13 Aug
Clearwater Supply
My dad is not only an organic farmer, but a business owner as well. His business is called Clearwater Supply (website to come soon, they are working on that) and it’s an agricultural business that helps farmers water their fields using a process called drip irrigation. I really admire my dad, managing a business (with two locations no less) as well as a farm is a huge undertaking. My mom really impresses me tool, she keeps right up with him in terms of his business knowledge (while managing her own business) and I love how they work together to make both endeavors great.
This is what you see when you walk in the front door. To the right of the frame is my dad’s office, and to the left is a large room with several bays for the employees. In the back they have a warehouse where they load the drip tape and other supplies for the farmer’s who purchase them.
T1 acting like he owns the place in his John Deere hat. My parents have a great relationship with John Deere and work with them often.
While we were home, That Husband used some of his business skills to help Clearwater run a little bit better. That’s how he kept busy while we were in Washington for a month together!
On this day that I came in, they held a farewell luncheon for TH. I love the salad that my mom came up with. Cucumbers, tomato, goat cheese, and balsamic maple dressing. We bought the dressing from Urban Rustic Gourmet (found at the Boise Farmer’s Market) and we love it.
We finished our lunch off with some time on the 4-wheeler. T1 is a little young for it now, but he’ll love this sort of stuff later.
My parent’s are going to be promoting their Andersen Organic onions at the Bellevue Whole Foods today from 1-4pm. Stop by and tell them I said hi!
Also:
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
Even more things we have in common! My dad owns his own business, too! Actually, his grandfather started it over 100 years ago. I work for him a lot in the summer to help him out and also earn some extra cash. I am his social media director, actually! And I grew up riding around on a four-wheeler, too! And my uncles are farmers and one works for John Deere!
T1 looks so cute in these photos.
1Love four-wheelers and taking them for spins in the mountains of Maine (where my grandparents own a cabin). Does TH ever ride?
2T1 looks so cute on the quad bike!
3My goodness! You’re parents aren’t “sit around” kind of people are they? Love the John Deere hat! He looks like a proper redneck.
4Its been said before, but T1 is dang cute in that hat. And on a four wheeler. And running. And sitting. And… (fill in the blank!)
I love reading about your family’s experience as farmers. I’m learning more about public-private partnerships for water banks, and just really interested in how factors like water rights play into farming, as residential areas grow. Interesting that your dad is also involved in irritation at a commercial level!
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