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Native Plants for sale at Oxtober Farm Stand

Heads up, everybody! Good news! For the first time ever, we will have Washington State native plants available for sale...


Know your Veg: Radicchio

Of all the fall vegetables of the Pacific Northwest, radicchio may fly the lowest under the radar. Wine-red with a...


The long road to good broccoli

It has been a pretty good year for broccoli at Oxbow Farm. Aside from some early-season heat sensitivity, our plants...


The Big Oxbow Glean

Oxbow would like to extend an invitation to the community to join us for 2015’s Big Oxbow Glean, an annual...


The Oxbow/Hopelink connection

King County has no shortage of nonprofits doing inspired work to feed people. One of those organizations is Hopelink. Hopelink...


Crosscut on Local Roots Farm's innovative water transfer

Crosscut, Seattle’s nonprofit news site, published an article last week on innovative water transfer project being undertaken at Local Roots...


Pea shoots

Do you know about pea shoots? Once a rarity except in Asian cuisine, they are starting to show up more...


Thimbleberry

Every month, Native Plant Nursery Manager Bridget McNassar shares information about one of the plants she and her team propagate...


Of gnats and nematodes: How we fight the good fight against pests

A month ago, we shared the story of Nikki Hanson, an Oxbow Fellow from the University of Idaho. Nikki is...


Fava Beans

Fava beans. If all they make you think about is a nice chianti and Hannibal Lector, it’s time for you...