Green Bluff Growers

09/02/2026

Meet the Grower: Beck's Harvest House🎃🍑🎶

If you’ve ever visited Beck’s Harvest House in the heart of Green Bluff, chances are you’ve seen Todd Beck greeting customers around the store and in the orchard with a smile on his face.

Todd’s journey with farming began back in 1983, when his family moved to Green Bluff. He grew up among the rows of apple trees, watching his parents, Gordon and Marilyn, work the orchard with care, passion, and purpose.

Todd graduated from Washington State University in 1996 with a degree in Marketing, and while he initially pursued a career in mortgage lending, the call of the land he loved was too strong to ignore. He returned to Green Bluff to work alongside his parents, eager to soak up everything he could about farming, business, and what would eventually become a thriving Agri-tainment destination.

Today, Todd leads full farm operations at Beck’s Harvest House, where he works with his wife Kim and their two children, Aiden and Emmalee. Every member of the family plays an important role—whether it’s making donut batter in the kitchen, sampling produce in the Fruit Fort, or pouring cold beverages for the guests enjoying the views on the patio. The Becks are all in, working together to make the farm a welcoming, memorable place for visitors.

Todd thrives outdoors, preferring the rhythm of the seasons and the satisfaction of seeing crops blossom and thrive over the confines of an office. His hands-on approach extends beyond the fields—he is often seen walking the grounds, chatting with visitors, answering questions, and sharing the story of the farm. Todd genuinely enjoys connecting with customers and making them feel like part of the Beck’s Harvest House family.

At Beck’s, Todd is deeply committed to offering only the highest quality and best selection of produce available. Everything sold at the Fruit Fort comes with a superior standard and full guarantee—a testament to Todd’s dedication to excellence. He works side-by-side with his family and amazing staff, instilling strong work ethic in young people and ensuring top-notch customer service that keeps generations of customers coming back.

As part of the close-knit Green Bluff farming community, Todd values the deep connections among local growers who work together, share knowledge, lift one another up, and shares in a belief of hard work and the simple joy of life on the farm.

✨Hours of Operation:
Operations begin Memorial Day weekend to Halloween.
10 am - 6 pm Wednesday thru Monday. Closed Tuesdays

509.238.6970
[email protected]
becksharvesthouse.com


9919 E Greenbluff Rd
Colbert, WA 99005

08/26/2026

New and seasoned canners, welcome!

September is the season of bulk, stocking up, and ✨trying something new✨.

So many fruits and veggies are ready right now — at their absolute peak. That’s why we invite you to come out to the Bluff: 👉 we want our community to taste food at its freshest.

❗Warning: Once you taste it, you won’t want anything else. 😍

Farmer’s Markets are wonderful for exploring and supporting local…
BUT Green Bluff is where people fall in love with the TASTE of freshness. ✅

And this list isn’t everything! Our growers and shops offer homemade goods, cocoa bean-to‑bar chocolate, fresh eats, and sips. You’ll fill an afternoon without even trying.

Happy picking and canning, friends. ❤️

08/25/2026

Meet the Grower: Hansen's Green Bluff Orchard 🍎☕🍑🌲

🏆Celebrating 40 years on Green Bluff!

IT ALL STARTED WITH A BOX OF BARTLETT PEARS…REALLY! In the fall of 1985 I came to Green Bluff and visited Rinck and Wing Farm looking for some pears. I mentioned that my husband, Rod, always dreamed of having an orchard. (Both Rod and I grew up in Spokane and had come to the bluff as kids with our families…then college, then marriage, jobs in Montana and 15 years later back to Spokane.)

Laughing, Gert Rinck said they had 10 acres for sale down the road. Sure enough, there was an old 4-sale sign in an empty field. So that evening when Rod got home from teaching at Whitworth College I mentioned that there was a beautiful piece of land for sale on the west side of Green Bluff that we needed to look at. Thanks to Kenny and Gert Rinck the rest is history!

In the spring of 1986 a well was dug, nearly 1,000 apple, cherry and peach trees were planted and a house was built. The dream was taking shape! However, we had no tractor, no implements, and no knowledge of orcharding. We did have a love of the land and a willingness to work hard and learn.

We were looking forward to a wonderful apple harvest in 1994 when a terrible hailstorm hit mid-June. The crop was severely damaged but we were able to borrow a neighbor’s cider press and make apple cider… A blessing in disguise! Cider production continues to grow as we add new varieties of apples from our ever expanding orchard.

