Season Five, Here We Come!

It blows my mind that we are beginning our fifth season on the farm. As more time passes, the less blogs we write. Partially because the more we farm the more we don’t have time. And also because the more we farm, the more we realize how little we know. Every year, every month, every week, we learn something new. Whether it’s welcoming predatory insects to give our pumpkins a fighting chance against the squash bugs or rotational grazing with our animals for better soil health, there is so much we are still learning. The only thing I can say with certainty is that we are so lucky to do what we do.

We couldn’t do what we do without so much help from our farm family. Your support has been incredible, along with our incredibly generous community and amazing partners. For the fifth year, the Sauvie Island Center non-profit continues to bring field trips to the farm. More than 80% of the schools that come are Title 1 schools. Thank you, SIC, for the work you are doing to educate the next generation on where their food comes from.

Many other groups gather on the farm for educational outings, including Portland All Nations Canoe Family, CHAP (Children’s Healing Art Project), Thimbleberry Farms, and on Feb 17, Portland Audubon kicks off their Hawks and Hot Chocolate event at the farm, bringing folks out to see why the PNW has more birds of prey than anywhere else in the US.

When we began in 2020, we didn’t know a few months later we would all be navigating COVID, forest fires, and protests. We then learned the importance of having a space to come together. Needing a space to breathe, recharge, and reset hasn’t changed. We are looking forward to another season of sharing this place. Come watch for birds of prey, look for frogs, buy some local produce, visit our animals, come to a workshop, get lost in the sunflowers...

With much love, Kat & Jim