Brian Camp

Hey there Dev, Nice intro and pics. You didn’t say anything about the gender of your friend, lover, partner… Did you have a gender preference in mind or are you casting a wide open search and see who takes the bait? I would think both women and men would be interested as you’re a handsome guy! Good fishing, Brian(he/him).

Better late than never…we are a married couple in North Eastern Washington state.  We constantly pinch ourselves having landed on the most incredibly beautiful farm. Four years ago I retired from being a nurse of 39 years and my hubby retired from being a counseling therapist.  I needed a new adventure and luckily he agreed with me. I have extended family in the organic orchard realm and wanted to try to return to the farming self sufficient values/lifestyle I saw in my grandparents day.
I can say it has been a tough learning curve with ups and downs. That dream is still alive though it becomes necessary to adjust and modify it to accommodate our aging bodies. Our part of the state is more red and that has been a factor in shaping our lives. We are tree hugging liberals who treat the locals with respect and get that in return. People up here are more concerned with having “good neighbors” than what their orientation or gender might be.  Many of them are aging hippies who are welcoming new blood into the community.  We are HipCamp hosts and enjoy meeting and welcoming people to our farm. Introduce yourself and say hi!  Peace and love, Brian

Sara, my absolute favorite this year was delicata. I don’t know why I had never tried it before but fell in love with roasting it with olive oil, salt, pepper and a little brown sugar. The skins are so tender and edible. Brian Camp-Nader

Hello everyone. I have been a mostly silent lurker/learner and l thought it was time to say hello. My spouse and I live in Tonasket, Washington. Apple and fruit orchard country near Canada. We retired here 3 years ago on 40 acres and log cabin. We’ve been trying to raise meat goats for personal and dog food. Rethinking that decision after the herd sire went from puppy phase to natural born killer during rut. I think his head maybe eventually mounted on the wall and be a reminder of my ignorance in dealing with animals pumped up on testosterone. It saddens me when the animals pay the price for our mistakes. I will first try and sell him with full disclosure as he does produce nice offspring.

Living this dream after 60+ and alone has it’s challenges. We are hoping to attract likeminded people to help us for reduced rent or space for a tiny house.  We are also starting to raise rare (to the US) livestock guardian dogs (Pyrenean Mastiffs). Thanks for listening, Brian and Dale

I love the idea of tapping the trees for syrup. I had no idea trees other than maple could be used. Are/can trees be injured by doing it incorrectly? The boiling or freezing is just to concentrate the sap? Thank you in advance. Brian

We have very rocky soil so use hay bales as raised beds.  We amend these with composted goat manure, fireplace ashes and soil the gophers mound up for us.  I haven't tested our soil but the garden is very productive.  the ground squirrels really appreciate what I have planted.  We have an electric mesh fence to keep the goats out but what do others do to combat rodents eating the veggies before they are ripe?  it happens also on what I have planted in pots on our deck.  Thanks for any suggestions.  Brian

I also use plastic milk jugs for garden cloches. Use what you have on hand!