Willamette Willows is a small family farm located in the southernmost tip of the Willamette (Will-AM-ette) Valley in Oregon. The farm, nestled in the convergence of the foothills, and containing an amazing combination of pasture, orchard, meadow, evergreen forest, wetlands, and ash grove, has been home to many animals, including horses, rescue donkeys, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and several rescue pups. It is in this dreamlike setting that we, Alana and Michael, (along with our faithful farm dogs, Figg, Maggie, and Thor), are privileged to research, plant, grow, harvest, sort, and ship our willow..
Since discovering that our property, (and we) were perfectly suited to growing willow, we have devoted ourselves to learning everything possible about the genus salix, choosing the best varieties for the myriad of uses of willow, and planting thousands and thousands of cuttings. No pesticides or commercial fertilizers are used here, and most of our work is done by hand.
Willow, with its prehistoric roots in human culture, has played incredibly diverse and important roles in human history, but like many similar resources, has been neglected in the new age of plastics and modern conveniences. Our mission is to be ambassadors for this amazing plant, and to make it, and its myriad uses, familiar and accessible to everyone who is interested in things renewable, sustainable, and beautiful. We are so happy that you, too, have discovered willow, and its multitude of uses, and we are even happier to be the ones to help you incorporate it into your life!
