What Coal Creek Farm Means to Me

Coal Creek is a cattle farm and an environmental experiment, and a lifetime of memories. I am not sure which is more important, but they seem to go hand in hand…I now often remember specific locations like the spot my oldest daughter Beatriz found a special mushroom or my oldest son Sam photographed a Common Grackle. Changing the land to resemble what it looked like hundreds of years ago is a lifetime task, but we are up for it. We are lucky to live in paradise and to collect such beautiful memories while contributing to our local environment and economy.

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