We are a small farm in Southern Oregon growing fruits, vegetables, and heritage animals organically and sustainably.
Your three bloggers are Gabrielle, Chad, and Ben. Gabrielle and Ben met ten years ago in college studying theatre arts in Illinois. A little while after that Gabe met Chad at Chicago’s Green Zebra whilst on the line together. One thing led to another and after a European transformation the three of us decided to return to Ben’s hometown of Grants Pass, Oregon and sustainably farm while tending to Main Street America’s desire for out of town flavors while showcasing the region’s unmatched climate and the deliciousness of the land.
For more information about our CSA, farmstand, or to take a tour of our developing sustainable empire, please email mudpuddlefarm@gmail.com
hey so. or. amigos. your crops be growing nice and your aggression towards the deer is making me laugh. those pesky 4 legged beasts must be punished! your avocado must be revenged! and the weevils shall also feel the anguish! my wife, son, and i live in souther oregon too, in hugo, and am stoked to hear of more campesinos in the neighborhood. my sweet lady likes to farm blog now more than she likes to talk to me and she found you guys through barking moon’s site. keep up the good work and keep the dream alive weevil warriors! where are you guys located at? take care and we hope to meet with you one day! adios
peace
sam, denise, ari
Hi Gabrielle and Chad,
My name is Ashley and I heard about your farm from my friend Morgan Flahive Foro. I am from Chicago and am dreaming about going to Oregon some time in the very near future. That is really cool you are from Chicago too. I would love to work on your farm if you need any help. Please email me back at earthgroove@sbcglobal.net.
Peace
Ashley
Hey, that hatchet looks like you just cut off a chicken’s head with it?!
Hey,
looks like I’m still in IL. Maybe we could get together when you are here in Chicago. Jeremy (my bofriend) and I were looking to leave around Dec. 1st. If you want to know a little bit more about me you can check out my myspace. its http://www.myspace.com/ashleysearth. Anyways, hope to see you out here in Chicago. Peace,
Ash
Just had to write and say hello as we call our place MudPuddleFarm as well. We are on 9-1/2 acres of pasture and wooded hillside just east of Springfield, and I bet we have more, bigger and better mudpuddles than you!
We want to do organic gardening here but so far have devoted ourselves mainly to rescuing animals: horses, goats, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats. If nothing else we can boast of tons of high-quality compost. We’re also doing well in the wild mushroom department, having discovered meadow and oyster mushrooms spring up spontaneously on the deadwood and copious horse poop.
Best of luck with your farming endeavors and adventures!
Hey ya’ll, this is Patrick from the summer. I was at Barking Moon…i hope you rmemebr me, it hasn’t been that long. Anyway, I’m stoked to keep up to date on the happenings in southern oregon and your farm through your blog. Things are crazier on this side…thats for sure. Philadelphia, I had forgotten, is one crazy city…but its good to be back. Keep doin what your doin and it was really great to have met you guys and i hope we meet again!!! Oh and by the way you should check out my blog… http://www.madebyaman.wordpress.com
Hope all is well! Please tell oregon and everyone I sad HELLO!
Much Love
Patrick
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Hello in Oregon,
This is Tim’s family friend from Chicago. The summer before last, Ben and I drove up to Ashland from the Bay Area for a long weekend. I’ll have to see if he wants to do it again this summer – we had an amazing time.
Tim’s mom and dad told me about this website and last night. All I could think about was Stephen Gaskin, and The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee. I’m scratching my memory here, from the late 60’s, but I remember the song St. Stephen from a Grateful Dead album being about the Stephen who led classes in San Francisco, then went on with a bunch of folks to start this farm in Tennessee. The Farm accepted anyone. They had midwives that would help deliver babies, and if women wanted to leave babies at The Farm, that was cool, too. The Farm is still there! http://www.thefarm.org/general/visit.html.
Warmest wishes,
Sandy
p.s. I’m really impressed with the fantastic thing you all are doing!
We met Tim at the Thrive Brochure kick off and again out at Wooldridge Creek. Can he give us a call. I had some questions. Gary 541.941.4378