Volcanic Farms — Local services in Horseshoe Bend

Volcanic Farms in Horseshoe Bend is a produce stand that is best known for their pies. But they also have other products too. Their fresh produce is limited right now due to season, but you’ll find more as the weather starts to warm up. 

In 2021, I bought a Strawberry Rhubarb pie at Volcanic Farms; it was very good. On 4/8/22, I visited Volcanic Farms for the second time. This time, I got slices of three different pies: Mixed Berry, Cherry, and Peach. These pies were not as good, nor was the crust. I didn’t care for the Peach pie at all. I preferred the Mixed Berry to the Cherry.  If I had to guess, I think the Strawberry Rhubarb pie filling was made from scratch, but the three slices were from frozen fruit, as most pies are. The pie crust wasn’t as good this time either. Maybe it was a one off, but I would rank the frozen Marie Calendar’s pies in each of these three flavors as superior. I liked that they had several gluten-free pie slices to choose from. Next time you’re passing through Horseshoe Bend, try a slice of Volcanic Farm’s pie and let me know what you think.

In all fairness, I am pretty particular about pie. Pie is one of my favorite desserts, but I don’t eat it often because it’s hard to find good pie. To give you an example of just how hard it is, one of my favorite places is the Chimacum Café, a little corner in the road en route to Port Townsend, Washington, which if I’m lucky I get to visit twice a year. For the first few years after I discovered the Chimacum Café, every time I visited I would get three slices of pie. The first slice was Rhubarb, which I would eat in my car outside the restaurant. Because of the time of day I visited, I called that “lunch pie.” The second slice was Wild Blackberry. This is a seasonal pie made with hand-picked berries, so it costs a premium, but it’s well worth it. I would eat this late at night after returning from my day trip to Port Townsend. I called it “dessert pie.”  The third slice would be a flavor I hadn’t tried before. I would eat at the next morning. I called it “breakfast pie.”  If you’re ever anywhere close to Chimacum, Washington, I would highly recommend you make a point of stopping by to try this pie.

While at Volcanic Farms, I also bought a jar of Strawberry Rhubarb jam ($6.95). I didn’t care for it. I found it overly sweet. I couldn’t really taste the strawberry or the rhubarb. They have lots of different flavors of jam, including Huckleberry.

One of the great things about this business is that it is conveniently located right next to a Chevron gas station that serves Dole Whip. I would never pass through town without getting a serving of that. As always, it...

The BEST pies of anywhere I've been or lived! We have tried just about all of the varieties they make and have never disliked one! We certainly have our favorites...strawberry rhubarb, apple, ALL the berry pies, but wouldn't be disappointed if none of those were available when we popped in. There's always one to take home and we know we'll love it! The crust on these is phenomenal and there's no skimping on the filling...full, heavy and super tasty pies! You'll NEVER be disappointed in this little place...don't overlook it because it small, it's definitely local and the perfect place to buy from and help keep them...

Sometimes you gotta pay heed to the peanut gallery, pony up, bite the bullet, write a cliche, stock up on some fresh produce just so you can learn if it is true, that a certain place is THE CAT’S MEOW!!! The loudest advocacy concerns pies. Woopity-doo! Thanksgiving every day at the Volcano.

I found all average but priced as primo. And as an Easterner, I was rather unnerved by the little boys working behind the counter.. Hesitant to conduct business with a child, I moseyed back out to the car. In time, I’ll learn to fully appreciate the VF. Is there a Farmer’s Daughter of...