Running Reindeer Ranch
My twenty-ninth farm was Running Reindeer Ranch in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Farm The farmers are Jane and Doug. Jane is from Alaska. Doug is from Oregon. They’d known each other for years before they happen to meet again when they were both newly single. A relationship blossomed, and they decided to settle in Fairbanks. Jane […]
Diamond View
My twenty-eight farm was Diamond View in Homer, Alaska. The Farm The farmers are Samantha and Robert. Samantha grew up in Cape Breton, Canada after her parents moved there from Vermont in the 1970s. They led a hippie-homesteader lifestyle that rubbed off on their daughter. Back in the States, Samantha became a paramedic and lived […]
Fraga Farmstead
My twenty-seventh farm was Fraga Farmstead Creamery in Gales Creek, Oregon. The Farm The farmers are Elisabeth and Steve. Lise emigrated from Germany and Steve is from Santa Cruz, California. They bought Fraga Farm from the original family owners in 2012. The property came with a herd of goats and an established organic cheese dairy. […]
The Mushroomery
My twenty-sixth farm was The Mushroomery in Lebanon, Oregon. The Farm Jen moved from Miami to the Northwest to be in nature. She studied mycology at Western Washington University. Dustin is originally from Utah. They both were working in mycology when they met in 2004 in Bellingham, Washington. Their passion for mushrooms, especially growing wild and […]
Wild Wines
My twenty-fourth farm was Wild Wines in Jacksonville, Oregon. The Farm The farmer is Carla. She is originally from Connecticut and studied photography and journalism in college. After graduating, she ventured out to Southern Oregon and liked it. She was a farm manager on a number of farms in the Jacksonville area. She started making […]
Krishna Community
My twenty-third farm was the Krishna Community in Spanish Fork, Utah. The Farm The farmers are Vai and Caru. Vai is originally from England, and Caru is from Pennsylvania. Vai met Caru when she was traveling in Singapore in the 1960s. She walked into a cafe and he pulled out a chair for her. She […]
Twin Pear Farm
My twenty-fifth farm was Twin Pear Farm in Jacksonville, Oregon. I milked a shy goat, made pear butter, and found a black widow in the garden. A post will be coming soon.
Goat Mountain Lodge
My twenty-second farm was Mountain Goat Lodge in Salida, Colorado. The Farm Mountain Goat Lodge sits at 7,500 feet in a wide valley of juniper, sage, and pinyon pine. Fourteen-thousand-foot mountains ring the valley, each taking on color at different parts of the day. At 7,500 feet, it is considered the foothills of Colorado. The […]
Mountain Top Goat Gardens
The Farm My twenty-first farm was Mountain Top Goat Gardens in Piercy, California. Joshua and Tanya have been homesteading for twenty-six years. Tanya grew up on a farm in Idaho where her mother had a large garden. Joshua is a fifth generation Californian from San Jose. Joshua’s mother was a seed saver who collected seeds […]
Clos Saron
My twentieth farm was Clos Saron in Oregon House, California. The Farm “Be on a path and let things happen.” Gideon’s philosophy. The farmers are Saron and Gideon. The Home Vineyard is in the Sierra Foothills at 1,500 feet. The microclimate is ten degrees cooler than the surrounding area which allows Gideon’s favorite Pinot noir […]