Chimacum Workhorse Project
The Chimacum Workhorse Project is exploring the potential of growing food in East Jefferson County, WA while minimizing fossil fuel inputs. The goal of this website and blog is to advocate for local food system resilience and to honestly tell the story of our journey.
Latest blog post excerpts below:
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State of The Project; Spring 2024
Read more: State of The Project; Spring 2024It was a dark and rainy day in Chimacum. Most of the growers around here are hoping for a little bit of drier weather so we can get to prepping our soil beds and rows and get things growing. But it was a wet April last year and so far looks like we’re getting a…
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Implementation
Read more: ImplementationMoving from concept to reality using implements. When we’re driving around with our horses we will frequently get the question, “what are you doing with them?” We explain that we’re farming with them but then I sometimes notice a look on the faces that makes me wonder if people even know what that means. Maybe…
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Winter workhorse training
Read more: Winter workhorse trainingIt can be a challenge to keep horses in training during the winter. But yesterday we hitched John and Jim to the forecart with the little utility trailer behind. Of course everything looks different when covered in snow so around each corner we had to stop and let them figure things out. We went around…