Orcas Farm

Visiting the San Juans in late June is pure magic. The clear blue water shimmers beneath a sun that stays up late into the evening; the smell of fir trees, salt water, and summer lingers in the air. And Orcas Farm is a particularly special place all on its own. There are heritage apple trees, free-grazing sheep and bountiful beds of specialty fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs that farmers George and Molly grow for the local community — including some of the island’s best chefs. Among those chefs is Jay Blackinton of Hogstone’s Wood Oven. Jay is deeply committed to seasonality and locally grown goods, and his menus are constantly changing depending on what’s available nearby. He’s also a hunter, butcher, forager and a master of the wood burning oven. Expect a wood-fired feast featuring Orcas Farm’s summer bounty, plus a few foraged things perhaps.