Tag Archives: repurpose

Put a Little Love in Your Life

A man and his weed eater!

A man and his weed eater!

When we first bought the property that expanded Goebel Hill Farm’s footprint, much of it was buried in a sea of blackberry vines.    After several months of poking around, we uncovered a single-wide mobile home, two boats, thirteen refrigerators, twenty six cars, two low boy semi-truck trailers, 300+ tires…you get the idea.  The things we’ve found….astound!  Since then we have recycled over 22 tons of steel.  We still have this little pile left…. there has got to be another 22 tons there, don’t you think?

That spring is about 2 feet long.

That spring is about 2 feet long.

Since this is the bottom of the pile, the items here are OLD.  I mean really, really old, which is why we have not been in a rush to haul it out…in addition to the fact that you can’t just pick this stuff up and toss it into the recycle bin. It’s HEAVY.  Moving anything requires 1) the husband on the tractor, 2) lugging around a heavy chain, and 3) lots of careful maneuvering so you don’t get your fingers pinched or slip and impale yourself on some object sticking up in the air.

Read More

Do You Believe You Are Enough?

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.

Read More

January is a beautiful month full of promise

According to Snohomish County records, this little house at Goebel Hill Farm was built in 1924.  Sadly, it was so far gone when we became its owner that it was not restorable.  So sweet, so cute…so unsafe – it was scary!

1924 House

When it rained, water poured through the roof.  One entire side of the house was missing and covered with tarps.

Read More