Farm Plans

What do we mean by “demonstration farm?”

We call our new farm the Beavercreek Demonstration Farm.  Using the word “demonstration” raises a couple of questions: Does the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District have authority to own a farm? Does the District have authority to conduct demonstrations on land? What kind of demonstrations might the District […]

Farm History

The old shop stands on weak legs

The old shop used to be a chicken coop that was raised up about 30 years ago. It turned into the place where engine work was done and general shop activities were conducted. An interesting find is the old calendars on the wall by the desk in the shop office. […]

Animals

Sprinkler moved to new field

This morning, we finished irrigating the field along Ferguson road. The sprinkler and pipe were moved to the field immediately east of the driveway, called the Center field. Our first sprinkler set today was four hours in the northwest corner of Center field. We are looking forward to getting our […]