We at rooted view our Valley as a unique place, where ag abounds and food is born. Over the past three years, we have wandered from farms to food trucks, seeing how it’s done and chronicling our adventures. We are excited to share our good times with you! This is a curated selection of prints, … Continued
Ever since our food truck story many moons ago, we at rooted enjoy perusing our food truck options. Aileen was cruising the South First Street pod a while back when she came across 5 Salsas. The combination of good food accompanied by interesting people sold her, and a relationship was forged. This week, we asked Vania … Continued
Driving the highways and byways of the Yakima Valley, you can see it. The trees are finally waking. As the shiny new growth pushes its way through the tree tips, the flower buds fist up, just waiting to burst open into fat, full blooms. Beautiful, yes; but really, it’s just a natural byproduct of development … Continued
As spring break is to spring, so is the East coast to cheese steaks, Italian hoagies and Naples-style pizza, and of course, Yakima is to tacos, enchiladas, and pozole. At least that’s what two young men just in from Philly found out. Philadelphians and recent Super Bowl Winning Eagle fans Chase Cook and Chase Rotelle … Continued
Spring has sprung, and that means a flurry of activity on farms across the Valley. Much is being done to lay the groundwork for the crop that is to come. Frost anticipation, spray programs, training, and getting things cleaned up and ready to roll are just a handful of the goings on in orchards everywhere. … Continued
I must confess something I’m ashamed to admit. I bear the scarlet letter. There’s a giant ‘A’ emblazoned on my inner scribe that glows when my lack of Articulation is showing. I’m referring to wine here. Writing about, and deftly articulating, the obvious and subtle aspects of wine. As a writer, that’s hard to admit. … Continued
This time of year, you can smell the springtime in the air. It’s a familiar smell of light, warm dirt, and greening grass that acts as a herald to the new season of longer days and growth. With the soil thawed and workable, farms are beginning to come to for the year. Driving the roads … Continued
With March officially in our pockets, we are on the sword edge of Spring. For farms across the Valley, that means being poised to mobilize for the growing season. Last year, I was fortunate enough to spend a day making rounds with Gary Morford at Green Acre Farms in the lower Valley, seeing all the … Continued
For the last 45 years, Yakima has had its own coastal connection, keeping it styled in seafood and gourmet items of all kinds. That is coming to an end. Our beloved Deep Sea Deli is officially saying goodbye. They have been selling off their inventory, and the doors will close soon. Aileen and I stopped … Continued
My grandpa, Barney Smith, was a seed salesman and would often say, “nothing happens until something is SOLD.” With that in mind I jumped at the chance to join my colleagues to market my family’s apples in the world’s largest democracy: India. In the Yakima Valley, we ship apples all over the world, but rarely … Continued