We are in a hurry to finish our straw bale ag building.
It is competing with other things we are dying to do, and really NEED to do, the primary thing being to spend time building our soil.
But when we choose the day’s activities, we keep spending our time on the stucco, and here is yesterday’s sky to depict why.

Dan
Sara here, so sunday my youngest sister, brianna came over to help me with the CSA, and it was an adventure! our first rainy day CSA hand out, what a doozie! a 5 gallon bucket was half filled with rain water by the time we had finished, 3 hours later. It wasn’t cold, so I really didn’t mind having to harvest in the monsoon, but I did have to change my clothes a few times.
Monday morning when I went to let the chickens out of their housing and into their free range area, I noticed that two New Hampshire Hens had died, I’m not sure how it happened, but it didn’t look like they’d been attacked. :( I took most of the rest of the day off to hang out with my little sis, and my baby niece who just turned 1 year old. It was a very nice treat!
Tuesday I tended to the fruit crops at home, turning some of the melons that had gotten wet during the rain, and harvested some tomatoes, ground cherries, and cucumbers. Today (wednesday) I spent the day harvesting and preparing for the CSA drop offs that we do. One of our great members, Sue, helped by taking the bainbridge Island location and I did the other hand off in Silverdale. Everything went as per usual, and now off for dinner!
They are turning the dirt and hoping to be successful enough to turn a profit, and to become a valuable part of their communities as suppliers of organically grown food.
Peaceful Valley is giving them a head start by offering them special pricing as part of this Freshman Farmer program.
| Freshman: | |
| New Farms Coming Soon! | |
| Sophomores: | |
![]() | Daily Grace Farms Crescent City, CA |
![]() | Freestone Family Farm Vernal, UT |
![]() | Wise Moon Farm Redding, CA |
| Graduates: | |
![]() | Coyote House Farm Palermo, CA |
![]() | DeepSeeded Community Farm Arcata, CA |
![]() | Driftwood Farm Fort Bragg, CA |
![]() | EarthDance Farm St. Louis, MO |
![]() | Ellwood Canyon Farms Goleta, CA |
![]() | Four Frog Farm Penn Valley, CA |
![]() | Hand Sown Homegrown Heritage Farm Poulsbo, WA |
![]() | Home Plate Organic Farm Orleans, CA |
![]() | Honey in the Heart Farm Nevada City, CA |
![]() | Willow Springs Farm Penn Valley, CA |
| Coyote House Farm Palermo, CA |
| Daily Grace Farms Crescent City, CA |
| DeepSeeded Community Farm Arcata, CA |
| Driftwood Farm Fort Bragg, CA |
| EarthDance Farm St. Louis, MO |
| Ellwood Canyon Farms Goleta, CA |
| Four Frog Farm Penn Valley, CA |
| Freestone Family Farm Vernal, UT |
| Hand Sown Homegrown Heritage Farm Poulsbo, WA |
| Home Plate Organic Farm Orleans, CA |
| Honey in the Heart Farm Nevada City, CA |
| Willow Springs Farm Penn Valley, CA |
| Wise Moon Farm Redding, CA |