Found a nice skillet full of chanterelles for supper.
Cedar Row Farm is a family farm that was founded in 1919 on 160 acres in Columbia County along the Nehalem River just east of Birkenfeld, Oregon by Ellen and Joseph Lonnquist. Ellen grew up a mile down the road on a farm that her parents, immigrants from Denmark, homesteaded. Cedar Row Farm was inherited by their grandchildren in 1988.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
October 13-November 6 2018 Working in the middle field CREP. This stand gets flooding nearly every year. Because the hay field is right beside the CREP stand, we decided to burn the branches rather than pile, have them wash into the field, and then have to repile them. The weather has been beautiful. Cold at night. Foggy in the morning, and then sunny. After the first burn we had a couple of days of wet weather. The trees that Forrest felled are big, so we are getting lots of firewood. Also, the trees were very coned up, most likely due to the hot, dry weather. Before burning the branches, I pulled 8 buckets of cones off and distributed them in the stand for the squirrels.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Elk damage. 9/19/2018
Buffer Swamp 9/5/2018
First problem was this ash down across the bottom of the hill, so it was difficult to get into the CREP project. We also need to get the CREP thinned before 12/31/2019. We mowed the landing and the ramp, and then started in on this tree. Got a couple of sections cut before we had to shut down. Also, walked around to see what else needs to be done. Will need to work over here this fall and next spring when we get the chance.
Jepson was up for pork chops. August 29, 2018
Finished putting in Jepson's firewood. August 28, 2018
Monday, August 20, 2018
Very smokey today. No fires around here, but fires all over the West from Canada to Mexico, and the smoke is blanketing everywhere. Portland air quality is bad, so we are lucky. The smoke has kept the sun out, so the temperature hasn't gotten above 78, although temps in the upper 80s were forecast. Forecast is for showers this weekend, and hopefully that will happen. Thanks to all of the firefighters and first responders out there.
Nehalem River at the Farm August 2018
The river has been lovely this summer. Starting in May when we had nice weather and one of the lowest rainfalls on record. Here at the farm we had only 2 days of measurable rainfall. It was great for fruit tree pollination, but not good for fire danger and was a warning of the heat to come. July and August were hot. Portland set a record for most days over 90. It is cooler here at the farm, typically 5-10 degrees cooler than Portland, but still hot. So, a nice dip in the Nehalem after a hot day working on firewood is wonderful. We have also had a number of folks visit and enjoy the river, and that is always fun. And of course Bernie and Max want to be in the river all of the time, especially Bernie and his sticks!
Sampat and Kay visited last week.
Bernie and his sticks.
Max makes waves with his tail.
Joe's Decks 8/1/2018
The main project this summer has been cutting up log decks that Joe set aside for us. Since we didn't have much firewood from the farm this year, Joe is selling us some of the wood they he would sell for pulp. We hope to get 30 or so cords from it. It's mostly alder and fir. There are a few maple logs and even a small hemlock or two. We will use it for OWC bundles as well as for ourselves and a few neighbors.
In this photo Eve is working on the deck at the end of the road. We finished that one and are now working on the other 3-4 decks.
Big Fir below the Cemetery Road on 5/23/2018-5/26/2018
In May Eve, Luke, and Scott cut up. split, and hauled the big fir below the Cemetery Road. Forrest felled it for us. It was a standing dead tree, and the top smashed up when it fell, the the rest was big and made some beautiful firewood. Great job Scott, Luke, and Eve!
Eve is marking the tree so that Luke can cut it into perfect 16" rounds.
Eve carried down some of the rounds in the ATV.
Scott and Eve split the big rounds and carried them down in Scott's truck. That's the way to do it!
Leenda Painting at the River on 5/15/2018
It is amazing that we were able to get in the river and swim this early. River was low, and not too cold. Leenda created this beautiful painting.
Jepson and Buster on 4/22/2018
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so Jepson took a chair into the middle of the upper field and had a long sit. His trusty friend Buster joined him. A lovely sight the two of them make!
Truffles! Found by Gucci on 3/29/2018
Marilyn and Tammy brought their dogs Gucci and Blue to the farm to hunt for truffles. Gucci is a national champion truffle dog. She was amazing and found several Oregon black truffles and at least one Oregon white truffle, even though we were at the tail end of the season. Here is a link to an article about Gucci:
We infused Swiss cheese, goat cheese, butter, and eggs with the truffles. We had scrambled eggs with cheese, bagels with goat cheese, and popcorn with truffle butter. Yummy!
Changes in Spring 3/21-2018-3/29/2018
Daffodil by the barn on 3/21/2018
Snow in the upper field on 3/23/2018
Upper field with beautiful weather on 3/25/2018
First trillium seen on 3/29/2018
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