THE DETAILS
YAKIMA HAY
WE HAVE HAY!!!
Because we are not licensed hay brokers, this hay is available to Kingston Farm & Garden Co-op members only. All the buyers have been very happy with the weed-free, organically-managed hay produced by Co-op member Clark Kramer of Yakima. He managed to send us a final 5 tons, but is now sold out until next year.
HAY AVAILABLE AT THE CO-OP SHED AS OF 29 NOVEMBER 2011:
- 4th cutting: about 65 bales left. Alfalfa percentage is lower, but this is sweet, lovely hay. Don't know how well it will keep; a bit higher moisture content than the 2nd / 3rd cutting. Lighter bales (80 - 85 lbs) and more loosely packed. $14.60 per bale. WE NEED TO SELL THIS FIRST - it is blocking access to the other cuttings.
- 2nd and 3rd cutting: about 40 bales left. About 75% alfalfa, 25% grass. $15.20 per bale. Bales average 90+ lbs.
- 1st cutting: about 15 bales left. Lots of grass seed heads, so very nutritious, but the stemmiest of the cuttings, with least alfalfa. $13.60 per 80 - 85 lb bale.
Contact Paul at phughes962@centurytel.net to make arrangements to pick up hay at the Giving Garden barn! (We tried using his phone number, but his voice mail was uncooperative.)
Based on the demand this year, we intend to reserve significantly more next year! We will be e-mailing out a query as to how much hay you would like to "speak for" next year. That will guide how much we guarantee buying.
We can have large amounts delivered straight to your barn, or you can pick it up and pay for it incrementally at the Giving Garden (although hay that has not been pre-paid may be snatched by some other buyer!)
We can store only 7 tons at once, but we will arrange for new deliveries as the previous ones are sold out.
OTHER SOURCES OF EASTERN WASHINGTON HAY:
- The Country Pet and Feed Shoppe in Kingston has orchard grass in compressed 50 lb bales. (And it fluffs out just fine.) U-haul. 360-297-4165
- Sutton Creek Farms of Poulsbo and Bainbridge are a reliable source of Eastern Washington alfalfa and/or grass mix (orchard - timothy - bentgrass), and can deliver! Their phone number is 360-265-0295.
- Fish Farms Hay Sales
360-830-2825
fishfarms@wavecable.com
Alfalfa, Orchard-Alfalfa Mix, Timothy, Grass, Round Bales. Delivery Available. Sales by appointment. Call for more information.
- Cenex (CHS) in Poulsbo consistently carries alfalfa, timothy and straw. U-haul. 1-800-813-7151.
- Bay Hay and Feed on Bainbridge Island usually carries what Sacks Feed used to carry. U-haul. 206-842-5274.
LOCAL HAY LISTINGS FOR 2011
Milky Way Farm in Hansville, WA will have more hay for sale in late Spring 2012.
(They don't want their own cows to go hungry!)
They thank all the folks who saw their ad here, and bought from them.
Come Spring 2012, to check for availability, phone 360-638-1811.
If you have a contact not listed here, please send the info to
curry.kathy@centurytel.net for posting on this page.
2010 HAY MERCHANTS (we'll be checking if they have hay available this year, too:
ordered by distance from Kingston)
- Krista Webb, Kingston, WA 360-265-3984
- Steve Heacock steveheacock@centurytel.net, Kingston, WA
Steve and Krista are letting their fields "rest" in 2011, but will be back in 2012.
- Milky Way Farm, Hansville, WA 360-638-1811
- Allen and Nikki Johanson, Silverdale, WA 360-697-6224
- Maple View Farm, Sequim, WA 360-683-5049
A WORD OF ADVICE:
Individual animals have individual nutritional requirements.
Be aware that Kitsap / Mason County hay, unless amended, will often have a low nutritional value. This is because our wet climate leaches value out of the soil.
I am assured that local hay is very good for Nigerian Dwarf goats and alpacas.
However, before depending on it for a horse diet, discuss your animal's requirements with your vet. Supplements may be appropriate.
2011 IS PREDICTED TO BE A POOR HAY YEAR!
You might want to stock up on organic alfalfa pellets from Kingston Farm and Feed while the cost is still reasonable, to supplement any lower-quality hay available this winter.
more contacts to come...
BROKEN GROUND FARM
Organic vegetables, locally grown.
Farm stand open Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to dark!
About 10 minutes outside Kingston, on Eglon Road, just south of the old Eglon Church.
(click here for map)
Marty & Tara advise that
signs will not be out on Hansville Highway.
County regulations forbid their use.
BULK COCO COIR BUY - LOOKING FORWARD TO 2012.
Intrepid Coco-CoirŪ Premium Potting Soil (www.coco-coir.com)
This soil is light and fluffy (PDF on soil ingredients here), great for lots of potting applications, and is WSDA certified organic.
