Hello. Nice to meet you! I’m Dana. I’m a Pacific Northwest native. However growing up, I spent several summers back on my mother’s family dairy farm in Missouri where I developed some pretty strong ‘rural roots’ as I call them. We got to raise baby chickens and heifers and swing from the rafters in the… Continue Reading
In the summer of 2014, it was time to build a new chicken coop that could incorporate things I’ve learned along the way. This journey was anything but smooth until I got on the right track for what I call The Next Generation Chicken Coop Design. Figuring out the site for the chicken coop was… Continue Reading
CSA’s, Community Supported Agriculture is an extremely important thing to support. Even as more and more of us are growing gardens in our urban settings – local CSA’s support the preservation of farm land in the area that we live. I joined my CSA in 1995 – I had just heard about the concept in… Continue Reading
After hearing the term ‘Food Forest’, I couldn’t wait for the fall plant sale at NW Bloom – I was on my way right after my first morning meeting, heading out into areas near me with a lot more land! I was envious – even though I’m grateful for my generous 1/3 acre in the… Continue Reading
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