Goebel Hill Farm – Page 10 – Goebel Hill Farm is a 19 acre historic flower farm overlooking forest, farmland and the North Cascades in Granite Falls, Washington..

Here at Goebel Hill Farm we grow dahlias, peonies and roseships for florists, brides and our Etsy shop. Follow us for the latest availablity.

Our Neighbor the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center

By HeatherJune 9, 20171 commentWildlifecafe au latte, dahlias, local flowers, Wildlife

At Goebel Hill Farm we love wildlife and work hard every day to maintain and enhance native habitat for Washington wildlife on our 19 acre farm in Granite Falls. As the population pressure in Snohomish County increases the need to support our neighbor nearby – the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center does too.

Do You Believe You Are Enough?

By HeatherApril 26, 20173 commentsRecycling 25 Tons of SteelRecycling, repurpose, vintage cars

Early Years at Goebel HIll Farm

Early Years at Goebel HIll Farm

We’ve been super busy here at Goebel Hill Farm starting seeds, planting trees, hatching chicks and sifting through the stuff, of course. We’ve been doing that since way back in 2008. As I mentioned in my last post we knew there had to be a few vehicles under all of those blackberries when we bought the place and in order to move them on, we learned we needed to have a notarized abandon vehicle affidavit. It was the only way we could recycle or sell them. So I got on the internet, printed off the forms and called the Snohomish County Sheriff.

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Chickens are a lot like people

By HeatherMarch 12, 20173 commentsFarming and FloraBlack Copper Marans, Chickens, Farm Animals, Roosters

We know spring is coming even if the weather isn’t cooperating because the chickens are laying eggs like crazy! We currently house about 40 chickens here at Goebel Hill Farm. Truly….we house them. The chickens are spoiled. From the day they hatch until the day they die of old age, we provide them with room, board and protection. A few of the ladies are over nine years old! In return for the housing, the chickens give us eggs, fertilizer and entertainment. Our first 25 chicks came in the mail from the good people at Sand Hill Preservation Center in Calamus, Iowa. Sand Hill’s mission is “genetic preservation of the diversity of this planet we all call home”. We are all in with that at Goebel Hill Farm.

Black Copper Marans Hen and Rooster

Over the years, we’ve learned that chickens are a lot like people. The roosters tirelessly compete with each other to be top dog. They flirt with the hens and strut their stuff around the yard; plying the hens with gifts and treats. If we don’t intervene, they will fight to the death over the ladies. There are mean girls in the coop, hens who form clicks and gang up on the less confident hens, pecking them hard on the head if they get too close. After you raise chickens for awhile you learn where all of those idioms come from such as having a “hen party”, being “hen pecked” or acting like a “mother hen”. All true!