About the Farm

Currently Chimalow Produce is leasing four different plots in the Chimacum & Port Ludlow Area (aka Chimalow).   In 2024 we plan to grow about 2.5 acres of mixed vegetables, herbs and fruits. We also plan to grow another 2.5 acres in cover crop for future production.

We started subsistence gardening at our main location in 2016. We grew more than we could eat, so we offered excess produce to our neighbors and friends.   They really enjoyed the produce they received and asked if they could buy from us regularly.   From there, Chimalow Produce was born.

Currently and as more land comes into production, holistically responsible soil management will remain one of our core values.   To this end we aim to use techniques to encourage the biological life of the soil.   We will do this by being mindful of soil disturbance, addressing deficiencies in the soil, and implementing mycorrhizal-friendly strategies.  We also use cover crops and interplant within crops to keep our species count as high as possible. 

Studies and our experience show the result of such techniques are vigorous plants that are naturally disease and pest resistant and have greater yields.   This living soil can in turn produce flavorful, nutritious, and superbly high-quality food.  Customers can literally taste the difference.  A customer said, “They were very sweet and flavorful, the best carrots we bought this year and we’ve bought them from a lot of different farmers.”