It comes in 1.25 cu. ft. bags (approx. 30 lbs/bag).
Kingston Farm and Garden Co-op acquired a pallet for sale in Spring 2011, but it is all sold out. We will order again next Spring!
2011 prices were as follows:
Co-op Members - $7.50/bag (tax included)
Non-Members - $9.50/bag (tax included)
If you had a reseller permit on file with us, you received the pre-tax prices of $6.91 (member) and $8.75 (non-member)
Coco-Coir Ingredients: Coco-Coir (coconut shell fibers), aged conifer epidermis, ash, bone meal, blood meal,
compost, feather meal, fish meal, kelp meal, lime, dolomite, olivine, and many strains of beneficial soil organisms
IF YOU PREFER COMPRESSED BLOCKS, they are locally available at
Savage Plants,
Valley Nursery,
Clear Creek Nursery,
and possibly other garden stores.
KINGSTON FARM AND FEED
(previously called "The Organic Feed Buying Group")
Harley Soltes at Kingston Farm offers the following ongoing group orders,
passing on the group discount. Contact Harley at
harley@kingstonfarm.net
for directions to Kingston Farm, and delivery and pick-up details.
If folks are getting bulk feeds, they should bring cans, rubbermaid totes etc.
If you have other feed needs, let Harley know - he has connections!
And get on his mailing list, to be advised of one-time group buys that he is arranging.
- SCRATCH AND PECK POULTRY FEEDS (www.Scratchandpeck.com)
This is all Organic whole grain feed for layers, broilers and goats,
grown by Washington farmers. Their ingredients are Organic and they are in
the process of becoming Certified Organic Ingredients by Oregon Tilth and later fully Certified by WSDA.
- IN SEASON ORGANIC MILL.
In British Columbia, but supporting poultry folk in our area for many years now.
Here is Harley's PRICE LIST as of September 2011.
- Concentrates, Inc of Oregon -
Everything you need for organic growing!
When Harley collects orders from customers adding up to 1-ton, it avoids shipping costs!
Here's the price list.
Contact Harley at harley@kingstonfarm.net with your needs.
- ORGANIC STRAW
Harley has organic straw bales on hand, for those concerned about the recent
findings involving herbicide use on conventional straw and hay.
(I'll add a link to additional information when I find it.)
- Day-old to three-week-old Delaware Chicks -- SEASONAL.
(go to
http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Delaware-B43.aspx
for information on this versatile breed)
Also, Black Copper Marans. -- SEASONAL.
(go to http://www.pickinachicken.com/2010/06/black-copper-marans.html
to find out about this layer of gourmet-quality eggs.)
10% discount for members of Kingston Farm and Garden Co-op.
- POULTRY AND OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT
group orders go to
Premier 1 (electric net fencing, sheep and goat supplies and good poultry feeders etc).
Add your order to benefit from free shipping when the combined order exceeds $100!
Harley particularly recommends:
- the tripod waterer, which should work great in the winter when the hoses are frozen in the morning.
Currently back-ordered until January.
- The 5 gallon bucket water setup that looks great and is not expensive, but does not qualify for free shipping. If we get 5-6 of these, then the paid shipping is reasonable since they nest together for shipping.
- The Kuhl no spill feeder, which is better than the ones from 2009. It is really well made and Premier decided to use it to replace the ones they were selling. You need to order the spill preventer ring as a separate item.
BUYING WASHINGTON-GROWN MEATS
Julia and Kinley are working to arrange regular local delivery of
pre-ordered, by-the-cut, Washington-grown meats.
Have a look at several related links:
- Heyday Farm on Bainbridge Island
"organic local food: eggs, chicken, turkey, pork, beef, fruit, vegetables and cheese."
Go to their web site to get on their mailing list.
- Clark Family Farm in Sequim
Grass-fed beef, chemical-free. They periodically deliver to the Poulsbo area in late Fall and Winter.
- The Kitsap Poultry Co-op Members page lists multiple producers with their products and contact information.
- The Puget Sound Meat Producers Co-operative operates a slaughter truck for on-site processing of home-grown meats.
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Co-ops which run mobile slaughtering units in the "Know Your Farmer Know Your Food" publication
of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- Thundering Hooves in Walla Walla (will deliver to the Kitsap Peninsula!)
They offer beef, lamb, goat and pork, all raised with humane and sustainable practices.
- Central Market meat department in Poulsbo carries the following (copied directly from their web page):
Country Natural Beef
USDA Choice Angus
Thundering Hooves grass-fed beef from Walla Walla
Ground beef is ground in the market from fresh meat every day
Washington grown, range grown, and organic air-chilled chicken
Excellent variety of fresh domestic lamb
Natural pork
Uncommon choices include rabbit, goose, duck, game hens and pheasant
Conventional, range-grown and organic turkeys
Organic, nitrate-free and conventional lunch meats and hot dogs
Extensive selection of smoked products and specialty sausages
Fresh buffalo available the first of each month, while supplies last
We'll grind, cut or de-bone any meat at no charge
A butcher is available until 8 pm every day for your convenience
BULK ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES: Washington State grown.
