LAND & COMMUNITY PARTNERS
We share land at Finnriver's 50 acre organic farm with a community-minded group of farmers and organizations that do agricultural and conservation research, restoration, education and celebration. We share land, infrastructure, resources and outreach opportunities with these partners to grow vibrant interconnections. You can learn more about these land partners on a self-guided farm walk or on one of our year-round Cidery Tasting Tours.
Olympic Prairies
Supporting the identification, preservation, restoration and perpetuation of the ancestral prairies of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA. Long ago, before settlement, the Chimacum Valley is thought to have been a classic ancestral prairie—a green savannah grassland meadow seasonally dotted with flowering native plants, many of which provided nourishment and medicine for Indigenous inhabitants. Today, no traces of that savannah are in evidence in this area. Olympic Priaries began a demonstration site here at Finnriver, in Autumn 2022, to grow and share with the community some of the diversity and beauty of prairie plants.
Chimacum Valley Grainery
Several farm endeavors have emerged and evolved from the original seed of Finnriver Farm. Finnriver co-founder Keith Kisler comes from a wheat-farming family in Eastern WA and brought this heritage to the Chimacum Valley. Keith has shifted his full focus to growing, stonemilling, baking, floormalting and brewing local organic grains. The Grainery is growing climate-adapted whole grains with ‘heart & soil,’ while reducing the distance between land and loaf and bottle. They offer a range of products including organically grown, fresh-milled flours, pastas, baked goods and beer.
Roots of Resilience Project
To cultivate community, sow sustainability and grow more equitable and resilient relationships through land-based interconnection, inclusion, education and celebration in rural Jefferson County. We seek to generate additional layers of support for people who are not traditionally centered, especially affirming opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (BIPOC) or People of the Global Majority (PGM), including businesses and community members. We collaborate on grassroots efforts created by and for frontline communities, including small farmers, racial justice organizations, and food access/food sovereignty projects.
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA)
Leading education, research and advocacy to advance organic seed, the Organic Seed Alliance manages four acres of field production and research at Finnriver. Here we grow organic seed, conduct organic vegetable trials, and host education and outreach events.
North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC)
The mission of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition is to promote robust wild salmon stocks for families, fishers, and local economies by furthering habitat restoration and education on the North Olympic Peninsula. Both the Finnriver home farm and orchard are participating in creek restoration projects by enacting a buffer zone, planting trees and restoring riparian habitat. Finnriver is a basecamp for the Salmon Coalition's dedicated volunteers and home to their native plant nursery, offering local schools and community members a chance to get involved with salmon habitat restoration in their community.
Lunaseed Farms
A certified organic flower seed & bulb farm, specializing in sweet peas, peonies & dahlias. Growing on half an acre here at Finnriver and a quarter acre in Port Townsend. Flowers are grown using organic and sustainable practices that aim to support and build a thriving ecosystem.
www.lunaseedfarm.com
Fogwitch Floriculture
Fogwitch Floriculture is a regenerative no-till sweet pea seed and flower farm that hopes to preserve heirloom and specialty varieties of sweet pea seeds, so that the farmers and gardeners of the future still have access to these beautiful blooms.All of our flowers are grown using organic and sustainable practices to support a thriving ecosystem on her farm and in her community.
https://www.fogwitchflora.com/
Jefferson Land Trust
Jefferson Land Trust is the local nonprofit land conservation organization that has helped protect more than 17,500 acres of open space, forests, and farms in Jefferson County, including the Finnriver home farm and orchard, Kodama Farm & Food Forest, Red Dog Farm, SpringRain Farm, and many others. A conservation easement was placed on the 50-acre Finnriver Cidery property in 2009, permanently protecting these rich agricultural soils and the habitat buffer on the bank of Chimacum Creek, which runs along the east side of the property. Protecting this buffer provides safe passage and habitat for wildlife, including salmon and other fish. The Land Trust's involvement in local farmland conservation has been integral to the Finnriver story and mission.
Friends of the Trees Botanicals (FTB)
Friends of the Trees Botanicals has been growing and wildcrafting a wide variety of high quality medicinal plants for over 25 years! Our 1/2 acre Organic herb farm patch at Finnriver was established in spring 2017. This planting is a complex perennial polyculture system where we apply permaculture and restorative land practices. This includes medicinal herbs, trees, shrubs, hedgerows, berries and culinary herbs. We offer fresh and dried herbs, bulk seeds, propagation material, herbal infused oils, books and resources. Check out our website for herbal offering, events, educational workshops, plant videos and more!
www.friendsofthetreesbotanicals.com
Goosefoot Community Farm
Goosefoot is an acre and a half certified organic vegetable farm. One hundred percent of the food we grow is distributed for free. Our collective formed as a response to the high rates of food insecurity in our county and our mission is to distribute high-quality, nutritious, organic produce through local partnerships to increase accessibility for all people regardless of employment status, housing situation, income level, sexual orientation, gender, race, age, or ability.
https://www.rootsproject.org
Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden
Our mission is to inspire and guide our regional community toward the appreciation, cultivation and conservation of plants native to the Pacific Northwest. We share and maintain a nursery with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition here at Finnriver, propagating and providing many native plant species for the public through annual plant sales. Come visit our Native Plant Garden at HJ Carroll Park in Chimacum. New volunteers welcome!
Woven Thresholds Willow Patch
Woven Thresholds is a project that applies the ancestral craft of willow basketry to the weaving of "threshold vessels" - that is, coffins/burial vessels and willow baskets. Growing and tending the willow patch is an integral part of the basket making process that works in rhythm with the body, land, and seasons. All vessels are available on commission with a rolling collection of already woven coffins.
Jefferson County Anti-Racist Fund (JCARF)
JCARF is a community supported reparations and mutual aid project focused on the individual and collective wellness of our local community of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. We raise funds and in kind contributions from folks who benefit from white privilege and distribute these resources among the BIPOC community.
Jefferson Land Trust
Jefferson Land Trust is the local nonprofit land conservation organization that has helped protect more than 17,500 acres of open space, forests, and farms in Jefferson County. A conservation easement was placed on the 50-acre Finnriver Cidery property in 2009, permanently protecting these rich agricultural soils and the habitat buffer on the bank of Chimacum Creek, which runs along the east side of the property. Protecting this buffer provides safe passage and habitat for wildlife, including salmon and other fish. The Land Trust's involvement in local farmland conservation has been integral to the Finnriver story and mission.
www.saveland.org
Chimacum Workhorse Project
The Chimacum Workhorse Project is exploring the potential of growing food in East Jefferson County, WA while minimizing fossil fuel inputs. We work with a pairof Amish-trained workhorses, John and Jim, who are 6 and 7 y.o. Belgian geldings. Our mission includes demonstrating pathways for adaptation of the local food system in the face of uncertain times ahead, and to improve local community food system resilience.
https://chimacumworkhorserproject.org
