Pioneer Potatoes
A Skagit Valley grower and packer run by the Thulen family for six generations. Their site covers potatoes, beets, brussels sprouts, their two labels, and packaging options.
— Mount Vernon, Washington
Web design in Mount Vernon, Washington
We build websites for Mount Vernon and Skagit Valley businesses, including a sixth-generation potato farm.
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— Mount Vernon, Washington
Web design in Mount Vernon, Washington
We build websites for Mount Vernon and Skagit Valley businesses, including a sixth-generation potato farm.
— Local roots
Who we work with in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is the county seat of Skagit County, on the Skagit River in the middle of some of the richest farmland in Washington. Wapiti was based in Stanwood, to the south, from 2017 to 2020.
Pioneer Potatoes (opens in a new tab) grows and packs potatoes on Calhoun Road. The Thulen family has farmed the Skagit Valley for six generations, and today John and Wylie Thulen run the business. They also grow beets and brussels sprouts.
Nationally
Wapiti is based in Iowa but our team is 100% distributed with members in Arizona, Washington, California, Montana, and Wisconsin. We have the expertise to handle AI and web design regardless of where you are located in the United States.
Globally
While Wapiti focuses on building our clientele here in the USA, our clients serve a global audience, and we support them all the way. We have helped business clients find large-scale growth and nonprofits with outreach in the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Haiti, the Netherlands, and Germany.
— A Mount Vernon client
Work we've done right here in Mount Vernon
Pioneer Potatoes has been growing in the Skagit Valley for six generations. Here is the site we built for them.
We work remotely by design. Drafts are shared by link, and feedback happens on video calls and email.
— Services
What we build for Mount Vernon businesses
These services cover most of what Skagit Valley clients ask us for. Each one links to the full details.
01
Web design
Sites for growers and food producers. Pioneer Potatoes shows its products, its two labels, and its packaging options for buyers.
02
SEO
Search setup so buyers and customers find you when they search for Skagit Valley products and services.
03
Support and training
Help keeping product and packaging pages current as crops and seasons change.
04
eCommerce
Online ordering for farms and food businesses, with wholesale pricing for repeat buyers.
05
Nonprofit and donations
Donation and event pages for Skagit County nonprofits and community groups.
06
WordPress hosting
Managed WordPress hosting with updates and backups handled by us.
— How it works
Working with a Mount Vernon team
We start by learning who buys from you and what they need to know first. Then we send a written plan and a price.
Our full team designs and builds the site, and you keep one main contact. After launch we can host the site and handle updates.
— FAQ
Questions we get
Are you local to the Skagit Valley?
Our main office is in Waverly, Iowa. We were based in Stanwood, south of Mount Vernon, from 2017 to 2020.
We sell wholesale. What should our site show?
What you grow, how you pack it, and how to reach sales. Pioneer Potatoes lists its two labels, Pioneer Potatoes and Farmer's Daughter, and its packaging options.
Can the site tell our family's story?
Yes. Pioneer Potatoes' Our Story page traces the Peth and Thulen families from their first homesteads to the farm today.
Who keeps the site updated?
We can, on a monthly plan. Or we train your team to update products and photos.
— Let’s talk
Ready to join
the herd?
Reach out, or talk to someone who’s worked with us. Our clients tend to stick around.
