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SW Washington Food Hub Farm Walk – Gordon Farm
August 23, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Two Upcoming SW Washington Food Hub Farm Walks
Open to all Farmers and the General Public
Gordon Farm – Farm Walk
Wednesday, August 23th, 5pm to 7pm + social time
5154 Highway 12, Elma, WA 98541
Join us for a farm walk at Gordon Farm in Elma Washington on August 23th. Gordon Farm is run Jay and Susan and is a 7th generation farm first established in 1872. The 600-acre farm boasts a rich diversity of grain, forages, vegetables, and wildlife along the Chehalis River. The farm is approximately divided into 450 acres of grass and alfalfa, 175 acres of corn, 20 acres of barley, and anywhere from a half to a couple acres in vegetables row crops including pumpkins and melons. Jay Gordon is also a founding member of the SW Washington Growers Co-op, and sells into both the grain and the vegetable sides of this farmer-owned cooperative established in 2019.
On this farm tour you’ll learn about: Grain production; Fertigation systems for vegetable row-crop production; Wholesale vegetable crop production for the SW Washington Food Hub; Contract malting barley production through the SW Washington Growers cooperative for regional for Great Western Malting; The vagaries of keeping a 7th generation farm going through 150 years of change.