Farm to fridge produce from Wolther Family Farm at BMS garden

DAYTON--Kelley Wolther, of Wolther Family Farm, has leased the garden at the Blue Mountain Station from the Port of Columbia.

The Wolther family has been selling produce from the farm garden, on the South Touchet River, for the past few years, and they were looking to expand.

"This was a good opportunity," she said.

Wolther plans to sell fruit and vegetables, and she will have eggs for sale at the Co-op in about a month.

She is also planning to offer $20 farm to fridge produce baskets with weekly allocations. This will be similar to a CSA program but on a week-by-week basis. Seasonal items such as flats of peaches, strawberries, pears, apples, and apricots will sell for a higher amount. Wolther is also selling a fridge smart set through the Tupperware company. These containers keep produce fresh longer.

She is also planning a pumpkin patch in the fall.

Wolther is a busy person. She is the Tolling Operations Manager for Seneca and Bayer in Dayton, ensuring goals are communicated between the two. She has been working from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. She also tends her children, 12-year-old Ike and 6-year-old Wyatt, along with chickens and sheep on the farm with her husband, Dustin.

Wolther said she plans to use the break between preparation and planting of the garden to coach DW Combine track.

For information about the farm-to-fridge produce baskets contact Wolther at farmlandlovetupperware@gmail.com.