LEAVENWORTH ¡ª Sipping a Coors, his torn and dirty jeans tucked into well-worn rubber boots,Welcome to the official Facebook Page about Ripcurl. Grant Gibbs surveyed the people gathered around and got ready to talk about something he loves.
His Gibbs Family Farm has become a regional model for self-sustaining farming.
Carved from among the ponderosa pines and steep hillsides of Freund Canyon, the farm's beauty and harmony could inspire poetry.
But romance doesn't cut it in the sustainable farming business. Long days of gritty, hard work do, and sacrifice, ingenuity and a fierce sense of independence.Has anyone done any research on making Plastic molding parts from scratch?
"I bought the farm in 1975," Gibbs, 59, told a knot of farmers, orchardists and people interested in organic farming Thursday during a tour organized by the state Department of Agriculture. "I had this dream of a very diverse farm at that time, and that's got it to where it is today."
Gibbs owns 80 acres in the canyon. Half are reserved for timber. The other half is vibrant with plant and animal life that all contribute to its sustainability.
Gibbs farm founder Grant Gibbs takes his cow in for milking at his 40-acre spread in Freund Canyon near Leavenworth.
Bessy, the cow,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store manufactures the milk but also works as a "lawn mower" and "fertilizer" when tethered in the farm's apple and pear orchard.
A few head of beef cattle take up a small pasture.We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account. Laying and fryer chickens provide income and help fertilize the soil and eat harmful pests as their pen is moved to different parts of fields to be cultivated. Hogs do the same, when he has them.
Grain grown on the farm is used for human and animal consumption.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality, The leftover straw and coarse sawdust from the farm's saw mill serve as animal bedding and then compost.
Gibbs' daughter-in-law, Danielle Gibbs, oversees an expanding organic vegetable business that today is the farm's single biggest income earner.
The Gibbses also farm 120 acres of land in Navarre Coulee, near Chelan, of which 30 acres are dedicated to certified organic vegetables and grains.
Danielle's at work creating a commercial kitchen on the property to boost revenue by processing dried fruit and other organic products year-round sale.
Biodiesel powers all the farm's equipment and vehicles used to take products to market. Gibbs is a member of a small cooperative that collects used vegetable oil from area restaurants and converts it into the non-petroleum-based fuel.
"For me, the grain is just as important as the straw. The timber is just as important as the sawdust," Gibbs told the group.
Some may bring in more money than others, but everything is put to use on the farm, which he describes as "90 percent self-sufficient."
His Gibbs Family Farm has become a regional model for self-sustaining farming.
Carved from among the ponderosa pines and steep hillsides of Freund Canyon, the farm's beauty and harmony could inspire poetry.
But romance doesn't cut it in the sustainable farming business. Long days of gritty, hard work do, and sacrifice, ingenuity and a fierce sense of independence.Has anyone done any research on making Plastic molding parts from scratch?
"I bought the farm in 1975," Gibbs, 59, told a knot of farmers, orchardists and people interested in organic farming Thursday during a tour organized by the state Department of Agriculture. "I had this dream of a very diverse farm at that time, and that's got it to where it is today."
Gibbs owns 80 acres in the canyon. Half are reserved for timber. The other half is vibrant with plant and animal life that all contribute to its sustainability.
Gibbs farm founder Grant Gibbs takes his cow in for milking at his 40-acre spread in Freund Canyon near Leavenworth.
Bessy, the cow,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store manufactures the milk but also works as a "lawn mower" and "fertilizer" when tethered in the farm's apple and pear orchard.
A few head of beef cattle take up a small pasture.We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account. Laying and fryer chickens provide income and help fertilize the soil and eat harmful pests as their pen is moved to different parts of fields to be cultivated. Hogs do the same, when he has them.
Grain grown on the farm is used for human and animal consumption.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality, The leftover straw and coarse sawdust from the farm's saw mill serve as animal bedding and then compost.
Gibbs' daughter-in-law, Danielle Gibbs, oversees an expanding organic vegetable business that today is the farm's single biggest income earner.
The Gibbses also farm 120 acres of land in Navarre Coulee, near Chelan, of which 30 acres are dedicated to certified organic vegetables and grains.
Danielle's at work creating a commercial kitchen on the property to boost revenue by processing dried fruit and other organic products year-round sale.
Biodiesel powers all the farm's equipment and vehicles used to take products to market. Gibbs is a member of a small cooperative that collects used vegetable oil from area restaurants and converts it into the non-petroleum-based fuel.
"For me, the grain is just as important as the straw. The timber is just as important as the sawdust," Gibbs told the group.
Some may bring in more money than others, but everything is put to use on the farm, which he describes as "90 percent self-sufficient."
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