Who We Are

Set upon twenty acres on a ridge above the Snoqualmie Valley, Moonshadow Farm is two parts cultivated farmland and eighteen parts wilderness and woods.  We attempt to maintain a sustainable balance between the wild and the domesticated, growing crops and raising livestock while leaving the majority of our property in its natural state. 

 

We share the land with ninety-six chickens, nine peafowl, thirteen ducks, one guinea hen, four geese, two rabbits, two donkeys, five goats, two dogs, and uncounted wildlife which includes owls, coyotes, bats, rabbits, deer, mountain lions, bobcats, weasels, chipmunks, bears, Douglas squirrels, snakes, frogs, and an amazing variety of birds.  It is paradise.

 

We manage two beehives, both for honey production and pollination, and have a small orchard with cherry, apple, and plum trees.  In the fields and greenhouse, you will find almost every vegetable and herb that grows well in this climate.   Although not certified, we follow organic growing practices.

 

Why We Are Doing This

We operated Moonshadow Farm as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm for seven years, offering produce and farm experiences to families.  We felt it was important for people, and especially children, to understand the connections between farm and table.  We believed, and still believe, that local food production is both valuable and imperative.  But farming requires hard physical labor, and arthritic joints demand that we change the focus of Moonshadow Farm.

 

Rather than growing food, we are concentrating on growing community.  Our hope is that by bringing people together regularly on this beautiful piece of land, powerful connections will be built.  Person to person, person to earth, person to soul, person to hope, even person to chicken.  It is a fast-paced, loud, materialistic, and sometimes soul-searing world out there.  Moonshadow is a time-out.