Author Archives: Farmer Doulis
Le 10 Julliet 2010
The Little House was a charming backdrop for July’s dinner. A dinner given away at the French American School annual auction was the inaugural event in the Wild Goose Farm calendar in 2010. It was hot enough to need the … Continue reading
Hoophouse Successfully Transplanted
Farmer Doulis supervises the transplanting of the Hoophouse. At some point last year I felt like organizing a work party at the farm, and decided moving the Hoophouse to make room for more outdoor garden beds was the right project. … Continue reading
Chickens and Eggs
Our hungry hens come running at mealtime. We take care of four breeds of laying hens: Cuckoo Marans, Welsummers, Barred Rocks, and Ameracaunas. We picked the first two breeds last year because of their plumage, heritage breed genetics, and plentiful … Continue reading
Beekeeping 101
The New Urbanism and Dwell Magazine beehives get ready to rumble in honey-production smackdown. This was the 2010 hive set-up at the bottom of the field, as far away from folks as possible, but facing the morning sun. I like … Continue reading
Meet Our Cows
Kaycee, a Fleckvieh/Holstien mix, gives sweet milk for my blue cheese and gouda. Kaycee is one of the two cows owned/taken care of by Karova Farmstead, which is Karyn and Carissa, two women who get all dreamy eyed when talking … Continue reading
Welcome
We are a 5-acre family farm on Sauvie Island that wants to share the adventure of eating the food we grow with others. We are involved in a kind of public homesteading, learning as we go and sharing the fruits … Continue reading
