Springtime on the farm is never boring for us farmers. We are currently pruning back our riesling grape vines and eagerly are awaiting another batch of sparking riesling from our estate vineyard this coming fall. Good news, our vines are young but we are just beginning the exciting journey of wine making at Grateful. We plan on finishing our trellising this year all our rows. So far we have just over 4 acres planted in Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling grapes soon to be enjoyed at Grateful. We have also planted some Gamay noir and Cabernet Franc as well. Cheers to drinking our estate wine soon.
We are watching to see when our peach blossoms- a bright pink blossom will pop. They are such a sign of hope for me and signal the first big celebration of spring on the farm. Next will be the pear blossoms, then cherries and lastly apples. We are planting new babies trees, seeds and bulbs too this time of year. We are excited to welcome more donut peaches, white nectarines, pluerries, pluots, more pie cherries and more rainier cherries. We are also planting a wildflower field and our sunflower fields as well. We plant our dahlia field in May. Fresh Fruit, veggies, flowers and all the abundance of summer harvests is in our hearts.
Carlos wishing everyone a happy weekend. Come visit him soon.
We are making strawberry rhubarb jam and preparing for our farm stand opening around the 4th of July with upick cherries (we still have some bosc/anjou pears available if you are needing some fruit now.) Did you know we use special recipes my amazing farming mother, Ruthie has formed to feature our farm fresh fruit with less sugar than traditional jams so the fruit can really shine through. Our jams are a dream come true on anything or by the spoonful.
We are making hard cider now to prepare for a busy summer season here on the farm.
Welcoming our new babies trees. Carlos supervising our work of keeping them hydrated until we plant them.
So hopeful to see these tulip blooms soon here on the farm. We have 20.002 bulbs growing every single day. Hopeful for the end of the month. Stay tuned. #pinchme
I am excited to see when our first tulip field will be in bloom and I am thinking we the tulips be wide open by end of the April. We planted a variety of colors and it will be a stunning field of rainbow goodness. We allow photography during our business hours. Please email thegratefulfarmer@gmail.com if you want to make a private appointment or session here.
Springtime sunsets are always a gift. I’m absolutely loving the longer days.
Come for a pint in our new Grateful Garden. No reservation required open daily.
your grateful farmer planting these new babies. Grow babies grow
the hardest working girls on the farm(mason bees) are soon to be blissing out in all our blossoms soon.
Great news, All our farming/hospitality team has now been vaccinated and we are feeling really grateful and relieved to enter into a sunny spring here at our Tasting Room the Grateful Vineyard. We love being open and serving you all every day so join us soon by visiting our website www.gratefulvineyards.com and make an online reservation. Or join us in our Grateful Garden for our libations and a slice(no reservation required). We are pressing more apples for hard cider and making fresh fruit beers every week to stock up before the summer season of hospitality and refreshment. I am so thankful for my amazing team and for all the hopeful signs of spring all around us. We are not quite in full fruit blossom stage yet but I am thinking in 7-12 days we will be there. So join us soon at our tasting room and bring your camera. I adore spring here on the farm and I am looking forward to sharing more updates every Friday with you all.
xo Your Grateful Farmer- Trina
