15720 Sandridge Road,
Long Beach, WA 98631

Farm Tours by Appointment:

Text Us: (408) 204-2085

15720 Sandridge Road,
Long Beach, WA 98631

Farm Tours by Appointment:

Text Us: (408) 204-2085

15720 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, WA: 98631
Farm Tours by Appointment: Text Us: (408) 204-2085
15720 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, WA: 98631
Farm Tours by Appointment: Text Us: (408) 204-2085

Welcome to

Willapa Bay Heritage Farm!

Discover Healthy Eating Options.
See How Food is Grown.
Meet Our Animals.

Purchase

From the Farm Stand

Locally Farmed Organic Food Produced from Our Five-Acre Farm
on the Banks of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.

Goat Cheese

Savor delectable goat cheese from the sole certified producer on the Peninsula! Hate goat cheese? Love goat cheese? You will REALLY love ours! 

Organic Greens

Join our CSA: we grow many varieties of chards, kales, and lettuces along with oregano, rosemary, pineapple sage, garlic chives, parsley, and onions.

Seasonal Flowers

Our seasonal flowers include daffodils in April, Oriental lilies, dahlias, hydrangeas, and rhododendrons.

Organic Eggs

Known as the ‘best eggs on the Peninsula’, we offer organic and ‘no corn, no soy’ varieties in Rainbow Dream colors.

Tomato Whisperer

A tomato whisperer, Farmer Deb produces up to 30 varieties of heirloom tomatoes annually for Poppy’s Pasta Sauce.

Poppy's Pasta Sauce

Hidden vegetables for fussy kids to get their vitamins! Estate raised, organic heirloom tomatoes with organic vegetables.

Our Organic Farm

By the numbers

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Our Favorite

Recipes

Try with Our Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Goat’s Milk and Herbs

A simple, 15-minute kale salad with sunflower sprouts, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds! A healthy, hearty entrée or side salad.

Ingredients:
¼ cup sunflower seeds, raw, shelled
¼ cup pumpkin seeds, raw
¼ cup sesame seeds, raw
1 large bunch fresh kale

15 min

2 Person

Poke is a classic Hawaiian dish made by marinating raw fish and mixing it with a variety of textural and aromatic components. Like the Hawaiian Islands…

45 min

2 Person

Farmer Deb’s paternal grandfather was originally named “Rueben Peter Howard”. When this stalwart Swede first went to school, he was teased…

60 min

4 Person

What

Our Visitors Say

Our

News and blog

eggshells

12, Thu 2020

Deb Howard

How Eggshells Get Their Color

As the hen forms the shell, a hen with colored eggs secretes pigments called “porphyrins” from cells inside her uterus to add color...
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01, Fri 2021

Deb Howard

Next Year

In the next year, we will offer:
  • Goat Cart Rides
  • Goat Cheese
  • Chocolates
  • Caramels.
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01, Fri 2021

Deb Howard

Chicken Chronicles

As the authorized spokeschicken for the Willapa Bay Heritage Farm (we’ll call it “WBHF” or “The Farm”, for short) and for all us chickens, welcome to our website and the Chicken Chronicles!

FAQ

Frequently Asked questions

When you can visit, is dependent on what you want to do on the farm...see about our tours and store hours for more info. 

We love doing farm tours but cannot drop our usual duties except by appointment. We require all guests to follow our sanitary procedures and all guests over the age of 18 must sign a liability waiver. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed at all times.

 

 

At our farm store, year-round, 15720 Sandridge Road, seven days a week, 10 am to 6 pm.

At V's Coastal Market & Deli, year round, goat cheese. V's Coastal Deli is a full service deli and specialty market located on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington.

The deli features daily house made Panini, Soup and Salad Specials; fresh scratch made soups, cookies and deli salads, local wine and beer, local coffee, organic produce, specialty grocery items, gluten free grocery items, baking ingredients, vegan and vegetarian items, snacks, ice cream and more!

At the Ilwaco Cider Company, year round, goat cheese. At Ilwaco Cider Company, we set out to bring premier craft cider and a family-friendly social hub to our beloved small town. We'll always work our hardest to craft a drink and a space as kick-ass as our community!

At the
Columbia Pacific Farmers Market
in Long Beach, WA: from May to October, we are a vendor at this market at Veterans Field in Long Beach, near the merchants and visitor center in downtown. Live music, dog friendly, lots of great food, wine, produce, and more.

