Good To Know

The Kelsey Family Farm

Jan 20, 2015

Everyone at RADIUS is a dedicated team member and works extremely hard to bring you the products that you expect from us, but we're not just about toothbrushes. We also do some pretty cool things outside of RADIUS and Jennifer Stone, our International Sales Manager, has an awesome (in our humble opinion) story to tell...

Black and white sky with sun flare and jet contrails over a field lined with trees

My sister and her husband Chris are the owners/proprietors of Kelsey Family Farm, located in Brush Prairie, Washington.

Close-up of two hands stained deep red, palms open, resting on a granite surface

 They use all sustainable organic permaculture methods and non-GMO feed to grow and distribute eggs, pork, lamb, poultry, fleeces, wool yarn, and honey from their hives.

Close-up of red-tinted honeycomb cells with a few open larval cells visibleHoneybees clustered at the entrance of a wooden hive, with a red star painted above

They raise rare heritage breeds on the farm including American Guinea Hogs, Icelandic and Shetland Sheep,

Close-up of a dark hog's snout and eyes nestled in green grass

and free range turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Close-up of tangled, damp animal fleece in dark and light brown tones

They also have about 175 free range chickens to produce eggs for the local natural food store, "New Season's."

Close-up of a red and white spotted mushroom cap growing among grass and leaves

My sister's home in Brush Prairie, WA was built in the late 1800's by one of the original settlers to the area and was farmed by a family of Finnish descent.

Silhouetted pine trees against a sky streaked with jet contrails at dusk

 They left a permanent legacy of their culture in the purpose built sauna/sweat lodge still in use on the farm. The barn is an amazing structure listed on the Washington state registry of historic barns.

Dried wildflowers and seed heads silhouetted against a pale sky over a field

My daughter, a photographer, helps on the farm. In fact we've dubbed her the "chicken wrangler."

 

*Photos courtesy of Jennifer's daughter, Lauren