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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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    A Shepherd’s Retreat

    Carrie Peterson / October 7, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Lynne Green was out in the field with her flock of sheep and working sheep dog Chief when I caught up with her for an interview. In true farmer fashion, she opened the…

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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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    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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    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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    Abel Tasman Estate

    Carrie Peterson / March 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Beth Matheson and Mike Reed grew up on either side of the Ruahine Range on the North Island of New Zealand. They found each other 14 years ago and, united by a love…

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    High Hope Ranch

    Carrie Peterson / March 14, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Brandi Graves and Robert Young are a vibrant Texan couple responsible for the biodynamic agriculture at High Hope Ranch in Glen Rose, Texas. I enjoyed following their path into farming, learning about biodynamic…

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    Jean Marie’s Garden

    Carrie Peterson / February 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Talia and Dave Hammond are the owners of Jean Marie’s Garden, a serene 12.5 acres on top of a mountain in the northern hills of the Columbia River Gorge. Talia shared with me…

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    Oostema Farmstead

    Carrie Peterson / December 8, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Lisa Oostema lives with her husband Glen on a tranquil 117-acre farm in Lynden, Washington. Most of their 35+ years of marriage has been spent living and working a farm together, and I…

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