Rene' and Anne Berblinger began farming in the Gales Creek Valley in western Washington County in 1999. Chris Burtch, Lacy Todd, Brandon Mazur, Adam Baratta, Jordon Roe, Norman Hamilton and Tobias Berblinger will be working with us for the 2008 season. Our farm, on the northeast side of Gales Creek Road, includes 9 flat acres of wonderful soil, a steep wooded hillside - the west side of Clapshaw Hill - and a riparian area with cottonwoods. We produce more than 200 varieties of great tasting and beautiful vegetables and herbs. Many of our varieties are heirlooms.

Early in the season, we sell starts of hardy vegetables including beets, onions, lettuce, and chard. In May, we have starts of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, squash, and cucumbers.. We have more than 30 varieties of tomatoes, more than 20 sweet and hot peppers, and about ten kinds of eggplant. Throughout the whole season, we have herb starts and our popular leaf lettuce starts, which are pots containing 10-30 plants of many varieties of lettuce.

As the season progresses, we offer the best familiar summer and fall vegetables and many unusual varieties. Stop by our booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market, ask questions, get recipes, and share your recipes with us! Check the website for a preview of what’s fresh this week, as well as tips on planting, fuller descriptions of our produce, and recipes. Our farming practices build the soil and provide habitat for wildlife including native plants, insects, birds, and microbes. We have been certified Organic by Oregon Tilth since 2001.

In addition to the Hollywood Farmers Market (May - October), we can be found at the Hillsdale Farmers Market (March-May), and the Forest Grove Farmers Market. Restaurants which use our products include Kinta, Caffe Mingo, Bon Appetit at Intel, Coleman's 9N Shady Rest, and Fleur de Lis French Bakery. And those fabulous Ruby Jewel Treats . . . the mint and lavender for the ice cream comes from Gales Meadow Farm.

Daniel Landau is our webmaster. He wants us to have a webcam to show the growth going on in our fields. Check back, it could happen!