We're Moving!

What a whirlwind it's been for our Fleury Farmily. We spent the ENTIRE summer and the first half of fall searching all over Jackson County, Oregon for our future Homestead, and WE FOUND IT!

View from the back deck - Snow capped Mt McLoughlin in Klamath Falls, OR.

By the time we stumbled across this property we were weary, tired and a bit disappointed. We had hoped to find a new place & move before 2017 came to an end. Things were looking like we'd have to put our search on hold for the winter & resume in Spring. This was quite literally the last house on the list that met our minimum homestead criteria. (We came close to buying two other properties but for one reason or the other neither of those resulted in a sale).

Located just 15 minutes away from our current Urban Farm in Medford, our new Homestead is on the outskirts of a cute little town called Central Point. We have over 3 acres of land, which includes 2.8 acres of water rights!

More details yet to come, but for now I have to keep a steady packing pace. We close in 9 days!

From the back deck we can see Upper & Lower Table Rock Mountains!

Here's the Plan...

Well folks, we've got ourselves a plan to move our Urban Farmstead to the Country! 

It was the summer of 2016, we were all gathered around the campfire at Lost Creek Lake. My Father-in-Law, Steve and his wife, Carol, the Hubby and Myself announced to our Three Little Berries the good news!...

Steve & Carol are going to move to Oregon and help us start our farm in the country! 

It won't be easy, we face many obstacles; for example, the marijuana industry has driven the prices of good fertile farmland to extreme highs. They're not the only industry to contribute to this rise in prices, the wineries have done just as much or more. No worries though, we intend to prevail and get our slice of heaven right here on earth!

If you'd like to follow our journey, here's what it will look like (all points subject to change, because let's face it even the best laid plans need to be flexible)...

Step 1: The In-laws sell their home. This first part is taking longer than we hoped.  

Step 2: Move the in-laws to Oregon. They'll stay in an RV park while we hunt for land.

Step 3: Find a Realtor. Preferably one that specializes in rural properties. I think we found one: Expert Properties - ever hear of them? 

Step 4: Find acreage. The property has to have at least 2 acres of water rights or our farm won't grow, literally. 

More steps and details to fill in I'm sure. Until then, here's a picture of one of our hens. She will definitely enjoy the country life!