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:

Apparently I had no time in 2025 to report on what we did. That’s a shame because lots of hard work was done actually, and lots of good food grown. Inside is a brief summary of what we were up to. Apologies for being so late! But. To understand what we did in 2025 please consider the Big Picture context…

Our first full year of farming was successful on several fronts. We got things done, and we learned a lot!

It 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 wet one this year. Not…