While on a business trip to Minnesota, I became part owner of two former racehorses. I knew that Bridge was considered a horse and I encouraged her to find one that would meet her needs. Indeed she has been wanting to get back into riding badly for years, but until we moved to Ravengrove we
Welcome to Raven Grove Farms
Raven Grove is a small homestead located in the Central Willamette Valley near Eugene, Oregon. Our goal is to work toward more self-sustainability with an emphasis on food, lifestyle, and awareness.
What we do at Raven Grove Farms
Beekeeping
We have been beekeepers for three years and have a small but growing apiary. There is nothing quite like fresh wildflower honey.
Learn MoreHome, Farm, and Garden
When we moved into Raven Grove, we weren't thinking about homesteading. But as we started to look around the lifestyle and processes involved intriqued us.
Learn MoreFood and Drink
We have learned about home cooking, preservation, and brewing. This is the final product of what we grow and produce at the farm.
Learn MoreExperimentation, Fun, Exploration & Travel in Oregon
Western Oregon is beutiful and it is a pleasure to get out see the world. explore, and have a good time.
Learn MoreOur Horses
We love our four horses. They are a major part of our family and our activities.
Learn MoreOur most recent journal entries. Click the links above for more specific category posts.
Catching up
December 11, 2017
By Marcus
My last post was in September and it’s amazing how time flies. Best intentions aside, between work, events, and other distracts it’s difficult to keep up with the blog. Quite a bit has happened over the last few months and I’ll have some specific posts on the bigger issues in the near future (lol). We
Fall is on it’s way
September 17, 2017
By Marcus
The temperature is dropping and thankfully it’s starting to rain. We aren’t looking forward to the rainy season, but for the sake of the fires around us and the hazardous smokey air, it will help. Of course, forest fires and rain bring other problems like flash flooding and landslides. We continue to be grateful we aren’t