We reclaimed suburbia on 8 acres of mixed forest and garden, only 20 miles from downtown Seattle. We focus on feeding the household great homegrown food. We tend numerous animals from ponies to poultry to rabbits to dairy goats. We process all our own meat animals (mostly chickens and rabbits). The garden produce must be tended, harvested, and preserved. We are running a small farmstand this year, in conjunction with our farm education. We teach classes on various aspects of homestead life: carpentry, cheesemaking, fiber arts, and fermentation. Interested in helping with kids programs? That's a big plus.
We use horse power for some of our cultivation here and at three rented acres nearby. Our most important crop is healthy, happy humans.Housing on the farm is usually tenting for WWOOFers during the April to October window. Our prime WWOOFer dwelling is a small cabin which we would love to host a WOOFer (or two) May through October or thereabouts. We also have several great tenting sites, an outdoor sink and shower plus use of the house inside. There are currently seven adults living full-time on the farm. We are enmeshed in our community and host regular gatherings, programs, and HipCamp guests, etc. Dogs can not be here; we've lost too many of our animals to them.
Our agreement with the land is also to be drug-free. Several neighbor kids roam the farm and we always want to be a good example to them. It's easier to move around the area with a car, but bus lines are within walking distance.Our most successful WWOOFers have stayed for two months or more, with a desire to learn about homesteading and permaculture rather than simply stay here to sightsee. This farm is a complex organism, and we love for you to get to the point where you can steward some of the systems on your own (like rabbits, a section of garden, feeding the goats... ). It takes at least two weeks to get proficient at handmilking goats! If you would like to come for a day or weekend, be prepared to receive less training--and still have a great time! So your time here is a mix of personal training and coaching, and helping out with the daily round of git'er done work. We would love your help any time April through October. All of us on the farm have connection or spiritual practices (yoga, Sufi dances, rosary, or simply sitting outside) and we ask you to take time for your own connective practice as well. We eat simply and buy very little from the grocery store. We also tend to go to bed early, but we know where there's great dancing in Seattle if you are so inclined! We're a perfect site for one or two people ready to dive into practical permaculture, communicate well with humans and other critters, and connect deeply with food and the land. We have been growing our own food and running a farm business since 2012, and would love to shorten your learning curve and think about how your time here can help your future.
Organic methods: No pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or herbicides. We use soil mineral balancing to grow nutrient-dense food. Enhance native pollinator habitat!
Certifications: We don't sell enough volume to be certified. We do follow organic standards and practices.
Current projects: Our big push this yearis in growing more veggies in the garden, and tending the land we are renting from neighbors. We use ponies for draft work when possible. There is lots of animal care, especially with all the springtime babies of goats, chicks, and rabbits.
Internet access available via Ethernet. Nearby library.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Raising of other farm animals
Dairy farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
Animal drafting
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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