Welcome to Frog's Song Farm

Nate O’Neil and Shannon Dignum farm 16 acres of prime farmland soil on Fir Island in Skagit County. Their farm is Washington State certified as organic. Heirloom potatoes are their specialty as they grow 20 different varieties such as Purple Peruvians, Yukon Golds, and Fingerlings. They also grow a wonderful variety of vegetables, Asian Pears, and strawberries.

Product Availability

                   Squash                        Artichoke                             Kale

Growing Philosophy

"We think that having a strong sense of ethics and morality is absolutely necessary to improving stewardship. We strive to give the greatest moral consideration to our relationship with the land."

-- Nate O’Neil

Pest Management and Crop Diversity

Frog’s Song Farm is pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide free. They practice propane burning to control potato blight. They use a balance of crop diversity, crop rotation and cover cropping to enrich the soil and have created buffers and tree-breaks that provide habitat beneficial to insects, birds, and bats.

Closing the Loop

Frog’s Song Farm has worked hard to build up a good "bank" of soil. Their practices have progressed over the years from low-testing and inputs to testing and amending with lime and other inputs such as sul-po-mag. Their current practice is to use manure and compost generated locally on Fir Island.

Fostering Wildlife Habitat and Salmon Recovery

Nate and Shannon understand the importance of wildlife as a beneficial element in sustainable farming. They have installed bat boxes and planted borders and boundaries with firs, cedars, and shrubs to provide homes for beneficial critters. Nate is also very excited about working to return salmon stocks to Dry Slough which borders his farm. He envisions his farm as an oasis that is welcoming to wildlife.