Bella Organic is a young and upcoming farm and our goal is to promote responsible farming practices. We are now in our 3rd year and started with just a few fruits and vegetables and with each year we have expanded our inventory.
We use no harmful chemicals on the farm because we believe that when you spray to kill the harmful bugs, you also end up poisoning and killing the bugs that are good and useful to farming and then expose your consumers to these harmful chemicals.
We also lease our land to other farmers who wish to grow organic as well.
We have been farming for over 10 years, using organic farming methods (however we are not organic certified). We raise a large variety of vegetables for our CSA members. We have goats and chickens which provide us with eggs and goat cheese sold separately to our members. In addition we raise happy free-range sheep, chickens and cattle for meat. Lyn's beautiful flowers can be found at the Beaverton Farmers Market, along with some of her seedlings in the early part of the season.
We encourage our CSA members to be involved in the farm, and ask for help with our harvests from our members. Weekly share pick-ups are done on Mondays and Thursdays at the farm. We also host fun parties throughout the season to bring our members and community together. One of our shares is owned by a Portland preschool, and we especially love our young workers who come help us collect eggs and with the harvesting. We have a yearly canning party in September, that helps members learn how to preserve the harvest and extend the season.
We welcome visitors to the farm and new CSA members.
We are located just outside Newberg, Oregon (close to Portland, Oregon) and raise Icelandic Sheep because of all their beautiful colors and patterns, they thrive on pasture and good grass hay and alfalfa, medium sized, tendency to twin, wonderful fleeces for spinning, lean, delicious mild tasting Lamb, luxurious Pelts and we are looking forward to milking our girls for making cheese and yogurt too! We offer Icelandic and Lamb Rovings, Registered Breeding Stock, Prize Winning Fleeces, Craft & Sale Fleeces and Handspun Yarns and Sheep for Sale.
We have a flock of Delaware Chickens, a heritage breed. They are a great dual purpose chicken and lay delicious brown eggs. We also offer free range-pastured soy/corn free chicken eggs. Now that our new line of roosters are up and running, we have hatching eggs for sale.
Dolce Farm and Orchards is an Oregon family farm. When you purchase from us you are helping keep farming alive in Oregon. Our main focus is raising and improving our Icelandic Sheep herd.
Our farm has chosen 100% wind power for our electrical needs through PGE.
We are members of the Icelandic Sheep Breeders Of North America and the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program (SFCP). Our status date is June 18, 2005.
Contact us to reserve a lamb on our waiting list for 2010.
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