Seasonal fruit from
All One Family Farm,
available thru summer and fall!
The web site shows the availability schedule.
Order on-line, and pick up (and pay) in Kingston.
U-CUT FLOWERS NEAR KINGSTON
CHICKS AVAILABLE NOW!
Contact Pam at Raincreek Pottery and Poultry sunny_rainy@juno.com
Visit Pam's website at http://raincreekpottery.com for breed descriptions, and excellent advice on caring for new chicks!
Breeds now available:
Barnevelder
Barred Rock
Blue Ameraucana
Buff Orpington
Easter Egger
Golden Star
Rhode Island Red
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
Blue Marans
Welsummer
10% off purchases of 25 chicks or more
THE COUNTRY PET SHOPPE
The Country Pet Shoppe specializes in high quality, more-nutrition, less-filler pet food brands,
with organic and/or sustainable roots, and some from Northwest sources.
(Canidae, Call of the Wild, Orijen, and others.)
Stephanie can assist you and your vet in establishing a diet
appropriate to your pet's needs.
Country Pet Shoppe also carries the pet food brands, wild bird seed and supplies,
and many of the farm animal bagged feeds once carried at Sacks Feed.
Contact the store for details - call 360-297-4165
or countrypetshoppe@aol.com
BULK DOG FOOD BUY:
Stephanie needs the names of 8 parties willing
to buy 4 each of Canidae All Life Stages 35# bags.
She can then buy a full pallet, which will then receive the (variable)
manufacturer's discount,
which she can then pass on to her co-buyers.
This will typically result in a per-bag savings of between $1 and $3.
Contact the store for details - call 360-297-4165
or e-mail countrypetshoppe@aol.com
SWIMSPAW CANINE THERAPY
10% off for any Kingston Farm and Garden Coop member.
http://www.swimspaw.com, 360-536-2514
SwimSpaw is a warm water therapeutic swimming pool for dogs.
They accommodate all sizes of dogs, from Pomeranians to Great Danes,
in their four foot deep pool, at Horse and Hound Stables in Poulsbo.
(A trained therapist is in the pool with your dog at all times.)
Their goals are
- To improve the quality of life for your canine companion by improving
their ability to move without pain.
- To provide comfort and relief to dogs suffering from arthritis, other joint pain,
muscle tension or dogs recovering from orthopedic surgery.
- To improve the fitness of performance dogs.
They also provide swim training for all breeds of dogs.
WORM BINS FOR A FERTILE GARDEN
Composting worm bins and worms are available from:
- Bugabay Worm Boxes on Whidbey Island
in-the-ground cedar worm boxes or free-standing plastic towers, composting worms, worm products, consulting.
- Kingston Worm Farm , 5 minutes from Kingston
Composting worms, worm products, consulting.
Paula of KWF donated worms and expertise at the Giving Garden!
- Kitsap E-Z Earth Worm Farm
Certified organic. On Clear Creek Road near Poulsbo.
Employing persons with disabilities.
- 3 in 1 Worm Ranch , near Poulsbo
Free-standing worm habitat made from recycled plastic, composting worms, worm products.
FREE MANURE BY THE BUCKET OR TRUCKLOAD FOR YOUR GARDEN!
Watermark Farm
will load your open-bed pickup or trailer for you.
This is horse manure with some pelleted bedding mixed in (very fast decomposition rate,
no harmful chemicals) and very little hay scraps or residual grains.
Because of the high quality Timothy (and sometimes orchard grass) hay fed at Watermark,
this manure is unusually effective and suitable for composting and garden application
with maximum nutritional value and minimal / no weed introduction.
And when we put some in the worm box at the Giving Garden, all the worms moved there first!
Contact the farm directly to verify availability and make arrangements, at
www.watermarkfarm.net/.
Ardelle, about a mile behind Wolfle School, also has smaller quantities of straight horse manure available
(no bedding incorporated, and horses are fed weed-free hay).
Contact Ardelle at 360-297-2207.
LIVE TRAPS AVAILABLE
Kingston Farm and Garden Co-op owns two live traps
which are kept at the Country Pet Shoppe in Kingston.
If you have a feral cat in your area,
many local vets will provide free spay / neuter services.
The Country Pet Shoppe in Kingston can provide information (phone 360-297-4165.)
And if you could have the heart to put out some water and kibble for the cat
(without feeding the local raccoon population),
the cat will put special effort into de-mousing your property.
FOR NUISANCE OR DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
get help from the Wildlife Control Operators who work with
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Find a list of WCOs at http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/nuisance/nwco.html
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