J Goforth

Finney Farm is nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, 5 miles away from a village of 800 and about 90 minutes from Seattle or Vancouver BC.  We have 100+ acres (mostly forested), and a half dozen residences tucked into the woods around our commons area.  Most of our farming and land endeavors focus around social and educational outreach-particularly with regard to food access and food sovereignty. We have a Seed Distro project in which we grow, package, and distribute 10k packages of seed each year at no charge mostly to schools, food banks, low income households, community gardens etc.  We have hosted hundreds of  WWOOFers in the past decade and have worked with some truly outstanding folks.  We get a large number of applicants (more than we could ever host) but this year we seem to mostly be getting folks who are interested in short term stays. We would LOVE to find one or two people who are interested in a full season stay (ASAP through sometime in November) as we feel that a full season allows the best learning opportunity and allows us to turn over the management of some projects to these longer term people.  However, we are also willing to consider shorter term stays as well (something in the 2+ month range would be preferable) as it seems that most of the applicants this season are seeking 4 weeks or less.  

We have stayed in contact with the majority of former WWOOF/interns--two of our long term residents began as WWOOFers 7 years ago, and we host returning WWOOFers as visiting friends each year.  For those interested in an even longer term stay, it may be possible to stay on through the winter as a WWOOFer, or transition into a renter if that is of interest.

You can learn more about our project at www.finnneyfarm.org and we also have profiles on WWOOF, HelpX, and Workaway.  If you'd like more information, please contact us at info@finneyfarm.org and we will send an info packet and application. Thanks!

Hello! You can check out our projects at www.finneyfarm.org, we are long time WWOOF/HelpX hosts and have a variety of things going on including our seed distro program. If it looks like a good fit, you can contact us at info@finneyfarm.org Best wishes!

Finney Farm has space for one or possibly two people to work and learn with us through the end of the season in November. We are located in a beautiful area, in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains with amazing hiking/camping/exploring opportunities. We're also a 40 minute drive from Mount Vernon, which is about about 70 miles from Seattle or Vancouver BC.

A great deal of information about our farm may be found on our website www.finneyfarm.org We are experienced hosts and offer a great educational experience for our WWOOFers and interns. We have hosted hundreds of people in the past 15 years (our farm began in 1989) and have formed lasting friendships with many or most (three of our current long term residents are former interns/WWOOFers!). We have one intern scheduled to begin in July, and one who has been with us but will be leaving shortly and returning in August. While we do have plenty of shorter term WWOOF applicants, we would prefer to host people who are interested in a longer and more educational stay. We would LOVE to find someone to begin in April if at all possible, but May would also be a good start time.

We offer good food and lodging (a variety of options), and education in exchange for 30 hours of labor each week. We have about 2 acres in annual food production, a half acre forest garden, an acre of 95 year old blueberry bushes, and another acre in perennials or orchard including a large medicinal herb garden. We also have a builder in residence with many years of professional experience in timber frame, post and beam, log construction, recycled materials, tiny homes, and more-we do have building projects in process and may be able to offer training and work in this area. We have lots going on including a few music festivals this summer, but one of our neatest endeavors is our seed distro project. We grow, package, and distribute seed to schools, food banks, and low income households at no charge--we typically distribute over 8000 packages each year. Additionally, we have a variety of educational outreach projects this season including planning/planting/managing an onsite foodbank garden, designing and overseeing a local school garden in collaboration with the Farm to School project, teaching backyard gardening workshops at local food banks, and designing/installing garden space for the Head Start preschool program. Hosting long term helpers means that we are able to offer them the opportunity for more of a leadership position--we would love for some of these outreach activities to be bottom lined by one of our WWOOFers/interns rather than one of us.

Additionally, we are a working collective with 25+ years of experience in community and for those who envision themselves collaborating on a permaculture land project with other people...we might be able to offer some learning opportunities with regard to organization, structure, legal requirements and more. At least we can share what doesn't work

We look forward to hearing from you! Please contact us for more information at info@finneyfarm.org

Thank you!
Jennie Goforth

Finney Farm is seeking one or two interns to work and learn with us through the end of the season in November. We are located in a beautiful area, in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains with amazing hiking/camping/exploring opportunities. We're also a 40 minute drive from Mount Vernon, which is about about 70 miles from Seattle or Vancouver BC.

