Soil

Aerating the fields

We have an aerator as part of the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Equipment Rental Program. Recently, we used the aerator to aerate two of the fields at the Beavercreek Demonstration Farm. Our aerator is made by Mill Creek Manufacturing. The five-foot-wide aerator attachs to the three-point hitch […]

Farm Status

Signs of fall at the farm

Fall equinox came and went a few weeks ago, and we’re starting to see signs of fall at the farm. Nights are cooler, rain has returned, and change is in the air. Leaves are starting to turn color and coat the ground. Weeds we treated a few weeks ago are […]

Soil

Basic geology of the Beavercreek farm area

The rock under your property influences soil fertility, slope stability, water availability, and even which native plants grow there. Our Beavercreek farm can be seen on the Geologic Map of the Oregon City 7.5′ Quadrangle, Clackamas County, Oregon (a higher resolution map is available here), at the intersection of South Beavercreek […]