I have a rare fruit orchard I sell seasonally at farmers markets. I also grow and sell gourmet vegetables. I have 4 plant starting greenhouses and propagate plants for my nursery. Everything is organically grown. I am also working on producing organic mycorrhizal fertilizers to sell. I am an older ( but peppy!) woman who lives with her collage aged daughter, a tennis ball obsessed dog and 3 cats
What can you learn here? It all depends on the season! Winter is grafting and pruning season. I have many favorite ways to graft a tree ! Rooting and air layering come next I have a lot of tricks to start a seed in late winter. Making potting soil comes in early spring good thing I have a tractor I am happy to teach safe use of farm equipment. Spring there is planting either into pots or into the field. Summer is harvest be prepared to try fruit you will want to grow ! Also summer is drip system repair time . Knowing your way around a drip system is vital ! My drip system is more a lesson of what not to do..Fall is a great time to finish harvest and learn to store food. This is a work in progress for me. We do have an apple press, dry and can every year.
Our house has 5 bedrooms but only 2 people living here. There is a pool and a big kitchen and 3 bathrooms. I am happy if the person visiting us just enjoys the property as we do. For breakfast and lunch there will always be food on hand to make meals . I will make a large home style meal each evening.
Before I became a farmer, I was a professional artist. I still make art all the time. Sauvie island is a paradise ! there is amazing wild life, hiking, beaches, Mountain biking, canoeing, camping, fishing, and that's just if you stay on the island down town Portland Oregon is less than 20 minutes by car away Mt hood and the Ocean is 90 minutes. My daughter plays in a band.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Production farm
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