TimberWest May/June 2016 After 35 years, R.L. Smith Logging has seen it all. The next challenge will be passing on the torch. Read more…
Tag: Business Profiles
A Furrow Horse for the Community
Acres U.S.A. March 2016 Washington couple trades their tractor for draft horses and finds a new appreciation for an old way of farming. Read more…
Education Meets Farming: Quiet Creek Herb Farm and School of Country Living
Acres U.S.A. August 2015 When Claire and Rusty Orner decide to retire and bequeath ownership of Quiet Creek Herb Farm and School of Country Living to the next generation, they won’t lack for applicants. Of the hundreds of former apprentices who spent time on their farm, many want to return. This serves as a testament […]
Small-Scale Success: Rocky Run Farm Profile
Acres U.S.A. April 2015 Pat Hendrickson is one of a few producers in Washington State selling Grade A raw goat’s milk, and over the years the Rocky Run herd name has become well-known with many animals sold around the United States and abroad. Read more…
Making a Niche: Pacific Logging and Processing
TimberWest March/April 2015 Pacific Logging and Processing finds a niche providing services for small-scale private landowners, which the company calls “‘permits to planting.” Read more…
Creative Farming in the City: CityGrown Seattle
Acres U.S.A. January 2015 From strips of land directly next to farm stands to backyard gardens, CityGrown Seattle takes local growing to the next level. Read more…
Selling a new vision of forestry to the public
TimberWest January/February 2015 Vashon Forest Stewards is selling a new vision of forestry to the public. Read more…
Productivity and Safety Go Hand in Hand
TimberWest November/December 2014 Sevier Logging based out of Olympia, Wash., focuses on high production and safe practices. Read more…
New Ways with Wool: U.S. Wool Industry Future Tied to Organics
Acres U.S.A. September 2014 With the help of organic and sustainable sheep farmers, Woolgatherer Carding Mill and Holy Lamb Organics are helping create the markets to revitalize the U.S. wool industry. Read more…
With the Right Equipment, Any Job is Possible – Pulley Logging
TimberWest July/August 2014 Pulley Logging of Sedro Woolley takes on anything from thinning to helicopter logging. Read more…
Writings by Andrea Watts 