On Saturday, April 18, we will live stream “cut the ribbon” to our new Poultry Processing Unit with our processing manager, Mary Jo Burson!

Carnation Farms provides poultry processing services for our own birds, as well as for other farmers and hunters in the area. Virtually explore the facility, learn more about our services, including which types of small animals we can process in our unit, as well as our WSDA licensing, our fees, timeline, and scale. If you are ready to sign up for processing dates, you will have an opportunity to sign up while you’re there!

Meanwhile, find Farmer Rosy at our brooder to say hello to our newest flock of chicks, and ask her your questions about poultry husbandry, raising chicks, choosing breeds, feed and care, safety and maintenance, coop layouts, and more. She’s a chicken expert!

And, while you’re here, get inspired and check out our pasture-raised poultry operation to see how we do things!

The event is free, but please RSVP here to let us know you’re planning to watch?

Click here for more information about our facility, or if you’re ready to book your own processing dates.

Join us for our spring plant sale!  We are working on building an online order system and drive-through pick up at the Farmstand for you to find your favorite vegetables, herbs, and flower starts.  Stay tuned for more information about ordering and picking up plants.

Everything is certified organic and ready to be planted out in planters, flower pots, or your garden.

Our farmers will have a wide variety of certified organic starts for you to choose from, and will be standing by to answer any questions you may have about specific varieties, and how to care for them. Plant selection includes certified organic flowers (Zinnia, Gomphrena, Cosmos, Scabiosa, Hyssop), Herbs, Vegetables Starts (Tomatoes, Heirlooms, Slicers, Paste, Peppers (Hot/Sweet), Eggplant, Lettuce, Squash, Beans, Greens, Cabbage, Winter Squash, Artichokes) and more!

THIS EVENT WILL BE POSTPONED OUT TO A NEW DATE in early May, tentatively May 9th.  We are evaluating offering some online information about this topic sooner.  Stay tuned!

For those who have already purchased tickets we will be notifying you via email with your options.

Join us to learn from Laura Patterson, Owner of Hand-Grown Greens. Laura will teach us all about easy to grow and fun to eat Microgreens.

WHAT & WHY MICROGREENS?

Learn what the differences are between Microgreens and Sprouts.

Learn their qualities, varieties and nutritional value.

HANDS ON GROWING

Learn how to easily grow your own Microgreens at home.

Your take home Microgreens growing kit is included in the ticket price!

EATING MICROGREENS

Enjoy tasting the many flavors and textures of Microgreens.

Learn recipes and culinary uses.

At the end of the workshop we will tour Carnation Farms’ Prop House and see how similar plants are grown in our production system.

MATERIALS

• Microgreens starter kit materials will be provided.

• A variety of Microgreens for tasting will be provided.

LOCATION

The experience will be held in our Indoor Classroom. Follow red and white a-board signs when you arrive at the farm.  Enter through the gate on the field side, across the bridge and down the tree lined lane. Please park on the gravel.

Thank you Carnation Farms Farmstand partner Hand-Grown Greens for teaching this workshop!

Join the Pantry’s Marie Rutherford as she shows you the ins and outs of wood-fired cooking. First you’ll tour Carnation Farms and see how they raise poultry and grow and harvest vegetables, and then you’ll get cooking in their outdoor wood-fired oven. You’ll cook potatoes in ash with grilled bread, herbed egg, radishes, and fresh cheese; roasted spatchcocked chicken with green garlic, cherries, and black pepper; smoked carrots, spring onion, and snap peas with cilantro sauce; sauteed pea vines with sage and walnuts; and blistered Dutch babies with fire-roasted strawberries, and you’ll all sit down to feast at their outdoor communal table.

This event is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list for the classes.

Join the wait list here.

Join the Pantry’s Marie Rutherford as she shows you the ins and outs of wood-fired cooking. First you’ll tour Carnation Farms and see how they raise poultry and grow and harvest vegetables, and then you’ll get cooking in their outdoor wood-fired oven. You’ll cook potatoes in ash with grilled bread, herbed egg, radishes, and fresh cheese; roasted spatchcocked chicken with green garlic, cherries, and black pepper; smoked carrots, spring onion, and snap peas with cilantro sauce; sauteed pea vines with sage and walnuts; and blistered Dutch babies with fire-roasted strawberries, and you’ll all sit down to feast at their outdoor communal table.

This event is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list for the classes.

Join the wait list here.

Join the Pantry’s Marie Rutherford as she shows you the ins and outs of wood-fired cooking. First you’ll tour Carnation Farms and see how they raise poultry and grow and harvest vegetables, and then you’ll get cooking in their outdoor wood-fired oven. You’ll cook potatoes in ash with grilled bread, herbed egg, radishes, and fresh cheese; roasted spatchcocked chicken with green garlic, cherries, and black pepper; smoked carrots, spring onion, and snap peas with cilantro sauce; sauteed pea vines with sage and walnuts; and blistered Dutch babies with fire-roasted strawberries, and you’ll all sit down to feast at their outdoor communal table.

This event is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list for the classes.

Join the wait list here.

Join the Pantry’s Marie Rutherford as she shows you the ins and outs of wood-fired cooking. First you’ll tour Carnation Farms and see how they raise poultry and grow and harvest vegetables, and then you’ll get cooking in their outdoor wood-fired oven. You’ll cook potatoes in ash with grilled bread, herbed egg, radishes, and fresh cheese; roasted spatchcocked chicken with green garlic, cherries, and black pepper; smoked carrots, spring onion, and snap peas with cilantro sauce; sauteed pea vines with sage and walnuts; and blistered Dutch babies with fire-roasted strawberries, and you’ll all sit down to feast at their outdoor communal table.

This event is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list for the classes.

Join the wait list here.

We’re teaming up with our friends at Middle Fork Roasters to provide a FREE, fun, educational, and caffeinated tasting experience for coffee lovers in the Seattle area!

On Saturday, April 18th, from 10am – 12pm, come learn about what it takes to turn fresh coffee fruits into a gorgeous cup of joe. Macky and Matt, the owners/operators of Middle Fork Roasters, will walk you through their sustainable buying process, explain the roasting procedure, and demonstrate different techniques on how to make the perfect cup of coffee for differing palates. Mix a variety of roasts to make your own signature blend, and take home beans to give it a whirl at home!

The workshop is free to attend, and 20% of coffee and merch sales support our agriculture education program here at Carnation Farms.

Middle Fork Roasters is owned, run, and operated by a close-knit group of friends and family dedicated to giving back. With each farmer’s market they attend, event they support, and cup they fill, they are thrilled to create positive impact in their own backyard. Each bag represents a commitment to building strong communities by partnering with local and independent producers. Based in Seattle, they roast in the heart of coffee culture, roasting small batches with only the finest, freshest ingredients.

Look for Middle Fork Roasters coffee available at Carnation Farms Farmstand.