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Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

Welcome to

A SIMPLER PAST HOMESTEAD

About Us

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The Noble family homestead (A Simpler Past Homestead) is located at the end of the Newaukum Valley near Chehalis Washington. A homestead is more than a farm or a home; it is a passion to build with one’s own hands the lifestyle of a vision and through it a better world. We honor the old fashion quality of a time before overbearing industry with their chemicals and industrial machines, when every market garden was intimately known by the farmer, and every tool expertly crafted by its maker.

Ethics

It is from the great diversity of life that we exist comfortably on this world. We view our self‘s as part of nature and therefore we do not try to conquer her, rather we participate in a system greater than ourselves, performing our function of healing our land by amending the life on it, not just sustaining it. In contrast Industrial agriculture is in constant chemical warfare with nature, killing the very organisms that plants need to survive. In their place fertilizers are applied with the key nutrients a plant needs to grow primarily NPK. This creates a plant that is unhealthy and lacking nutrients for the consumer. Organically grown follows in the same path using larger quantities of usually less potent organic based poisons and fertilizers. It also comes with a twisted expensive bureaucratic regulatory system that grants acceptance to even some non-organic chemicals. We do not intend to be certified organic. Instead we offer transparency of our philosophy. We use no poisons on our food of any kind. A pest infected plant is a un- healthy plant in need of eliminating.

Our Philosophy

We work with family and friends passionately growing food from, nutrition giving mineral rich biologically active soil, and creating things to endure. On our homestead we look for inspiration from the past that we may use to redesign the future. As well we pull from the many theories and practices, such as permaculture. On our farm we do not till so we can protect the soil food web allowing nature to do her job. Our plow shall be the moles and the worms and the critters in the soil. Without the need for tilling a tractor becomes unnecessary, and weed pressure reduced. Instead we use knowledge learned in the past to find the most efficient methods to farm without power equipment. In this changing world with energy uncertainty and rising ecological costs that energy comes with, we choose to use technologies from a time before energy abundance, along with efficient design to reduce our dependence on costly energy. This also gives us a more intimate knowledge of the products we produce for our customers.

Our Vision

Somewhere near the end of the road nestled in a narrow valley you will find our homestead. A serene landscape encompasses our warm and cozy homes, built to last for generations. From the moment you step out the door, you are greeted with a flourishing farmstead that through fulfilling hard work produces wholesome food and drink to enjoy with the community. Children run and play in the gardens eating fresh sweet berries. Craftsmen make things to endure passing from one generation to the next with time to relax together and celebrate a simple life.... Somewhere between reality and our imagination, you will find this beautiful place. It is our desire to bring this vision alive to share with each of you.

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