Hi folks,
My husband and I are interested in setting up a farm in the Sequim-Dungeness area that could include sheep (fiber, meat,
milk), ducks, lavender, an orchard, and gardens. We are looking to connect with others for advice, and maybe even some folks who would want to work collaboratively.
I'm a WA
native, but have been in NM for 16 years, where I met my husband and started a family. We have a great urban mini-farm setup here in Albuquerque - Muscovy ducks,
fruit trees, garden, grapes, artichokes, etc. It's a great life, we live in walking distance to our son's school and my work (I manage a yarn store), as well as a vibrant business district. And the growing season is unbelievable! I'm still harvesting
tomatoes right now in November at 6000'!
However - the weather changing here, it's going to get too hot for us eventually. We foresee the desire to move back up to WA in 5-10 years. Since we got a small inheritance, we were thinking of buying
land now, for the future farm. Maybe something that has a house on it that we could rent out, or just raw land. We'd like to be involved in farmland conservation, and wildlife support. We both have
permaculture experience/training, and have lived in
intentional community (me for 10 yrs). I don't think we want full-on community living, but something that was shared and collaborative...I have a feeling of what that is, but I'm not sure exactly what that would look like. There are probably a lot of options.
So - thoughts? Suggestions? People to contact? Advice from others in a similar situation who have already trod this ground?