Slow
Boat Farm ... deepening human connection
to the natural environment through recreation and sustenance.
It started as 21 acres of opportunity and
reed canary grass
on an island in the Columbia River.
Sept 2005
Ginni Callahan acquired a farm on Puget Island (Cathlamet, WA, lower
Columbia River)
In three months of intensive renovation, the house was made ready
for habitation.
Returning from Mexico in
Spring 2006
We began rehabilitation on garage, barn, and land.
A rustic kayak launch was carved through the riverside cottonwood
forest, and trips launched from there.
Produce from SBF was sold at the Puget Island Farmer's Market in
late summer
Summer 2007
The
First Annual Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup August 2007.
Camping.
Expanded food production, especially garlic
Produce sales at markets, to restaurants, and to individuals
Plans for Summer
2008
The
Second Annual Lower Columbia Kayak Roundup August 18-24 2008.
Building infrastructure for a retreat or "enrichment"
center.
Hands-on workshops building a grey water system, kitchen and bath
facilities, and produce washing station.
Construction of a storage shed, and a meeting shelter/yurt.
Disassembly of beautiful old barn for materials.
Finding something
bigger than a push mower to tackle 18 acres of 7' tall grass.
Vision for the Future
includes:
"enrichment" center
workshops, programs, hands-on
recreation, organic gardening, education, sustainable living
...
deepening human connection to the natural environment through recreation
and sustenance.
As humans on this planet, we are conduits of resources and energy.
At the end, we leave with exactly what we came with, and in between
we just move things around--with our hands, with our orders, and through our bodies.
Composting Toilets
Building, using, and learning about simple composting toilets, by
Larry Warnberg,
designer of the SCAT (Solar Composting Alternative Toilet)
July 2007
Lower Columbia Kayak
Roundup 2007
The First Annual "LoCo Roundup" August 2007.
Camping on the farm, food from the garden.
Top kayak coaches from around the world.
Exiting paddling venues.
Garden Harvest, tending. 2008
We could use weekly volunteers
Learn about sustainable gardening by doing it, and take home great
produce.
Please contact us if
you're interested!
360-849-4016 ginnical@yahoo.com
Grey Water System
Cconstruction, more
2008 programs to be arranged.
Please contact us if you're interested!
360-849-4016 ginnical@yahoo.com
...
deepening human connection to the natural environment through recreation
and sustenance.
work parties
gettin' by with a little
help from our friends
That's my Sis & new Bro-in-law, all the way from NM making the front
walk.
Rule #1: Feed the troops really well
Tree planting is rewarding work, and mud just makes it more fun!
Twenty-one acres is a lot of really tall grass, and we do treasure our
friends who share their tractors! Melissa above.
Yes, we realize that mowing the grass is a repeatable "improvement",
but note the other changes.
The garden, Winnebago, sand fill, construction on milk room, blue kayak
"sign" planted.
Kathleen’s Animal Protein
Scott and Dolly Hartzell
607 State Route 409 (Puget Island) Cathlamet, WA 98612
360.849.4769
Products: Custom raised pork. Chickens and Turkey custom grass-raised.
Eggs from pastured hens.
Little Island Farm
Mike and Kim Howell
316 East Little Island Road (Puget Island) Cathlamet, WA 98612
Phone: 360.849.4492
Products: Boer Goat, Turkeys and Chickens Pasture raised. Eggs from
pastured hens. Fruit, Berries, Vegetables, Flowers.
Stockhouse’s Farm
Rob and Diane Stockhouse
62 West Birnie Slough Road (Puget (Island) Cathlamet, Washington
98612
Phone: 360.849-4145
Website: www.stockhousesfarm.com
Products: Flowers, Chicken and Duck Eggs, Rob’s Pumpkin Patch,
Vegetables.
Wooden Bridge Farm, Skamokawa, WA
Red Alder Ranch, Skamokawa, WA
Melissa's farm, Longview, WA
Skamokawa, WA Twin Gables
on Skamokawa Creek, with dock. 360-795-3942 Skamokawa Center Inn,
Paddle Center, General Store, Post Office. 888-920-2777 Inn at Lucky Mud rural lodging
with local food on a 40 acre pioneer homestead. Frisbee golf. 800
806 7131
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