Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: co-farming in Pacific NW?

[Susan in TN (tamini]

Hmm...sounds like we ought to start a "branch" of co-farming off the
co-housing theme. Some things work for both, yet a farm is a different
lifestyle too...Now, to find some like minded people in the middle of the
country:)))
Susan in TN

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Lise <lisesilverwolf [at] gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Kay!
>
> I don't get to post in this forum very much, even tho I read the digests
> almost daily.
>
> I know exactly what you mean by what you were describing. I am not aware of
> a community like that already established here in this area tho (I am in
> the
> Portland area of the Pacific NW). My boyfriend and I have plans to get
> together with another family (husband, wife & their two small kids) to
> establish something like that on our own in the Tacoma/Seattle area mid
> next
> year tho. But, since our families are so close, we were planning to all
> live
> under the same roof (in a large 5 bedroom house) until we buy the property
> and each can build its own small "shotgun shack" (already have plans drawn
> up, pricing done, etc), sp each still maintains some privacy.
>
> My boyfriend and his buddy are looking to start a BBQ restaurant and his
> wife is my business partner for Celtic Cat Shop. Both families are pitching
> in raising the kids, my boyfriend and I are helping to home-school them,
> making it kind of like a "village" raising the kids. (the b/f and I don't
> have & don't plan to have kids.)
>
> We are looking to farm jointly on a large piece of land, raise pigs, sheep,
> goats & chickens. Hoping to trade with other farmers for beef or other
> meats
> for the restaurant. Ideally, we are looking to go completely 'off-grid'
> within 5 yrs, by slowly easing into it.
>
> If there is anyone else in this area interested in something like this,
> like
> us, we would love to connect with you. Even if it is just to bounce ideas
> off each other's groups. Please feel free to email directly.
>
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> Lise Beals
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