Owl Feather Farm
Owl Feather Farm Story
After two decades in Florida, Nicollé lives on Owl Feather Farm in Washington State’s San Juan Islands. Her husband, Eric Lucas, is a journalist writing about travel and the natural world. Nicollé and Eric grow organic hay, fruits and vegetables on their chemical-free farm.
What grows at the farm and what kind of wildlife is on the farm?
The farm’s orchard has apples, pears, cherries, quinces and plums; along with raspberries, strawberries, loganberries, marionberries, tayberries, blueberries, lingonberries and rhubarb. In the vegetable garden are garlic, beans, corn, squash, lettuce, beets, carrots, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, among others.
Owl Feather Farm’s 27 acres include 12 acres of natural woodland, mostly red alder, shore pine and Douglas-fir; and 15 acres of hay meadow, orchard and garden. This chemical-free environment is home to barred owls, pileated woodpeckers, bald eagles, red foxes, blacktail deer, river otters, raccoons, dragonflies, Pacific frogs and innumerable birds ranging from Anna’s hummingbirds to prairie falcons.