the Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration at Squaxin Park, formally Priest Point Park, in Olympia, Wa. on Oct 10, 2022.

09/22/2022

09/20/2022

The work is part of an agreement forged by the state, the Suquamish Tribe and environmental groups to remediate the site within Sinclair Inlet.

09/12/2022

And finally, the wasp we all know and don't love. Yellowjackets are familiar to most people since they often snack on human food (like sugary beverages) which can create conflict in residential landscapes. They frequently nest in abandoned rodent holes in the ground or create hanging above-ground nests. Despite their stinging reputation, these wasps still play an important role in the ecosystem! Like most wasps their larvae are “meat eaters”, and adults contribute to pest control by hunting insects like flies and caterpillars for their young. Show them some love!

One way to make your yard less attractive to yellowjackets is by making sure trash cans are tightly sealed and food is not left in outdoor spaces.

Learn more about kindly sharing the earth with yellowjackets: xerces.org/blog/wasp-world

09/11/2022

Another wasp spotlight! Sand wasps are solitary, meaning they don’t have a hive. They dig tunnels into the ground for their nests, and can often be seen moving back and forth as they bring prey insects to their offspring. Sand wasps don’t bother humans and hunt a variety of insects. The Bembix sand wasp pictured specializes on flies (including house flies and deer flies!).

Learn more about wasps: xerces.org/blog/wasp-world

09/10/2022

Proud of you Joe Seymour! See his latest public art in the City of Olympia along the boardwalk honoring the Inlets of the Squaxin Island Tribe at the inlet Steh chass (Olympia)-historic home to Joe's own ancestors.

Here he is with painting colleague Ira Coyne.

10/14/2021

Hello! Just processing some of my dried sunflower head of three varieties, large heads of the white and black striped, black sunflowers and the velvet sunflowers.

Excited for next years sunflower garden, microgreens, and roasted seeds!

05/23/2021

Lots has happened as we started the farm this season here’s a photo dump

03/05/2021

Part three of the workstation build is now up on YouTube, so go check it out if you’d like! It’s interesting to be doing videos often and we hope to get better and filming and editing our content so it is less mundane! Hope you enjoy it and as always much love and have a wonderful time 🌎❤️

03/04/2021

What a beautiful thing it was to see the dandelions open in the morning and close at night yesterday. Spring is here folks and it feels so good!

Baby’s breath is in the ground
Tulips are in the ground
And part three of the workstation build is coming tonight. Stay tuned and have a wonderful day 🌎❤️