Amaranta Farm

gourmet garlic and pastured red wattle pork

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    About Our Farm

    We grow garlic, raise pigs and enjoy solitude in the “The North End” of Wallowa County in the far northeastern corner of Oregon.

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  • Garlic Scape

    2012 Garlic Varieties

    The garlic is all harvested and curing now. We're still assessing what we'll keep for seed and what we'll have available for purchase....

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    Yes, Pigs Do Eat Grass

    We're often asked what our pigs eat....

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Basement with Faswall walls

A Strawbale House Takes Shape

The big project this summer is building a house so that we can be out…

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Rainfed corn

Experiments in Rainfed Crops

This year, we planted field corn, beans, squash and sugar beets into a non-irrigated field….

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Painted Mountain Corn Tassels

Painted Mountain Corn Tassels

I’m loving the tassels on the painted mountain corn. Not only are they super early,…

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An injured survivor of the 2012 hail storm.

Hail Kills Five Chickens

On June 30, 2012, a strong hailstorm hit the North End of Wallowa County and…

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Red Wattle Piglets Arrive

Red Wattle Piglets Arrive

We’re thrilled to have six beautiful red wattle piglets grazing our lush pastures again this…

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Great views from the top of Mother Hen. Not the outlet to the ever-expanding "yard,"

Cold Brooding Chicks

With chick brooding season coming on again, I guess I should catch up on a…

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Strawbales on flatbed truck

Strawbales Arrive

We’re stocking up on strawbales this summer in anticipation of building our strawbale house next…

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Looking down the canyon wall.

Wildflower Display

This spring has been so rainy and muddy, it’s been hard to get anything planted. …

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  • From the Photoblog
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake curled up to keep warm
Cottontail in the Squash
Frog on the shower faucet
Dog Walking on the Farm
First day on pasture for three week old chicks
Jacob's Cattle, Calypso, Pinto, Black Garbanzo beans

Recipes

Homemade Bacon: Worth the Trouble?

Garlic Scape and Herb Pesto

Roasted Garlic Scapes

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