by Marie Hegarty | Feb 12, 2022 | Sustainability and Conservation
Here’s a few pics of our CREP project installation. Can’t wait to see it in a few years when the shrubs and trees are a bit bigger! These areas first had invasive species and decades of illegally dumped trash removed. Then, were planted with native shrubs...
by Marie Hegarty | Jan 21, 2022 | Farm Facts, Sustainability and Conservation
Raising grass-fed beef isn’t as simple as just throwing cattle on grass where they magically get fat! There’s a lot more energy, time, knowledge, and thought process behind it. Every time we move the cows to fresh pasture, we mow down what they...
by Marie Hegarty | Dec 18, 2020 | Farm Life, Sustainability and Conservation
A Tuesday in September saw out our last slaughter for 2020 with the processing of 6 beef and 3 hogs by our favorite butchers… It also happened to be our 2nd wedding anniversary. At first thought, it sure seemed like a weird way to spend our wedding anniversary, but on...
by Marie Hegarty | Sep 24, 2019 | Sustainability and Conservation
Today is exciting! Today we signed the contract that enrolls just over 12 acres of our farmland in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)! CREP improves areas adjacent to, or that flow into, streams/creeks/rivers that are critical habitat for salmon and...
by Marie Hegarty | Aug 22, 2019 | Sustainability and Conservation
Tuesday was a special day for us! We were one of four farms featured on the Conservation in Action tour, led by the Whatcom Conservation District (WCD). There were about 25 people on this tour, most of which are local and state elected folks, and some who are...
