Our Farm

 

 

Established in 1947, Bow Hill Blueberries is the site of the oldest family-run blueberry farm in the agriculturally rich Skagit Valley.

The farm Certified Organic in 2011 focused on soil health and biodiversity. Since its humble postwar beginnings, this small farm has celebrated preservation and diversity at the center of our decisions. Our over 4,500 bushes produce 10,000 pounds per acre organically.  We grow a combination of heirloom varieties for their superior taste and attributes. Varieties are: Rubel, Stanley, Jersey, and Bluecrop. 

 

Pictured: (Top) Ezra, Emma, Audrey, Andrew. (Bottom) Saoirse (resident greeter), Harriet, Soren, Vera, Rhododendon (Rhody).

 

In 2020 the Ranz-Matheson family took over stewardship of Bow Hill with the aim to continue operations and caretake the historic farm. Audrey and Ezra grew up on a similar small farm near Lake Tahoe and it had been a life-long dream to farm as a family. Together with their spouses they decided to take over Bow Hill's operation.  Ezra works as the Organic Farmer, Emma manages the finances and operations, Audrey manages sales and marketing and Andrew assists with harvest and farmers markets. Saoirse the Sheepadoodle can be found greeting farm store guests. 

 

Picture: Ezra and Audrey on their family farm
 
Bow Hill employs full and part-time employees to help in the fields, manage products, work the store, markets, pack and ship products nationwide, and pitch in with projects and ideas. During the harvest, up to twenty-five employees hand-harvest and pack 60,000 pounds of berries.

Locals come in with tales and fond memories picking blueberries in the fields as far back as the 1940s. For many picking here was their first job!

We are proud to continue the legacy of small farm employment and strive to fairly compensate and celebrate the efforts of our farm workers.

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