Yamhill Co-op

We made a short trip up to Portland to visit Yamhill Co-op. Here is their description:
Forest Agriculture Co-op Forming in Yamhill County, Oregon. Couple looking to share 30 idyllic acres of trees, meadows, pond and seasonal creek in wine country 30 miles southwest of Porland. Live in main house or build own yurt. Many skills needed; flexible arrangements. We are literary, artistic, secular humanists connected to the natural world through reason and experience. We are looking for like-minded people who are industrious, community-minded, tree-huggers. Contact Pam & John.

Sounds good, eh? I had to look up what a "secular humanist" is, just so I wouldn't appear illiterate when I called them up.

Yamhill is a nice piece of land (30 acres) owned by a middle-aged couple who want to preserve the land, and also want to make it more productive by applying permaculture principles. They just don't know how nor do they have the time and energy required. Another great feature of this situation is their neighbor, Jim, who owns 60 acres further up the hill and who is in accordance Yamhill's plans.

There is a lot of great potential here for a small livelihood selling to the city of Portland, only 30 minutes away. We could envision U-pick berries, a goat farm, a bed and breakfast, etc.

We only stayed for a couple of days, unfortunately. We've had the same experience every place we've visited where our hosts establish the duration of our stay before we arrive. This is wise from their perspective because what if we turn out to be insufferable jerks? But when they realize we're cool the deadline disappears. Unfortunately in this case, we took it seriously and had made other plans!

So, we hope to visit Pam and John again soon.