Arugula has an attitude. There is really no polite way to say it. Some greens come out of the ground soft and agreeable, ready to be tucked politely into a salad and chewed without much thought.

Arugula is not one of those greens. She comes comes up spicy, peppery, and sharp around the edges. She does not ease herself into a meal. She announces herself. She kicks the door open, walks in wearing leather boots, and makes sure everybody knows she has arrived.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this.

Receiving the Good Farmer Award from Rodale Institute, in partnership with Davines Group, is one of the greatest honors I could ever imagine. It still feels incredibly surreal. To have the work we are doing out here in this small, rural valley seen and recognized in this way carries a real weight. But gosh, is it a good kind of weight. The kind that makes you stand a little straighter and take a deeper look at what you are building.

Leaving the farm for a week in the spring is no small thing.

But it was worth it. Fully.

I came home with a level of clarity I didn’t have before. Not just on the farm, but on myself as a farmer and a business owner.

I have a clearer vision for where Blue Heron Farm is going. A stronger understanding of what needs to happen to get there. And a renewed sense that this thing we’re building matters.

A massive thank you to Esther for sharing her incredible knowledge, and to the Farm to Crag crew for offering this experience. Thank you for creating space to notice where our food comes from, how it supports us, and how our choices ripple out into the places we love to move through.

Mark Your Calendars!
Starting Friday, March 20th, 2026, we will have compost available for sale here at the farm.

Would you be interested in leading a workshop on the farm?

A creative collaboration between Blue Heron Farm & C5 Studios Community Arts Center

Come immerse your senses in the
rhythm of springtime at the farm.

Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM –1:30 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM –1:30 PM

Pre-registration required. Limited spots available.

Fundraising Dinner to Support Blue Heron Farm

Good food. Good people. Real impact.
Raising funds for critical water infrastructure at the farm.
Join us in building the systems that keep good food growing in the valley.

A celebration of homegrown fruits and vegetables at the Tri County Fair!

Do you have a tomato that stopped people in their tracks?
A squash that barely fit through the garden gate?
A carrot so crooked it deserves its own moment of fame?

This year, we are leading a produce exhibition that celebrates what our local soil can grow. The Lumpy, Lovely & Legendary Produce Contest is open to growers of all ages and experience levels, from backyard gardeners to longtime farmers.

If you grew it, we want to see it.

Birds are one of the simplest ways to track whether our practices are actually improving the farm.

Blue Heron Farm is launching a monthly Kindness Campaign to honor the people who make our valley a better place.

Gosh, we are so stoked to partner with C5 Studios to host this year’s Winter Solstice Lantern Walk at Blue Heron Farm. Across many cultures and over thousands of years, the Winter Solstice has been a time for people to pause, acknowledge the longest night, and welcome the slow return of light.

Carrying a small piece of that long history into our own valley feels meaningful. We are grateful to share this tradition with our community and to host it here at the farm this year.

We are thrilled to launch our very first Work-Trade Program for the 2026 season. This is something we’ve dreamed about for a long time, and we can’t wait to welcome the first crew who will help shape this program from the ground up.

This Saturday, November 22nd, all profits from the farm stand will be donated to the Mammoth Community Foundation Fire Relief Fund.

I’m excited to share some big news from our little corner of the Eastern Sierra: Blue Heron Farm has been accepted into the 2026 FARMpreneurs Strategic Sprint.

FARMpreneurs is a week-long, off-the-farm executive education program designed specifically for community-based farmers who are on the threshold of growth. Over the course of the Sprint, farmers develop a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) and build a concrete, multi-year strategy to actually make it happen.

This past week, I had the honor of presenting at the first annual LEAF Conference — a gathering designed to bring together leaders in land, energy, agriculture, and forestry to strengthen the Sierra region’s natural economy. From producers and processors to educators and policymakers, participants spent two days exploring innovation, workforce growth, and sustainable resource management across the region.

A training day in the field and wash pack with the Bishop Paiute Tribe Food Sovereignty Program.

There are so many small, simple ways to help the folks who grow your food — and every one of them ripples out farther than you might think.

Fall is garlic planting time. While most of the garden is slowing down, garlic gets tucked in for the winter so it can be one of the first crops ready next summer.

I like to think about our soil as a kind of bank account. All summer long we’ve been making withdrawals—pulling nutrients out to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Now that fall and winter are coming, it’s time to make deposits back in.