The Oregon City Farmers Market

What a day! Brown Bottle Farm was accepted to produce vend at the Oregon City Farmers Market! So, in the face of 94 degree weather, we packed our freshly harvested produce and whipped together a farm stand.

The hot weather deterred a lot of folks, but the atmosphere was welcoming. We were positioned in the back corner by the Jimmy Buffet cover musician. Not the worst possibility. Our friend Sara who makes authentic Tamales was near by to help us keep going with a breakfast burrito. Double Jump Coffee was to our left, and was gracious enough to spare a cold press when it got really hot! Making new friends close to home is very important to us. Oregon City Farmers Market is a much bigger market then we are used to but it pushes us to produce better and keeps us closer to home.

Oregon City Farmers Market Website

Jackie, the Market Manager, has built up the Oregon City Farmers Market to boast 40+ vendors every Saturday 9am to 2pm. That includes homemade baked goods, meat, fish, grains and granola, pastry, bread, canned goods, canning equipment, ready to eat foods,  art, home decor, and of course FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE.


Another farm I'd highly recommend is Campfire Farms, they're also in Mulino, OR. They raise heritage pigs, and we picked up some of their bacon for BLTs tonight!
check out their beautiful video:
Campfire Farms

We're looking forward to building relationships in our community through this outlet. IF you can't make it to OCFM - check to see if you have one near you. If not, start one! It goes further then you know too help farmers and crafts people thrive.

In other news we've been busy in the packing shed! We moved our canning and processing equipment in and cleaned everything up! So far I've made Garlic Dill Pickles, Blackberry Jam, Kimchi, Sauerkraut, and soon Applesauce. Do you have a favorite preserved food? What is it?

Fall and Winter crops are a go as well. We've put down a buckwheat cover crop that's booming so when it's ready to be turned over into green manure we'll plant onion, garlic, and hearty greens. Just remember friends, this is all new to us. We're so engaged with learning this process and we're grateful you're interested. Feed You Soon!

Brown Bottle Farm with Phlox and Figwort, Who?

First of all, Thank you. We have an enormous amount of gratitude for anyone interested in what we do, or what we're trying to do. It's been an incredible journey to get to this place in time. 

Brown Bottle Farm(BBF) and Phlox & Figwort are two different businesses based on the same property in Mulino, Oregon. We've only recently moved here in April 2016, and have been working hard to ground both businesses. Business is a difficult term for us to use, it's more of a lifestyle or homestead.

BBF is an organic market garden and 40 acre farm. We actively farm 1 acre and hope to expand to two next season. Our goal is to have a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, that includes healthful produce and canned goods. We are currently involved in the Damascus Farmers market and Oregon City Farmers Market. The farm will also be an event location.

Phlox & Figwort creates hand rolled native plant incense cones using natural resins and aromatics to connect us with place and spirit for healing. P&F has been making incense for two years. We also make candles, salves, hydrosols, smoking blends, and many other treasures in season with the plants and planets. We've been students of Western herbalism for four years.


Now you know a little more about what we're doing, but who are we?

Both BBF and P&F are the co-creations of Anna Wilson and Ryan Falk. The two of us have been working in tandem for nearing 6 years. Anna comes from a ranching family in California and Idaho. Ryan is Originally from Pennsylvania, but moved to the west coast 15 years ago to pursue a life on Mount Hood. 

We both consider Northwest Oregon our long term home, and look forward to growing food and herbs for our neighbors. 

This blog is an opportunity for our customers and friends to see what we're doing. You can expect beautiful pictures and more fun posts soon!