Amaranta Farm is located in the far northeast corner of Oregon, in what locals call “The North End” of sparsely populated Wallowa County — a region of deep canyons, ponderosa pine forests, and glorious views of the Blue Mountains and Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
Canyon mist.
Our cold and snowy winters, dry summers, high elevation (3700 feet) and deep loess soil provide excellent growing conditions for many varieties of gourmet garlic, particularly the rich-flavored hardnecks.
Although not certified organic, we follow organic guidelines and use no pesticides or herbicides in our garlic beds or in our personal vegetable garden and orchard nearby. We till the soil and plant, harvest, and clean our garlic entirely by hand. We are also working to improve and maintain the health of our forests, bunchgrass canyon slopes, wildflower meadows, and old pastures.
We’ve been growing food for our own use for over twenty years, but this is our first venture into marketing a crop. In the coming years, we plan to expand both the quantity and variety of our gourmet garlic line. We may also experiment with some livestock and a few other market crops.
