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P.O. Box 425 Boonville, CA 95415 Contact Wendy Rowe at (707) 621-3363 (pacific time zone) or email us: pibroch@mcn.org |
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P.O. Box 425 Boonville, CA 95415 Contact Wendy Rowe at (707) 621-3363 (pacific time zone) or email us: pibroch@mcn.org |
We are a small family farm located in the beautiful coastal mountains of Northern California. Lone Tree Farm takes its name from Lone Tree Ridge, the local landmark which overlooks our homestead. The Lone Tree itself burned in 1980, but is fondly remembered in local lore, and in our logo.We are committed to sustainable agriculture and good stewardship of the land. Most of our land is redwood and Douglas fir forest which is maintained in its natural state as wildlife habitat. The ridgetops are rolling grassland, interspersed with oak and madrone, which provides ample pasture for our ponies as well as areas for our gardens and orchard.
 Selling produce at a local Farmers Market. |
We use French Intensive and
Permaculture techniques to grow organic
produce. In addition to organic fruits and vegetables we sell eggs from our flock of chickens, cut flowers, nursery plants, and herbal salves and soaps made in small batches in our farm kitchen. |
 farm. Electricity for our house comes from solar panels and a micro-hydro system. The farm work is done primarily with hand tools, with occasional help from our ponies. As well as providing "natural horsepower", the ponies play a vital role in our soil fertility program by providing manure for our compost. |
 The ponies are an integral part
of the farm ecosystem and well-loved
members of the family. They receive firm but gentle training,
and we enjoy riding and driving them for pleasure as well as for farm
work.
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Tutorials are available in all the following topics (if you don't see what you're looking for on this list just ask--we can arrange guest tutors to teach additional topics):
- French Intensive style gardening
- Market gardening
- Composting and soil fertility
- Organic plant propagation and nursery techniques
- Cut flower production
- Flower arranging
- Wreath making
- Preserving the harvest (canning, drying, juicing etc.)
- Cooking from the garden
- Bread making
- Basic care and training of horses, training to ride and drive
- Small scale poultry production
- Making herbal salves, tinctures, and soaps
- Alternative energy systems design and installation
- Drawing and painting from nature. Pencil, pen and ink, dry-brush watercolor technique and more.
- Beginning through advanced instruction on the Highland bagpipe (light music and pibroch).
Guest cabin at Lone Tree Farm.
Land Partnership Opportunity at Lone Tree Farm
Lone Tree Farm is a 115 acre historic homestead with a 3 bedroom farmhouse, camping cabins, barns and outbuildings, alternative energy, orchard, gardens, pastures, redwood forest and more in a beautiful setting. The land is in Williamson Act Ag Preserve for low property taxes. A conservation easement in place to insure that sustainable agriculture and forestry practices continue, and that the land will never be subdivided.
This property has been owned by the same family for nearly 40 years and used as a family home, organic farm, and vacation camp. Several of the original owners now wish to sell their interest, so we can offer a few like minded people the chance to join us in owning this beautiful homestead. Land partner options start at $100,000 for 1/8 interest. Up to 3/4 ownership may be available for the right people. This is an unusual opportunity to purchase a partial interest in a unique Northern California property at an affordable price. This is not land development or speculation, no realtors involved.
Located about 3 hours drive north of San Francisco in the coastal mountains of Mendocino county, about 15 miles from the ocean as the crow flies. The land ranges in elevation from around 900' to 1200' and benefits from a microclimate regulated by the coastal influence, without the extremes in temperature that are found further inland. About 70 acres of the property is Redwood and Douglas Fir forest, the ridgetops are mixed hardwoods and open grassland. The farm is in a quiet, private and peaceful setting with incredible views, yet located on a well maintained county road only 5 miles from town.
This was originally the Heryford homestead, described in "The Diary of Clem Heryford" published by the Anderson Valley Historical Society. The farmhouse dates from 1910 and some of the outbuildings were built earlier. The historic apple drier building is one of the better preserved examples in this area, with the furnace and drying racks still intact.
About 50 original apple trees still remain on the property, including many unusual heirloom varieties only found locally. Other fruits include figs, pears, plums, and grapes, and raspberries. Most of the walnut orchard (approximately 3 acres) was planted around 1920 and includes exceptionally flavorful varieties no longer grown commercially.
In more recent years, market gardening and farmers market sales were the mainstay of the farm from 1994 to 2004.
Horse sales and training have become an increasingly important part of the farm since 2001.
We hope to expand the educational aspect of the farm in the near future, particularly in regard to horsepower and produce.
There is plenty of room here for additional people and farm projects. If you are interested in becoming a land partner, write us a letter or email introducing yourself; tell us why you are interested and how your goals and ideas might fit in here. No phone calls at this point in time, please. We will send you additional information and will be scheduling regular open house/farm days starting in February 2008.
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