The blog has a new name: Our Ferndale Garden, as we'll be moving to Ferndale in the next few months. That will probably change soon too, maybe to "Our Ferndale Farm", or "Mini-farming in Ferndale". That's right - we bought a house on 4.82 acres in rural Ferndale Washington! Ferndale is a small town about 10 miles north of Bellingham, where we currently live. It is close to the city but feels quite apart.
A good sized piece of land was a very important consideration in our home search. This property is very good, about 2/3 pasture and 1/3 wooded, with full southern exposure and a gentle southern slope. The soil is good, well-drained silt loam, about as good as one can find in Whatcom County, which is known for heavy clay soils. The land is classified as "Prime farmland" and zoned for farming and agricultural use. At this point is a blank slate, and we can't wait to get started!
Here's the house from the outside.
A little clearing in the woods.
From the back side, looking over the future vegetable garden!
From the furthest corner of the field towards the house - the "pasture", for now...
There's the quick tour. The blog this year will be different - still following the progress of the vegetable garden, but now including 15 fruit trees, blueberries, raspberries, and other things that come with the new house. Plus whatever else happens as we settle in this summer and get to work!
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