by Emily Zirkle | Oct 24, 2017 | Home and Family, Run With Rainier, Wholesome To The Core Stories
It’s a busy world and it seems we are always preparing for something. Here at Rainier, our field crews are finishing up the last of the late harvest and preparing for fall and winter orchard work. And with the apple season in full swing, the packing crew and sales...
by Emily Zirkle | Jul 31, 2017 | Run With Rainier
You’ve heard the old saying, ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. Well, that’s because something could go wrong and you no longer have any eggs. At Rainier Fruit, we try and practice the same principle by diversifying our crops and farming styles. We have apples,...
by Emily Zirkle | Jul 21, 2017 | Run With Rainier
On the surface it doesn’t seem like growing apples and cherries has much to do with running injuries and hypothetically it doesn’t. However, just like there are a host of ailments common to runners, there are also a host of problems associated with growing fruit. In...
by Emily Zirkle | May 4, 2017 | Home and Family
As I’m sure you hear us say over and over again, this area is such a beautiful natural playground. Well, it is. We are in the shadow of the Cascade Mountain range with trails all around us so we spend a lot of time outdoors, and many of us spend time with our canine...
by Emily Zirkle | May 4, 2017 | Home and Family
When we talk about pets people become passionate. There are pictures and stories that are immediately shared which made our last post on running with dogs so much fun. And while we are on the topic we decided we should have Laura, our running ambassador from This...