First Light Farm

08/24/2026

TWO UPCOMING CLASSES ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT FIRST LIGHT FARM & LEARNING CENTER:

1. Learn to Grow Garlic with Jeremy Houston, First Light Farm's Field manager. 9/12 from 10-1 pm, $45.00

In this workshop, you'll cover the difference between hard and soft neck garlic, soil preparation, planting tips, mulching, curing, bulb saving, and planting times. $45 and go home with 1/2 pound of garlic ready for you to plant. At First Light Farm & Learning Center, Sept 12 from 10-1 pm.

Location: 1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation. Register online at https://firstlightfarm-upick.square.site/. You can also pay the day of the class, but you must let us know you're coming as space is limited to 8 participants: email - [email protected]

2. Ethnobotany of the Plants of Late Summer with Ethnobotanist Renee Fredrickson. September 12, 10:30-2:30 pm, $60.00

We will focus on the plants that offer their foods/medicines later in the growing season. This can include plants native to our local environment s well as herbs we grow or find or even consider to be "useless w**ds". We will continue keeping our own personal records of the plants by using plant cards or field journals already in progress or that can be newly started. Included will be plant ID skills, taxonomy, field guide use and plant preparation resources. Come take a diver into the abundant world of our local plants.

Location: First Light Farm & Learning Center, 1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation. Registration required as space is limited to 12 participants. Register by email ([email protected]) and pay the day of the class, or register online at https://firstlightfarm-upick.square.site/

Hope to see you on the 12th at First Light Farm & Learning Center!

08/19/2026

Ever roasted shish*to peppers? Total YUM!
They're ready for picking this weekend at First Light Farm & Learning Center, 1202 West snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation. 10-3 both days.

Our teach-in focus at the farmstand this weekend is on eggplants -- their nutritional value and how to creatively cook them. Want to learn more about eggplant? Nutritionist Rebecca will be there to share her knowledge.

Hope to see you at the farm!

Click on our website to see what all is ready for harvest: www.upickseattle.com

08/14/2026

FREE large zucchini and summer squash continues at First Light Farm this weekend, 10-3. Perfect for baking!

1202 west snoqualmie river rd ne, Carnation

08/12/2026

Japanese eggplant finally ready for u-pick this weekend (photo from Chois family mini farm).
Also ready: basil, cabbage, collard greens, cucumbers, curly kale, Italian parsley, lacinato kale, rainbow chard, crooknect and patty pan squash, tomatoes, zucchini and flowers.
Open Saturday & Sunday, 10-3. Cash, Venmo, credit card accepted.
Come experience a living "grocery store" and take home fresh, nutrient-dense produce for your home and to share. See you this weekend!

08/09/2026

Let’s help make our world a happier place. Tomorrow at First Light Farm, buy a flower bouquet for $10 and get a second one for free to share with a friend.
1202 West Snoqualmie River Road NE, Carnation

08/06/2026

Oh boy! More FREE LARGE zucchini to give away this weekend at First Light Farm & Learning Center. Come harvest some vegetables for yourself, or pick a bouquet of flowers to bring a smile to a friend's face, and take home a free large zucchini for zucchini bread, cake, muffins, etc. Open Saturday & Sunday, 10-4 pm.

Ready to harvest: tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, cabbage, collards, kale, chard, zucchini, summer squash, Italian parsley, beets, and at the farm stand soaps from NatureBound, a children's book, and our own raw honey.

1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation. Cash, credit card, venmo, tap.

We also offer workshare opportunities. Love to w**d? Come w**d for several hours at the farm and take home veggies as our thanks. (Interested? Email Farmer Jane at [email protected].) Thanks and hope to see you this weekend!

08/05/2026

DO YOU LOVE TREES? FIND THAT YOUR BREATHING SLOWS WHEN YOU'RE IN THEIR PRESENCE?

IF SO, CONSIDER JOINING ETHNOBOTANIST RENEE FREDRICKSON, AUGUST 15TH, 10:30-2:30 PM, AT FIRST LIGHT FARM & LEARNING CENTER FOR A DEEP LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT TREES.

"I absolutely love the study of dendrology and taxonomy of trees, the learning of the Latin classification system. To tell the truth, I love trees: their majesty, secrecy, communication skills, their power as weather makers, apothecaries, totems and healers.

In this session, we will take a look at the trees that have grown up in our PNW environment. While we have large, dense forests with seemingly many, many trees, the number of different species in our
forests are small, making a dive into learning to identify them quite accessible. What constitutes a leaf? Can I identify a tree by its cones? Its bark? How do trees choose the places they live? So many questions.

We will start at the farm to get oriented to the trees and get our materials together and then move to a forest location where we can find them in person. The goal is identification and taxonomy,
then an introduction to some of the ethnobotanical uses of the trees near to us. Plan to learn some Latin!"

First Light Farm & Learning Center; $60
1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation

Registration required by email ([email protected]) and pay on the day of the class. Limited to 12 participants.

LEARN ABOUT RENEE'S SEPTEMBER 12TH CLASS ON OUR WEBSITE

​ ​ Saturday August 15, 2026, 10:30-2:30 - Summer Ethnobotany with Renee Fredrickson This third class in the 2026 ethnobotany season will focus on trees. I absolutely love the study of...

08/04/2026

This Saturday at our farm stand at First Light Farm & Learning Center, we'll be focusing on the nutritional benefits of beets and different ways to cook them. It's time for another teach in with Rebecca Himeda, 10-2 pm. Free to the public!

Come harvest your own beets, along with our tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, parsley, chard, kale, collards, squash, and cabbage. So much to enjoy at our u-pick farm. We're open from 10-4 this weekend so come out and enjoy the beauty of the farm and take home fresh, nutrient dense veggies for yourself, family and friends.

1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation. Please note that West Snoqualmie River Rd NE is closed at the Fall City side. Find our farm by driving in from the north side (by the Tolt Bridge) and Tolt Hill Road or across the Tolt Bridge. See you at the farm!

Check in with us if you're interested in more free large zucchini. Text us on Saturday at 206-719-8602 and we'll let you know if we have more!

08/02/2026

FREE Large zucchini give away! Today at First Light Farm. 10-3 pm.
Ideal for chocolate zucchini cake, bread, muffins, lasagne…

For your u-pick harvest today: tomatoes, cabbage, beets, summer squash, cucumbers, flowers, kale, chard, collards, parsley. At the farmstand:salad mix, arugula, garlic and our raw honey.

See you at the farm today! 1202 West Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Carnation

08/01/2026

Our volunteers are the heart of our farm. Meet Diana and John, pumpkin w**der and blackberry picker extraordinaire. Thank you to both!💕🙏💕