How We Can Help You

Hawthorn Farm is a contemporary land-based subsistence farmstead. For the past decade, we've practiced year-round hands-on skills of providing for as many of our own food, water, fire and shelter needs as possible with respect for our neighbors, human and beyond. Our programs and offerings connect people of any background with nature, food resilience, and community.

Programs

We lead programs for youth & adults, and can craft custom experiences for your group or organization

Education is at the heart of our offerings. At least three-quarters of the fun of having a farm is in sharing it with others.

Learn More

Consulting

We consult with folks setting up their own gardens and homesteads

Let us shorten your learning curve. There’s no need for you to make the same mistakes we did when we were starting out. If you didn’t grow up homesteading and want to catch up, have us out to your place for an on-the-ground consultation. It’s typical for us to save our clients much more than they spend on our consulting fee. Whether you are starting with goats, chickens, or a garden, we would be delighted to help. $100 an hour, with a written follow-up of notes taken during the meeting.

Tenting At The Farm

Come visit our 4 acres of wild woodland

We offer tent camping sites, year-round through Hipcamp.com. You'll have the whole woods including the beautiful story-telling yurt all to yourself. We only host one group per day!

View Our Listing

Nutrient-Dense Food

We offer a weekly

neighborhood farm stand.

Come join us Friday afternoons 4 - 7 pm for seasonal, fresh vegetables, chicken and duck eggs, rabbit meat, and unique farm crafts like essential oils, soap, & felted animals.

Open May - October, 2020.

Find Out More

Teaching

We can focus our presentation to teach a specific subject. Our expertise includes:

-Year-round northwest gardening

-Goats, cheese, and the homestead dairy

-Chickens and ducks

-Rabbits 101

-Nature connection and bird language

-Naturalist skills

-Canning and preserving the harvest

-Sauerkraut and other fermented foods

-Fiber arts from sheep to shawl, including felting

Please book us well in advance for a custom program, at your location or ours!

Speaking

Our engaging presentations on homestead life can invigorate a garden club, college class, or church group. If you eat, we want to tell you our story. We also want to enliven yours! Whether for an hour or a day, we have slideshows and stories to present to your group. Audiences are moved and inspired by our journey on Hawthorn Farm.