Mid-Summer 2026 Off-Grid Homestead Update at Stony Oasis Farms
Managing Summer Heat, Wildlife, and Getting Er Done! There is more wildlife making Stony Oasis part of their 'rounds' all the time. Turkeys show up about every day. Time for a off-grid homestead update of some of my adventures up at Stony Oasis Farms. August in the foothills of the Simcoe Mountains in central Washington […]
Building a Dryland Oasis...Blood, Sweat, and Fruit Trees
When one is living off grid, and actively building that off grid paradise one envisions. Things can go south, and it can happen in a split second.
Ohio Buckeye Trees Growing in My Washington Food-Forest
They were literally 4 foot or more at the base! And TALL! They also produced a big nut....so I was on a mission to find out what they were...after a bit of investigation I determined they were Buckeye trees, and had been brought there from Ohio...many, many years ago.
Welcome to Stony Oasis Farms: My 50-Year Journey to the High Desert Food Forest
Welcome to Stony Oasis Farms...80 acres of semi-arid land on the dry eastern side of the cascade mountains in central WA state. Creating an off grid permaculture food forest has been a life long dream of mine.