Mitch Lewis had no idea when he scaled Mount Everest that lessons he learned in climbing the highest peaks around the world would help operate a Thurston County regenerative farm and gathering space. But that’s exactly what happened. And today, Summit Farms reflects the values he and spouse Michelle gathered along a global journey that brought them to their farm’s 28 bucolic acres near Millersylvania State Park.
Despite the early spring chill on that February night in 1938, Lincoln Elementary School students and their families gathered for a PTA carnival. The school carnival that followed the play included games, fortune telling, motion pictures and a hot dog booth.