Willow Harvest 2027

Please come to Our Table Cooperative Farm (OT) in Sherwood this winter! Together, we’ll enjoy the beauty of our willow plot, the generosity of Our Table Cooperative, and visiting with willow friends old and new. 

Harvest Dates/Times

10am-3pm (unless weather dictates departing & selling willow earlier)

• Sat/Sun, January 2 & 3

• Sat/Sun, January 9 & 10

• Sat/Sun, January 16 & 17

• Sat/Sun, January 23 & 24

• Sat/Sun, January 30 & 31

• Sat/Sun, February 6 & 7

Priorities for Our 2027 Harvest

In addition to harvesting together, for the Guild and for ourselves, a priority for this year’s willow harvest will be obtaining willow for guest instructor Jo Campbell Amsler’s basketry classes in the spring. (Watch your email for details in The Ultimate Weft newsletter). We recommend visiting Jo’s website to learn more about this talented weaver, https://willowridgebaskets.com/ .

How Harvesting Will Work This Year

Jo needs specific sizes, generally on the smaller end of the spectrum. We will work together to harvest what Jo needs during the first few weekends. All smaller sizes will go into storage for her classes, while larger sizes will be divided among harvesters. These are good days to come if you’re interested in larger sizes for structures or making cuttings for your own willow plot. Members are also able to choose to collect WILLOW BUCKS instead of taking fresh willow, explained below.

How WILLOW BUCKS Work

Harvesters (Guild members only please) who choose WILLOW BUCKS instead of receiving green willow, will do so at the rate of $5/volunteer hour for each individual’s volunteer time.  

WILLOW BUCKS can then be used as a credit toward either:

1. CBBG willow class material fees where CBBG/OT willow is used (Jo’s class is one option)

2. Toward purchase of cured(dried) Our Table grown willow.

Please keep track of your own volunteer hours. 

Purchasing Willow

Willow is sold the last hour of each harvest day unless weather dictates an earlier selling time. It is sold by weight. $7/lb for 7+ feet, $10/lb for under 7 feet. Payment by checks and Venmo; no cash please. 

Bring

Please bring pruners and loppers, if you have them (if you don’t, the guild has a limited number). Wear your warmest clothes and bring warm gloves (insulated rubber ones are best), rain gear, hat, water to drink and a lunch or a snack. The Our Table Store may be open during our harvest hours, but come prepared just in case it is not. If you have a pad for sitting/kneeling or a stool, that may also be helpful but the guild also has some to share.

Rain/Snow/Ice Policy

If it is not safe for you to come, do not come.

If the harvest needs to be cancelled, an email will be sent out.  We will strive to give you notice of cancellations but they could go out at the last minute, so if the weather is questionable, please check your emails before departing.

Our Table Plot Location

The Our Table address is 13390 SW Morgan Rd., Sherwood, OR 97140.  As you enter their long driveway leading to the now closed store the road forms a “T” in front of the store.  Turn right and go past the hoop houses, composting area, a few rows of blueberries, all on your left.  The plot has a chain link fence and is just past the blueberries.  Some parking is available at the plot but if full, return to the entrance driveway in front of the store where there is ample parking.  See you there!

There is no need to RSVP for harvest but feel free to contact us if you have questions. Email ColumbiaBasinBasketryGuild@gmail.com

Your willow team: Heather, Kiki, June and Sheila