We make and sell a dozen varieties of jams, apple butter and chunky applesauce here at the farm. Also have grapes and Christmas trees. We do like to support local artisans and sell a variety of their products in the shed…hand knit woolen socks, recycled coats and sweaters turned into warm mittens, greeting cards, woven mats, and art work.

A relevant and compelling quote I saw from a workbook called “Starting and Running your Own Small Farm Business” says this:

“For many years, farms have been growing ever larger to make them work. Now, we are enjoying a quiet revolution of those of us willing to create a niche from the small plots we live upon. The American dream of working the land you own is not a dream of days gone by! Our experience will differ from our ancestors’ experience, for we can no longer pioneer fresh earth, but we can create something from our farms and market it to eager, excited customers”.

And I would add to this the importance of protecting and preserving our region’s agricultural resource lands—Green Bluff being a prime example!

Looking to the future, son Derrick has assumed full responsibility of running the farm since Rod died at the end of 2016; but his dream lives on…as the business continues to adapt and grow, to plant and experiment in this special place! Visit us at: www.hansensgreenblufforchard.com

✨Hours of Operation:

Open as fruit ripens.

Cherries in July, Peaches in August, Apples in September-October, Choose and Cut Christmas trees the day after Thanksgiving

Call us to confirm if open before visiting
509-238-4902​

hansensgreenblufforchard.com​
Hansen's Green Bluff Orchard and Christmas Trees by Karen Hansen

8215 E Greenbluff Rd
Colbert, WA 99005

08/22/2026

The gardens + orchards of Green Bluff are ripe and ready for that farm-to-table moment! 🙌

This is what these growers have been working toward all year, 🤩 harvest season is among us! Come enjoy the juiciest, most flavorful versions of your favorite produce.

✨Here's what's ready✨:

Italian prunes: Priddy good fruit Cherryshack Orchard Smith's Hilltop, Wildland Cooperative

Plums: Found Barn Farm-Pioneer Farm Chic Boutique and Orchard, Hidden Acres Orchards, Big Barn Brewing Co. & Bodacious Berries Fruits and Brews, LLC, High Country Orchard

🍓Back for their second appearance - call these growers to see if their ripe and ready before arriving. Grower hours depend on if fruit is ready to pick: Siemers Farm, Monster Farm, Big Barn Brewing Co. & Bodacious Berries Fruits and Brews, LLC, Walters' Fruit Ranch

🌽 Veggies - many growers and produce, please visit greenbluffgrowers.com/other-veggies ALSO use the website's SEARCH BAR 😍

🍏 Apples (some varieties available now, some ready after Labor Day) many growers and varieties, please visit greenbluffgrowers.com/apples

🍑 Final days for apricots, peaches, nectarines!

✅ Visit GreenBluffGrowers.com to plan your Green Bluff visit

08/22/2026

With summer ending soon, come check off a summer bucket-list activity and come pick some fresh flowers!

Green Bluff has Dahlias, sunflowers, roses, and so much more. Plan a day with your gals with this guide:

Go to greenbluffgrowers.com and hover of the "Fresh on the Bluff" tab to select flowers, there you'll see a list of growers that offer u-pick flowers and you can check out their hours of operation just by clicking on their grower page.

You can also visit their social media pages to lean more about their hours and what flowers they offer:

Wildland Cooperative
Mountain View Venue (call for an appointment)
Hidden Acres Orchards
Hansen's Green Bluff Orchard
The Ridge at Greenbluff (call for appointment)
Walters' Fruit Ranch

We also have two guided posts that help you know where to go for Dinning & Drinking on the Bluff as well as Shopping on the Bluff - be sure to check those out to make your Green Bluff visit complete!

08/21/2026

Meet the Grower: Wildland Cooperative🌲🍷🍅

Wildland Cooperative is a farm, brewery, winery & local market - yep, all the best things in life! Their Market + Taphouse space is bright, beautiful and ready to welcome your next gathering. Soak in the panoramic views of Mount Spokane while peacefully sipping a beverage while cozy inside or under our patio cherry trees.

Brewery + Winery: Their very own beer brewed right here using local ingredients and seasonal flavors of the Bluff! They also serve a selection of handcrafted wines made together with their family at Townshend Cellar. There's bound to be a little something for everyone to enjoy at Wildland.

The Farm: Our farm goes way back—specifically as one of the original Green Bluff Christmas tree farms that is still open for U-Cut trees in the winter! Today they’ve expanded into growing vegetables, orchards, and flower crops; following regenerative and organic practices. Their produce, along with their beer and wine, can be found on Thursdays at the Perry Street Market, at The Scale House Market, and at their taproom.

