Category Archives: Photos

This last week on & off the farm has been all about machine love. It began last week, as we used our chisel plow successfully for the first time (documented in our last post). Then it continued on Saturday and … Continue reading →

I’m sure other farmers in western Oregon will jubilantly agree: this last week of dry, sunny, warm weather was unbelievable. I mentioned in this week’s newsletter (but it’s worth mentioning again) — this weekend we were reading highs of 68° … Continue reading →

As yesterday’s CSA newsletter post announced, we had our first Early Season CSA harvest this week! It’s only been about seven weeks since the last 2007 CSA harvest, so getting back into the swing of things wasn’t difficult at all. … Continue reading →

As I write this, it is pouring outside. Those of you in the Northwest will know that — in spite of a wet reputation — rain falls steadily during an Oregon winter, but rarely do we received drenching downpours. The … Continue reading →

The last week has been busy here at Oakhill Organics. We say that January is our ‘off’ month, but really it’s just the beginning of everything. December was quiet, so we feel rested and ready to the work ahead — … Continue reading →

January has been productive here on the farm. We felt lazy in December when the CSA finished, and then we kept putting off projects because of holidays. Lazy no longer. We’re back into high gear (mostly), trying to get projects … Continue reading →

First, a portrait of the farmer in winter: Note the key winter identifiers: 1. reclined position 2. seed catalog in hand 3. cat at side 4. content drowsy expression. Yes, that is one portrait of the winter farmer, especially true … Continue reading →

I talked about our winter gardening in our newsletter earlier this week and thought I should follow up with some photos of the garden itself this time of year. All of these photos were taken this week: Above: Casey and … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago we built a semi-permanent enclosed chicken yard for our small home flock. The “let-‘em-wander” theory worked until the chickens began wandering into inappropriate places such as our wash station and the neighbor’s flower garden. We realized … Continue reading →