On April 18, gardeners from across Grant and Adams counties will gather at Big Bend Community College for the WSU Grant-Adams Master Gardener Eco-Gardening Symposium: From Seed to Table, a free, half-day event designed to help backyard growers and small farmers cultivate healthier, more productive gardens. Hosted by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grant–Adams Counties, the […]
Agriculture
School field trips & summer camps at the farm
It’s almost spring, which means things are starting to bloom on the farm! This is one of our favorite times of year. We love having kids out to see the changes that the seasons bring such as watching the gardens wake up, the animals become more active, and the whole farm buzzing with life again. […]
Spring starts at Four Seasons
In the small towns creating the Columbia Basin, you can feel spring coming before the calendar says it’s here. The trucks start hauling soil. The questions about lawn seed begin. Chicken coops get cleaned out. Gardens get mapped out on scratch paper at the kitchen table. Spring isn’t just a season — it’s a restart. […]
A journey, the past and present
Cloudview has been many things to many people over the last, almost 20 years. It started on a hillside above the farm fields in the Royal slope area of central WA. I always liked to visit this one hillside because I always felt closer to the clouds passing by overhead. It’s hard to imagine here in central WA where […]
Cultivating Connection, Growth & Community at Cloudview Farm
Cloudview Community Farm is more than soil and crops – it’s a place for growing connection, healing, and hands-on discovery. Our goal is to cultivate healthy, connected people by integrating sustainable agriculture and gardening practices through educational programs and workshops that engage people of all ages. We’re reconnecting with our roots and realigning our work […]
Tonnemaker Hill Farms: Family first, then fruit
The Tonnemaker Hill Farm family grows more than 600 varieties of certified organic fruit and vegetables on 126 acres on the north slope of the Frenchman Hills near Royal City along Dodson Road. The farm began transitioning to organic in the 1990’s, said Luke Tonnemaker. The last crops certified organic were cherries in 2008. When […]