Morning Sun Organics

Back in September of 2007, Dave and I joined an organization called World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. After our first year running the Root Project, though successful, we realized that there is still so much about farming that we don't know. What do you plant in place of spinach after it sucks all the iron out of the soil? Farms across the country who are looking for volunteers list in a WWOOF directory and offer room and board to people seeking education and experience. In exchange for 10-30 hours of work per week, volunteers get warm food, a warm place to sleep and a season's experience working on an organic farm. This was our intention...to spend a season on a farm, learning the ins-and-outs, and use that knowledge for whatever came next. But what ended up happening was that we found:


Morning Sun Organics is run by a woman named Tera in Drain, Oregon. She starts seedlings in three big greenhouses and sells these seedlings to nurseries and at farmer's markets. A couple years ago the farm was run by Tera and three others, but now it is her alone. After we found Tera through WOOF in November, we've sent emails back and forth, had a couple phone calls and got to know each other. She has sent pictures of the farm and we have sent pictures of ourselves, our family and our life here. Below are a couple pictures from the farm. Here are more.













We'll be living on the farm with Tera in a yurt. Its 20 feet in diameter, with a little over 300 square feet. Inside, there's a wood stove, queen bed, couch, bookcase, end table, kitchen table and 6x8 rug (which nothing else is touching! roomy.) The bubble up top is the skylight!

The weather in Drain is beautiful....75 in July and 40 in January. Its a rainy place but hardly any snow.

On top of the business, we'll be growing our own food, preserving for the winter and selling surplus at the farmer's market in Eugene. Its the life we were meant to live!!!

Until next time, peace and love,
penny