A scant two years after opening a new restaurant in Twisp, Linwood owner and chef Adam Custis has launched another cooking venture: Methow Catering LLC. A three-way partnership among Custis, Colby Frederick and Custis’ partner Ashley St. Leger, Methow Catering is available to cater weddings, private parties and “any other shindig you don’t feel like […]
BUSINESS
Methow Valley Seed Collective hopes to cultivate connections
Botanist Anaka Mines has sown a lot of seeds in her life. From farming vegetables to founding Classroom in Bloom — the school garden program in the Methow Valley School District — Mines is someone who knows how to make things grow. Her latest venture, the Methow Valley Seed Collective, is a strategic effort to […]
Brew a cup of the Methow Valley
Local tea blender grows, forages for ingredients When you drink a cup of Methow Valley Tea, you may be taking a sip of some of the area’s iconic native plants. Along with herbs he grows himself or sources from local and Northwest growers, Skip Mackintosh heads out into the hills in the Methow Valley’s springs […]
Longtime employee buys Methow Valley Ciderhouse
Wassons will continue cider-making operation A longtime employee of the Methow Valley Ciderhouse, JP Esquivel and his wife, Mireya Perez, have purchased the restaurant from the Ciderhouse founders, Lynne and Richard Wasson. Esquivel and Perez moved to the Methow Valley in 2014 and began working at the Duck Brand (now Jupiter), which was owned by […]
Webster Furniture changes hands after 73 years
In March 1949, Frank and Mary Webster opened Webster Furniture. Today, their son Dan is still there, though he’s helping new owners Rachel Dreyer and Glenn Grovenburg take over the Brewster institution. Over the years, the business grew to triple its footprint on Main Avenue, changed its offerings with home decor fashions and the needs […]
Twisp sourdough baker expands to grow, mill own grain
Pursues ‘regenerative farming’ model Methow Valley Farmers Market staple Twisp River Sourdough is becoming Twisp River Grain & Mill as owners Neil and Kasey Gibb continue to pursue the development of their Twisp River land and regenerative-farming goals. Though they said the project is still in its infancy, 3 acres of their land is planted […]
Need something creative? Red Umbrella has you covered
Artist Baylie Peplow opens Winthrop shop For artist and designer Baylie Peplow, the natural world has always been a source of beauty, solace and inspiration. This passion for images found in nature influences not only who she is and what she does, but also what she creates. Nearly all the apparel, cards, prints, stickers, candles […]
Sustainable style finds home in Twisp
Kaare Sola’s experience as a commercial interior designer means her work shows up in corporations in cities like Seattle and Denver, Colorado. But she’d much rather live in a small town. When she and her partner Cody Olsen moved from Skykomish to the Methow Valley earlier this year, she needed fast internet service to continue […]
Just in time for open enrollment — broker opens in Twisp
Offers advice, information on plans At the best of times, health insurance is confusing. Add in frequently changing rules and regulations, navigating an online application and choosing between more than a dozen plans with various copays, deductibles and premiums, and you’ve got a headache on your hands. A new business in Twisp — Greene Insurance […]
Project Connect aims to help resolve conflicts for valley residents
Like it or not, we all have conflict in our lives. Whether with our families, our neighbors, our co-workers, our children — at some point we find it hard to get along. Common reactions to conflict are avoidance, anger, or even litigation. But two mediators in the Methow Valley are offering what they see as […]
