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  • Farmer Interview

    Capella Ranch

    Carrie Peterson / March 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Every small-scale farm is completely unique: farming is part science and part art, with a heavy dose of chance (thanks to Mother Nature), and farms reflect the interests and capabilities of their owners…

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    Dog Day Acres

    Carrie Peterson / January 21, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Robin Greubel has been a farm girl from the start, growing up on her dad’s farm in Iowa, and her love of the land and animals has never waned. She worked in agriculture…

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    Happen Films

    Carrie Peterson / December 20, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Antoinette Wilson is a passionate filmmaker, dedicated to living out her beliefs and role modeling a healthy relationship with the natural environment. Since 2015, she has been working with Happen Films as a…

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    Frisky Girl Farm

    Carrie Peterson / September 22, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Ashley and Ellen are the owners of Frisky Girl Farm, an 8-acre parcel in North Bend, Washington, in the valley just below beautiful Mount Si. They took a quick break from their work…

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    ABC Acres

    Carrie Peterson / August 18, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Tim and Sarah Southwell are the owners of ABC Acres, an 80-acre farm based on the principles of permaculture, nestled between the majestic Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains in the heart of Montana. Tim…

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    Plot Twist Farms: BC

    Carrie Peterson / June 8, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Karla Cox is a paramedic turned farmer who uses permaculture and biodynamic practices to grow her market garden in the Okanogan region of British Columbia. She took a break from her work on…

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    Brunner Family Farm

    Carrie Peterson / May 9, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Sarah Brunner recognized her calling as a farmer while majoring in wildlife at university. She realized as she progressed through her studies that her love of nature wasn’t in observation, but in cultivation.…

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    Plot Twist Farm: PA

    Carrie Peterson / April 20, 2023 / 0 Comments

    The inspiration to start farming struck while Jason was working a computer job in a building with no windows.  Stella and Jason Ruggiero grew up in the farm country of Pennsylvania. They pursued…

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    Dogwood Hills Guest Farm

    Carrie Peterson / April 6, 2023 / 0 Comments

    What began as a simple homestead and pastor’s retreat in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, run by Ruth Pepler and her daughter Grace and supported by her husband Thomas, has grown into a…

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    Lakewood Lodge

    Carrie Peterson / February 9, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Jeff Lyons took a break from overseeing a fencing project and training new staff one spring morning to chat with me about his adventure farm camp: Lakewood Lodge. Lakewood Lodge was founded 26…

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