Terranova Gardens is a Micro-Homestead that hosts a large vegetable garden and a small variety of livestock.
Our livestock consists of Californian rabbits, Black Copper Maran chickens, and Corturnix quail. We are also novice beekeepers, worm farmers, and craft beer brewers.
Our small farm believes in organic, permaculture, and sustainable farming. We hope you enjoy our products and livestock. Please feel free to contact us about our farm.
George Gasson & Anita Terranova
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Back to Basics.
Terranova Gardens hosts a variety of classes to return us back to the basics of the homesteading culture. Join us!
Sourdough Basics
Anita Terranova
Cooking w/ George
George Gasson
Bee-Keeping Basics
George & Anita
Biscuits & Butter
George & Anita
Homestead Fowl
Raise-Dispatch-Table
George & Anita
Vermicomposting
George Gasson
Mozzarella Cheese & Pizza
George & Anita
Homestead Rabbit
Raise-Dispatch-Table
George & Anita
Beer Basics
George Gasson
Current Available Classes
Date | Time | Location | Class Attendance Limit | Rate Per Person | |
with Anita Terranova | April 27th, 2024 | 12:30 - 3:30 PM | Atlas Apartments | 10 | EVENT |
with Anita Terranova | May 18th, 2024 | 12:30 PM- 4:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | 8 (SOLD OUT!) | $50 |
June 1st, 2024 | 9 AM - 3 PM | Lake Symington | - | EVENT | |
with Anita Terranova | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | 8 (SOLD OUT!) | Hosted Event | |
July 13th, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | 8 (SOLD OUT!) | $50 | |
July 27th, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM | TERRANOVA GARDENS | $50 | ||
with Paint parties by beth & Seabeck Cellars | Aug 10th, 2024 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | $50 | |
Aug 24th, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | (Sold out!!) | $50 | |
Sept 21st, 2024 | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Terranova Gardens | $75 | ||
Oct 5th, 2024 | TBD | Terranova Gardens | TBD | EVENT Donations Accepted | |
TBD | oct 19th, 2024 | TBD | Terranova Gardens | TBD | - |
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To sign up for a class please click on the class name.
June 29th, 2024
8 Spots Left!
2 out of 10 Attendees
(Open for Sign up)
Sourdough Basics
Next Class: May 18th, 2024
A request for more! Making sourdough bread at home has been a big hit overall with family & friends and the request from others to have another basics sourdough class.
George and I are both passionate about food, cooking, and baking.
We have a new vision for our homestead which encompasses us learning and teaching some of the old traditional homesteading ways and culture at our farm. It has been inspiring to have skills that help our family to become more sustainable and we hope we can help others as well.
Vegetable Garden
Can you believe it is going to be 80 degrees for Mother’s Day weekend!?
I think... (sigh) I have everything I can plant, planted in our garden. This year I am trying several different ways of planting potatoes (golden potatoes). Planted potatoes in the raised bed (maybe not a good idea but they are thriving), (2) fabric bags, and (3) potato towers which are made of a wire hog fence. Fall is going to be a great harvest!
Honey & Mason Bees
George & I have returned to beekeeping this year. We have Carniolan honey bees which are native to Slovenia & Southern Austria. Our single hive is thriving this spring.
Mason bees which are native to the PNW has been something we have additionally added to our homestead. They do not live in a colony and do not produce honey. Mason bees are one of the first pollinators and will lay approximately 4-6 eggs a year to hatch out the following year.
California Rabbits
Our doe rabbit will be bred again on
May 25th, 2024.
Doe & Buck were born in 2022. We have bred our doe 4 times before this upcoming breeding. She recently had a stillborn litter of 4 kits, possibly due to the gap in her breeding schedule.
Californian rabbit is a large and docile American rabbit breed that is well-loved as livestock and pets because of its soft fur, calm temperament, distinct markings, and size. Bred by George West which cross bred New Zealand rabbits with chinchilla and himalyan rabbits to obtain this beautiful breed.
Fowl: Chickens &
Corturnix Quail
We currently have 27 chickens (mostly Black Copper Marans) and 12 corturnix quail birds.
Our quail will be 8 weeks old the first week of June and should start laying eggs. Our chickens are currently laying approximately one dozen eggs per day which we are selling locally from our farm. If you are ever interested in buying eggs from us please click on our link for eggs on the website.
Vermicomposting
Did you know that there is a worm farm in Poulsbo? We did not either until we went looking to buy worms to start our worm ranch. In January of this year, we purchased approximately 2,000 worms. Worms double in population about every 2 months under ideal conditions.
That puts us with approximately 8,000 worms currently! Our vision is to get to over 200,000 worms and then begin the transition of selling our worms, worm castings, and worm tea for other gardeners and local fishermen to enjoy.
“Thank you”
for supporting us and other local farmers!
George Gasson & Anita Terranova
SOURdough
Basics
April 27th, 2024
Reviews & Future class interests
Reviews
“You are wonderful, thank you so much for your time!”
STARS
Class Interests
Pasta making, crackers and other doughs.
Pizza / Calzones
Processing chicken / rabbit
Soup basics
“Fantastic Class!”
SOURdough
Basics
May 18th, 2024
Reviews & Future class interests
Reviews
“Thank you this was amazing!”
“Best instructor! Ability to answer questions completely & clearly. ”
“So fun!”
“This class was awesome! I’ve never made sourdough bread before and Anita did a wonderful job teaching & answering questions.
Also, George was kind enough to give us a tour of the grounds. Overall, I loved it & recommend it!”
Class Interests
Jerky & Perserving
Jams, Jelly, Pickles, Noodles!
Canning & Pizza
STARS
Support local.
Live organic.
Rent a Farm Experience
Give your family a taste of farm life with an egg incubation experience. Witness the incredible journey of learning, monitoring, and patiently awaiting the birth of an animal.
Rentals will provide an incubator, brooder box with heat-lamp, detailed instructions, and fertilized chicken or quail eggs for this unique experience. Contact us to learn more.
Our Mission & Vision
Terranova Gardens is dedicated to helping individuals and families build, implement, and sustain a self-sufficient homesteading program to support their nutritional and financial needs. We offer a variety of classes that provide a strong foundational understanding of skills used to create healthy meals. Our mission is to reestablish the culture of homesteading through teaching individuals how to grow, raise, harvest and process their own food for improved nutrition and lifestyle.
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