Ask a farmer how many jobs they do each day and they will likely rattle them off one by one. The same can be said about winemakers. And brewers. And artists. There's nothing easy about entrepreneurship, but up on Green Bluff, the folks at Wildland Cooperative are approaching their new business the only way they know how—together.

With an emphasis on sustainable agriculture, Hierophant Meadery offers the Inland Northwest with a variety of mead, an alcoholic and honey-based beverage. Its tasting room is located in Green Bluff, where visitors can purchase flights of mead and sit outside by the fire.

In 2009, Will and Jackie Jordan moved to Green Bluff to help out on her parent’s farm before starting their cider operation. Now Twilight Cider uses local produce from Green Bluff to create a range of ciders including seasonal releases and experimental one-offs you’ll want to snap up while they last like spiced apple, peach, hopped apricot and black cherry rhubarb.

In 2000, teachers Craig and Jane Deitz moved their family to Green Bluff to farm raspberries as a summer project, quickly becoming Bodacious Berries farm. Several years later, Craig started fermenting beer in their shower and began pulling pints for Green Bluff visitors looking for a drink after a day of picking pumpkins and fruits. Turns out people liked a little beer along with their berries!

Townshend Cellar develops and serves wines for every occasion, mood and meal. From whites to reds, the variety of locally made wines boosts the specialty drink presence in Green Bluff and the Spokane area. Venturing out to Green Bluff is the perfect opportunity to check this winery out and go wine tasting.