Rareloom Farm + Garden is a Tumalo-based company that specializes in organic, heirloom fruits and vegetables, heritage breed animals, and sustainable farming practices. They are dedicated to preserving and celebrating rare and heirloom varieties.
About Rareloom Farm + Garden
Reviews & Ratings
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June 24, 2019vacationfun1234Great visit
This is such a serene place. Jason took us for a tour and we ended up bringing home some great vegetables and herbs. Can’t wait to go back for brunch or a farm to table meal! This is a place you’ll want to visit regularly.
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August 10, 2018RudiOnTheGo
Rareloom is a Rare Find
This IS Oregon. This is Oregon's way of life at its finest. If you like to learn and explore, then this is the place for you. Often Mom groups investigate with their children. These little adventures dot the farm while 2 friendly spotted pigs follow them around property. The unique breeds of chicken are curious about greeting you, unless they are eating spinach and other tasty greens. That they aren't suppose to be doing. Did you ever think about how important worms are to "living" compost? They do. Did you ever consider that there should be diversity in manure? They do. Would you ever add aerated black tea to your compost? They do. See lava rock as decorative and functional. Large raised beds are made of lava rock, hand pick and placed by the curators. There are steps to enter the raised boxes. The beds are so large that paths curve through the vegetation. Look up and left and right and under your feet for numerous surprises. The cucumber and squash assortments were odd and mind-blowing. The bees pollinate. The animals produce dung. There is a canal separating the cows, lamas and green house from the living art (aka vegetables) It is self sustaining. We picked a basket full of fresh produce with the help of Will. Will explained every fascinating variety, technique, and aspect of this particular organic farm. Many varieties of vegetables, I am guessing, aren't available anywhere else in Oregon. We samples "strawberry- spinach", "burpless" cucumbers, and red carrots. Inquire about buying their products are various farmer's markets. What I was most impressed by was Will G.. He gave explicit instructions on how to pot and nurture the plants we bought. I felt like he was giving away trade secrets because I had never heard of his in dept recommendations and suggestions before. He said he experimented to obtain the compost that works most efficiently. He jokingly named himself a "master fertility master" because of how he kept the compost living and multiplying itself. We feel he earned the name "master". His knowledge was that of a professional, a PHD, a guru of sorts. Set that all aside. It was a breathtaking property. It can be overwhelming because it leads you to ask yourself "why isn't every farm like this?" You are immersed in the living and in the essence of life. It is simply a beautiful place to investigate what nature has to offer. It is the potential of how to respect and honor our food/food sources. It is an explicit and implicit metaphor for how humans should coordinate and exist in harmony. A beautiful setting to pick your own vegetables. It leaves the guest in awe of nature. It left me forever effected. I now question everything I eat and the way the food was grown.