Art & Goods Market: Partnering with local artists and makers, they showcase the creativity of our Northwest area; come shop Wild Cooperative apparel and creative goods for you to show your love for the wild spaces around us!

✨Meet the Owners:
“Michael Townshend and Vanessa Swenson founded Wildland Cooperative in 2022 from that foundation. Wildland is structured as a worker-owned cooperative, with plans to continue growing thoughtfully into the future. At Wildland, our mission is to cultivate our connection. We aim to always open our doors as a safe, comfortable space for our community to gather and experience the beauty and abundance of Green Bluff.”

✨Hours of Operation:
There’s always something happening up at Wildland; from live music, different events, and farm harvesting. For up to date details on upcoming events, check out their Event Calendar on their website or their Instagram page.

[email protected]

Wildland Cooperative
8022 E Greenbluff Rd

Hours of Operation:
OPEN Thursday, 3pm to 7pm and Friday to Sunday, 12pm to 7pm till December 21st

509-998-9967
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08/20/2026

Step aside fruit, it's vegetables time to shine! 🤩

With a tender hand and wide-range of knowledge, growing veggies takes a special kind of grower. You have to know how to problem-solve, amend soil to the plant's liking, differentiating growing environments, and work around their temperaments (yes, still taking about the produce, here 😉).

A huge, huge thank you to our growers that take this on to give you the freshest, good-for-you food!

Here's what you will find Fresh on the Bluff currently or very soon! Be sure to research a grower's hours before arriving, we want to give you a proper welcome ☺️

- Tomatoes
- Sweet corn
- Summer squash
- Cabbage
- Tomatatillos
- Green beans
- Edameme
- Cucumbers: regular, lemon, pickling
- Peas
- Peppers: sweet, bell, spicy, so many varieties
- Potatoes

and SO MUCH more!

Here are the vegetable growers, some are u-pick and some are picked 4u:
Hidden Acres Orchards
Found Barn Farm-Pioneer Farm Chic Boutique and Orchard
Walters' Fruit Ranch
Wildland Cooperative
High Country Orchard
Smith's Hilltop and Cherryshack Orchard
Beck's Harvest House

By appointment only, please call:
Coles Orchard (picked for you)
Halbig Family Farm (aka Green Bluff Candy Company)
Mountain View Venue

Let us feed your family the GOOD STUFF! Locally grown is the best, you'll taste the difference from farm fresh picked and store bought (which is typically not locally grown). It's a healthy harvest this year

08/19/2026

Meet the Grower: Smith's Hilltop Orchard 🍎🧃🥔

Two farms, one hard working family: Cherry Shack & Smith’s Hilltop Orchard. Located just down the road from each other!

When you visit that little red shack you’ll discover the amazing quality of tree-ripened fruit and vegetables. Bring home a jug of their fresh pressed heirloom cider, honey, jams, and home-baked goods, all made on-site!

They grow:
CHERRIES (Bing, Rainier, Lambert, Pie)

APRICOTS (Rival, Tilton, Perfection)

APPLES (18 varieties from early to late season)

PEARS (Bartlett, d’Anjou)

PEACHES (All Freestone: Red Haven, Glo Haven, Flamin Fury, Daroga Red, Nectarines, Suncrest, Hale, Haven)...HOME OF THE ONE-POUND PEACH!!!

AND several varieties of potatoes, tomatoes, and other vegetables as they ripen.
They invite you in for U-Pick and Picked
PUMPKINS, gourds, squash and corn stalks (several varieties)

Family-owned and operated. We strive to provide quality fresh fruit and friendly service.

✨About the Owner

A message from the owners:
“Serving the local community since 2008 with fresh fruit and goods, we believe that providing quality fruit and vegetables with good service is essential. We strive to offer nutritious, healthy and tasty fresh fruit and vegetables.

We practice low/no spray on all of our crops and feel safe enough to eat all of our produce right off the tree or plant without washing. In fact, we don't spray our garden crops with anything at all!

We also don't and have never used any sort of GMOs. Protecting the land is also a priority to us; this land is extremely self sustainable due to a near perfect climate and soil type that is hard to find in most places. This allows us to grow more flavorful fruit while also using less resources such as water.”

- Brad

✨Hours of Operation:

Call to confirm if it is open before visiting. Open as Fruit and Vegetables Ripen. Call ahead or Check Social Media

CONTACT
509-238-9183
[email protected]
Cherryshack.com
Cherryshack Orchard


ADDRESS

The Cherry Shack
8709 E Greenbluff Road
Colbert, WA.

08/14/2026