By subscription: through our “CSA” (community supported agriculture) program, we offer a biweekly “best of farm” pickup service (minimum order $50 per pickup). “Best of farm” customers are guaranteed your choice of goat cheese, eggs, and/or yogurt as staples, then subject to availability, herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, chard, kale, peppers, squash, or whatever is "best of farm” when we prepare your order.

As we greatly appreciate your patronage, we always give something special to our CSA customers, maybe it is a new variety we are trialing, or perhaps a little extra of your known favorites as we build your profile.

The farm store is open at 15720 Sandridge Rd. from 10 am to 6 pm seven days a week 365 days a year.

We have two types of tours, mini tours ("petting zoo") which last about 15-30 minutes, and farm tours, which last for about 90 minutes.
We love doing farm tours but cannot drop our usual duties except by appointment. We require all guests to follow our sanitary procedures and all guests over the age of 18 must sign a liability waiver. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed at all times.
Mini Tours ("Petting Zoo")
The mini tours allow you to pet goats and pigs, and learn what to feed and what not to feed them. We request a minimum donation or purchase of $20 per party for the petting zoo opportunity.

Mini-tours are by appointment only and available seven days a week between the hours of 10 am to 2 pm.

Farm Tour
The full farm tour is a lot of fun and are, we have been told, quite interesting. They include a walk-about of our 5 acre bayside farm, introductions to our animals (chickens, ducks, goats and pigs), history of the property and its uses through time, including aquaculture, and then at the end, a snack featuring local cranberry juice and farm produce along with goat cheese.
Adults are $20, children 13-18 $10, kids $5. (Children must be accompanied by at least one paying adult and must be supervised at all times.)
Full farm tours are available by appointment only Monday through Friday after 4 pm, and Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays after 10 am until 4 pm. Free parking.

Our full farm tours include a walk around our five-acre farm where you will view many species of plants in our forest, wetlands, pond, gardens, raised beds and greenhouse areas. You can play “name that plant” and participate in a treasure hunt for prizes. You’ll get to meet our “chicken of the day” and pet our goats. You may even be able to milk a goat or take a goat cart ride! We provide farm snacks and local cranberry juice, and you can bring or buy your lunch or dinner and eat in one of our picnic areas.

All are welcome at the farm! However, if you are under the age of 16 and not with a school group, we ask you bring a parent or guardian along with you.

We love our volunteers! Especially at peak times on the farm, you are a vital part of our community purpose. We have casual volunteers who live locally and volunteer occasionally, and we also have opportunities for folks to live on the farm through programs such as Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF).

WWOOF links visitors with organic farmers, promotes an educational and cultural exchange and builds a global community conscious of ecological farming practices.

WWOOF was founded in 1971 and is one of the world’s first educational and cultural exchange programs. Today, WWOOF is in more than 132 countries around the world (and growing). Here is the US site, and here is the WBHF profile: Join us at our community education farm/Market garden!
Become a part of our sustainable future!
Contact Farmer Deb if you’re interested.

Agritourism blends agriculture with tourism, inviting the public to working farms, ranches, and vineyards for enjoyment, fun, and  educational. Agritourism is "one leg of the stool" to keep farm income  balanced while offering "city slickers" and country folk alike authentic rural experiences, such as U-pick berries, farm stays, corn mazes, goat milking lessons, how to feed animals, etc.

Key Components and Activities

Agritourism is quite  diverse and like much of farming, often celebratory of the seasons. These include roadside stands, u-pick fruit/vegetable patches, cut-your-own Christmas trees,  farms.

Educational Experiences:

School tours, farm visits, demonstrations, and workshops.

Recreation & Entertainment:

Goat-drawn carts, corn mazes, hayrides, barn dances, and harvest festivals.

Hospitality & Accommodation: Farm stays, dude ranches, and overnight stays in converted farmhouses,  cabins, tents, and RVs.

Hospitality & Food: Winery tours, tasting rooms, and farm-to-table dining.

Benefits of Agritourism

For Farmers: Increases income, adds value to existing operations, and helps educate the public on where food comes from.

For Visitors: Offers unique, hands-on, and authentic rural, cultural, and educational experiences.

For Communities: Supports rural economic development and preserves local culture, traditions, and farmland. (Did you know Pacific County has lost 16% of its farms in the last five years?)