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Here is what is up and coming to the farm! We do our best to keep this page updated regularly, but we encourage you to sign up for the newsletter so you don’t miss out.
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Winter Solstice Lantern Making & Night Walk
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.
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Big News: Blue Heron Farm Accepted into the FARMpreneurs Strategic Sprint
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.
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Introducing Our New Work-Trade Program for 2026
Description goes hereWe 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.
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Supporting Pack Fire Relief This Saturday (11/22/25)
This Saturday, November 22nd, all profits from the farm stand will be donated to the Mammoth Community Foundation Fire Relief Fund.
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2025 LEAF Conference
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.
