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Description
The Croft Farm sits on over seven acres on Sauvie Island and yet is still inside Portland city limits. Twenty minutes from downtown, with a city bus stop a 10-minute walk from the farm. A 12-mile flat loop is a biker’s haven. The location, a half mile from the Wapato Bridge, it’s one of the most accessible farms on the island. Getting on and off is effortless — saving time for growing food in the two greenhouses, canning fruit and making cider from the orchard or building furniture in the barn. The main house was built by Green Hammer to Earth Advantage Platinum standards, designed with passive principles. A detached casita is ideal as a home office. Tu Casa, a Dwell Magazine–featured annex designed by architect Yianni Doulis, permitted for short-term rental, creates income and/or allows grandparents to move in. And the stunning barn, which has hosted corporate retreats, farm dinners, puppet shows, art openings, beekeeping and felting workshops, roller-skating parties, and photoshoots, is the center of farm life. Fiber from eleven sheep and two alpacas create batches of rugs and blankets — part of the Fibershed movement of PNW. Beehives produce award-winning honey and pollinate the heirloom CSA tomatoes and cut flower gardens. A popular farm school sells out each summer. Multiple income streams grown organically. A rotating cast of artists, new farmers, university students, city friends, and researchers have partnered on countless projects –– a beautiful way of living together. It lies beneath the Pacific Flyway, a birdwatcher's paradise. Sandy swimming beaches and a couple marinas are nearby. A dark night wildlife sanctuary designation protects the stars. Oregon’s fertile soils grow thousands of pounds of food. Fog horns from passing ships and the cacophony of a frog habitat blankets the soundscape each winter. A highly sought island k-8 school is around the corner.Showcased in 1859 magazine, small farms with this location and lifestyle rarely become available.