Category Archives: Tulelake Farming

Tulelake Onions

Little Seeds and Little Sprouts Produce Tulelake Onions – These are dehydrated onion seeds. 24 seeds will be planted to the foot. 60,000 to 135,000 seeds weigh a pound. Per acre, 3.5 pounds of seed will be planted and 25 … Continue reading

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Tulelake Potatoes

Where would we be without food and where would food be without water? An acquaintance of Anders emailed, in the late 2000’s, that a Chilean potato shed office computer’s screen-saver displayed a anderstomlinson.com/tule-lake/ Tulelake potato harvest image. It is indeed … Continue reading

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Tulelake Alfalfa

The Tule Lake Basin is Famous For Its Nutritional Alfalfa – There are over 60,000 acres of hay, alfalfa and grass varieties, in the Upper Klamath Basin. Haying, on average, takes place from June 1 through Oct. 15. This season … Continue reading

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Tulelake Mint

And Who Hasn’t Enjoyed the Cool, Zesty Taste of Mint? – The Tule Lake Basin is one of two places in California where peppermint is grown. Tulelake Peppermint is well known for its consistent flavor and excellent quality. Warm days, … Continue reading

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Tulelake Grain

No-Drill Planting and Monitoring of Grain Seed Depth – This no-till drill, on loan from the Klamath Soil and Water Conservation District is planting seeds without distributing the soil surface. This keeps moisture in the ground and prevents erosion from … Continue reading

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Internment Farming

They knew what to grow with the warm days and cool nights. Jimi Yamaichi takes us out to what were the Tule Lake Internment – Segregation Center farm fields. The rich soil, reclaimed from Tule Lake by the Klamath Reclamation … Continue reading

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Walking Wetlands

Integrating Wetlands and Agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin of California and Oregon Management of Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) is guided by the Kuchel Act.  This Federal legislation mandates a coexistence of wetland wildlife habitat … Continue reading

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