Historic 1900’s farm. It’s one of the earliest houses on the Peninsula (not the oldest), dating back to when people were first starting to settle the peninsula. Our farm has a total of 15 acres, about 10 are still wooded and will most likely remain that way. The house and orchard occupy a little less than 1 acre, leaving us around 4 acres for crops and animals. There is a pond at the edge of the field supplied by a year round spring.
There is an old apple and pear orchard. The orchard is being nursed back to health as it was neglected for quite some time. It only has a few trees remaining, six 50-year old apple trees and four 20-year old pear trees and they produce some of the tastiest apples and pears we’ve ever had. In our efforts to bring the orchard back, we have planted a few more trees: apple, pear, apricot, plum, cherry and nectarine. To support the trees and improve fruit yield, we have put in 6 bee hives, with a goal of having 15-18 hives in the coming years.
Come to Sound View to feel like you’re at summer camp again – pet a llama, sing some songs around the campfire, take a guided nature walk through our property, and shoot an arrow!
Sound View Camp is owned and operated by the Presbytery of Olympia (PCUSA). The camp consists of 100 acres of woods, trails, and a sandy beach. Sound View Camp provides rental opportunities and educational programs for groups, as well as running their own summer family and youth programs, open to the public.
As part of our brand-new Outdoor Environmental Education Program, camp has begun a mini-farm and garden for teaching sustainable living. We plan to see the farm grow over the next few years, with programs for kids to learn to plant and harvest their own food. The former horse stable and corral area has been converted into a miniature farm populated with rescued goats, sheep, chickens, and a llama. We love to see visitors interact with animals and learn about their care.
Grand Farms is a full-care boarding and training facility that is home to head trainer Anni Grandia Dodsun. Training specializes in 3-Day Eventing, with each program tailored to the individual horse and rider.
They also provide lessons to brand new riders and introduce them to horses. The farm consists of 26 acres with an indoor arena with a new sand surface and roof, outdoor grass jumping arena, acres of trails and a cross country course with water complex. They also boast a heated viewing area, amenities for riders with disabilities, and work with Easter Seals of Washington in the summer months.
Additionally, Grand Farms hosts an extensive conference and wedding events venue and the very popular Haunted Forest in the fall.
Check out the Living Machine! Camp Seymour installed Washington’s largest Living Machine in 2003. A Living Machine is a sewage treatment facility that treats effluent to a level that allows water reuse in irrigation and a fish pond, as well as other useful end products. It is it’s own ecosystem, accelerating nature’s own water purification process!
Also be sure and check out Aquaponics classes, educational garden tours, meet the camp chickens housed in a uniquely reclaimed coop, along with games and activities for kids
Bliss Manor Farm currently has 1 Golden Retriever and 3 Cream Retriever dogs, 2 barn kitties, 30 chickens, 4 ducks and a big mouth bass in one of the ponds.
They have also planted over 75 cherry, apple and pear trees, as well as grape vines. The orchard is a beautiful setting for a wedding, where the espaliered trees are formed to make the walls of the orchard, along with a newly-built gorgeous path along the back of the deck that features fruit trees on both sides. It is a wonderful setting for lunch or dinner party.
Bring your family and come enjoy seeing our ever-expanding menagerie of animals and the beautiful setting at Bliss Manor Farm!
For more than a century, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatcheries have produced fish for harvest. Today, hatcheries provide the foundation for the state’s popular recreational fisheries and the many jobs that depend on them. Learn more about WDFW’s hatchery facilities and how they help the department manage fish across the state.
The Minter Creek Hatchery sends millions of salmon into Puget Sound each year. It’s been in business since 1936, when it was built as a collaborative effort between the University of Washington and the Washington State Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (WDFW). When it expanded in the mid-1990s, it became a model for other hatcheries in the state.
140 acres of paradise in the South Sound raising grass fed beef, lamb and chicken sustainably, naturally!
Trillium Creek Winery was licensed in 2006. Owners Claude and Claudia Gahard decided to turn their 28 year hobby into a business when Claude retired from Continental Airlines in 2002. Claude grew up in France and prefers the drier French wines, while Claudia prefers the fruitier wines. So they make both types.
Many of the grapes are purchased in Eastern Washington, but all of the grapes are processed in their 1500 square foot wine cellar on their 15 acres in Lakebay, Washington.