A great deal of information about our farm may be found on our website www.finneyfarm.org We are experienced hosts and offer a great educational experience for our WWOOFers and interns. We have hosted hundreds of people in the past 15 years (our farm began in 1989) and have formed lasting friendships with many or most (three of our current residents are former interns/WWOOFers!). We thought we were set for the season...but one of our interns has been offered local employment and is moving to renter status, and the other is expecting a baby in early winter and won't be able to complete the season as planned. Wonderful news for both...but leaves us a bit short handed. We would LOVE to find someone to begin this month if at all possible, but May would also be a good start time.

We offer good food and lodging (a variety of options), and education in exchange for 30 hours of labor each week. We have about 2 acres in annual food production, a half acre forest garden, an acre of 95 year old blueberry bushes, and another acre in perennials or orchard including a large medicinal herb garden. We have lots going on including a few music festivals this summer, but one of our neatest endeavors is our seed distro project. We grow, package, and distribute seed to schools, food banks, and low income households at no charge--we will meet our goal of 7000 packages this year, and may reach 10,000!

Please contact us for more information at info@finneyfarm.org

Thank you!
Jennie Goforth

I offer a fiber camp a couple of times a year....the neat thing about this course is that we try our hands at a wide variety of applications. This is a good way to try out a lot of different fiber crafts as well as processing and dyeing without committing to a lot of different workshops or lengthy series. Information is below, please feel free to ask questions!


Yarnarchy Fiber Camp! August 16th and 17th, 10am-3pm

Interested in a fiber arts but you aren't sure if you're a
knitter or a felter? Have you been bitten by the fiber bug
but want to know more? Yarnarchy Fiber Camp is great
way to explore a wide range of fiber arts! Students will be
introduced to knitting, wet felting, needle felting, spinning,
dyeing, fiber processing, and weaving. At least one project
in each area will be started and/or completed, and students
will go home with materials, tools, and supplies to finish
projects and start a few new ones. Some of the materials
include bamboo knitting needles, yarn, drop spindle, fiber,
wood weaving board, felting kit with foam block, felting
needles, bamboo mat, and much more including a tote bag
to carry all of your new toys.

$200 includes $75 material fee. Class limited to 8, so reserve your spot soon! Camp will be held at Finney Farm, located an hour from Bellingham or two hours from Seattle. The farm also offers camping for a small fee if you'd like to bring a tent and save on drive time.

Finney Farm has a spot or two open for a WWOOF/intern. Ideally, we'd prefer to find someone who'd like to arrive in the next month and if all goes well...stay through the end of the season (mid November). We generally ask for 30 hours of work each week in exchange for room, board, and education. We would love someone with at least some experience in something like farming, gardening, construction, rural living, homesteading, etc. However, good communication and a genuine desire to work hard and learn what we have to offer is more important to us than a large skill set.

Finney Farm is a 100+ acre land trust and intentional community located in the foothills of the North Cascades in WA state. The farm began in 1989 by a group of well known environmental activists with a focus on conservation, educational, and homesteading. Over the past twenty five years, we have developed a cohesive plan of action and we're working on a goodly number of interesting projects including our Seed Distro. We grow and distribute heirloom, open pollinated seeds at no charge to schools, food banks, community gardens, and households--in the first 5 months of 2014, we gave away 7000 packages of seed and offered free workshops as well as designed and installed an onsite garden at the largest food bank in our county.

At the farm itself, we have a half acre forest garden, about an acre and a half of annual food, an acre of blueberries, orchards, bees, ducks, herb gardens, sauna, creek, and much more. Please feel free to find us on the WWOOF directory (under Finney Farm) or on our website www.finneyfarm.org to get a better idea of what we have going on here. You may contact us at info@finneyfarm.org for an application packet which includes a goodly amount of more specific information about our accommodations and program. Thanks!