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A little about Gales Meadow Farm
Rene’ and Anne Berblinger began farming in the Gales Creek Valley in western Washington County in 1999.
Our farm, on the northeast side of Gales Creek Road, includes 9 flat acres of wonderful soil, a steep wooded hillside – the west side of Clapshaw Hill – and a riparian area with cottonwoods. We produce more than 300 varieties of great tasting and beautiful vegetables and herbs. Many of our varieties are heirlooms.
Early in the season, we begin growing our hardy vegetables including beets, onions, lettuce, and chard. In May, we have starts of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, squash, and cucumbers. We have more than 40 varieties of tomatoes, more than 20 sweet and hot peppers, and about five kinds of eggplant. As the season progresses, we bring you the best familiar spring, summer and fall vegetables and many unusual varieties. Throughout the whole season, we grow herbs and our popular leaf lettuce.
We have been certified Organic by Oregon Tilth since 2001. Our farming practices build the soil and provide habitat for wildlife including native plants, insects, birds, and microbes.
If you are interested in produce additional to your CSA share or if you are interested in visiting us at farmers markets, we have several throughout the year. We travel to the Hollywood Farmers Market (now year round!), the Hillsdale Farmers Market (March-May) and Cannon Beach Farmers Market (June – September). Restaurants which use our products include Maurice, Nostrana, the Wayfarer at Cannon Beach, Andina, Xico, Smallwares, and Fleur de Lis French Bakery. And those fabulous Ruby Jewel Treats . . . the mint and lavender for the ice cream comes from Gales Meadow Farm.
See what’s growing now! Visit the Gales Meadow Farm website for more info.