Take a photo tour of Headwaters Farm! Here is a selection of photos demonstrating various aspects of our farm and operations.
2017 photos Photos taken in summer 2017
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- A pollinator row flanks fields at Headwaters Farm
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- Rick of Abundant Fields Farm inspects his crops at Headwaters Farm. Mount Hood in the background.
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- Rows of herb and flower crops at Headwaters Farm
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- Various rows of crops
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- Rows of vegetable starts peek through protective landscape fabric
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- Rows of flowers help attract pollinators to the fields at Headwaters Farm
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- A farmer carries a box of just-harvested strawberries. Fruits are vegetable crops are one of several types of operations at Headwaters
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- Farmers working in their field
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- A farmer plants starts in landscape fabric, which helps protect against weeds and can be reused
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- Rowan Steele, Headwaters Farm Program Manager, ties down poly fabric over a new hoop house at Headwaters Farm
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- Inside a greenhouse at Headwaters Farm
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- The barn at Headwaters Farm, where there is often constant activity cleaning and storing produce, and working on equipment
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- A farmer sets up irrigation lines in her field.
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- Rick washing produce at the wash station
2015-16 photos Photos from 2015 and 2016
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- Brian of Wild Roots Farm carries freshly harvested potatoes at Headwaters Farm. Mt. Hood in the background. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Claire of Udan Farm proudly displays her produce at the Woodlawn Farmers Market.
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- Pollinator forage at Headwaters Farm. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Bumble bee on purple cone flower.
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- A lone crimson clover bloom in a sea of winter cover crop.
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- Emily of Full Cellar Farm plants tomatoes into nursery fabric to control weeds and reduce soil disturbance.
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- A lady bug climbing high into the pollinator habitat.
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- Summer cover crop of Sudan grass building soil organic matter, suppressing weeds, and protecting the soil. Newly constructed “curing shed” in the background.
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- Most HIP farmers plant their own flowers into their plot to improve habitat as part of their Integrated Pest Management strategy.
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- Our Rural Lands Supervisor, Julie DiLeone, stands inside a new culvert being installed at a farm road crossing. See our front-page post “Construction begins August 1st…” to learn more.
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- Seeding the beetle bank ended up being less effective than planting grass plugs directly into the soil.
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- Black Locust Farm farmers pull flats of peppers out of the prophouse. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Springtime in the prophouse.
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- Later in the season indoor propagation space becomes less critical. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Newly planted peppers grow into a low-cost metal trellis. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Varying crops and colors on a small-scale diversified farm.
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- Seeding into soil plugs
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- Jillian of Groundswell Farm relays burlap around her lettuce mix. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- Young parsley emerges from soil plugs.
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- Spencer of Tanager Farm divvies up sprigs of rosemary for his CSA customers.
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- Tatyana Puzr of Happy Moment Farm surveys her garlic nearing harvest. Photo credit Chelsea Rutherford.
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- The wash station all cleaned up and shiny.
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- Farmers from Abundant Fields Farm sort, bunch, and wash produce for the Montavilla Farmers Market.
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- Plants in the prophouse.
Special thanks to Chelsea Rutherford (Twitter page: @pdxphotoggal) for several of the photos taken above (noted in captions).
2013-14 photos Photos taken in 2013 and 2014
Photos of the farm, farmers, EMSWCD staff, and events at Headwaters.
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- Winter cover coming in thick on a warm fall day. Harvested corn in the background and a beautiful view of Mt. Hood
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- A blend of legumes and oats protects the soil and fixes nitrogen over winter
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- Fava beans are excellent nitrogen fixers and add large amounts of organic matter to the soil in the spring
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- Lime is applied to the soil, in order to add calcium and reduce soil acidity
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- Healthy early season crops at Happy Moment Farm
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- Headwaters farmer Rick Reddaway at the Montavilla Farmer’s Market. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
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- Aaron from CTA is really getting into irrigation
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- A new irrigation mainline is set up and ready to put in the trench
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- In exchange for providing their own drip irrigation system, HIP farmers are provided free water for crops. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
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- Xerces Society professionals from across the country visit Headwaters Farm for a training in farm pollinator development
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- Young establishment of a pollinator strip near fields at Headwaters Farm
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- Xerces Society professionals examine pollinator plant germination
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- A honeybee on the surface of its hive. This year, we had twenty-eight hives. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
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- A colorful arrangement of bee hives on the south side of Headwaters farm. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
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- The “Crawler” sits idle after sewing twenty-five acres of cover crop
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- Framing the barn at Headwaters
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- The first pieces of metal siding are placed on the barn
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- Participants of the Beginning Urban Farmer Apprenticeship program join in thistle-weeding festivities. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
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- Participants of the Thistle Weeding Party share food and experiences
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- Cover crop at Abundant Fields farm. Photo courtesy Rick Reddaway
We also offer actual tours from time to time. If you would like to visit Headwaters Farm, please do not hesitate to contact us!