Fernwood

44 acres in the western foothills of the Oregon Cascades

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A long driveway leads from the end of the paved road

This building contains an
enclosed paddock for the horse
And an open, covered day are

A tack room, hay storage area
lights and water and hot water
tank for the wash rack

It also contains complete
processing room for the holly
including refrigerated storage

 

A 44 X 64 pole barn
keeps all the equipment
protected from the rain

There are two other barns
for work shop and storage

The house is surroundedby nine giant oak trees
which provide a lot of cool shade in the summer

 

Geo-Thermal Heat Pump

In a 400 foot trench we buried six pipes five feet underground
where the temperature is a constant 55 degrees. A compressor
in the house creates heat in one coil and cold in the other.

A furnace fan blows air past the coil to either heat or cool the house
depending on the season. The water circulates underground going
out at 33 degrees or 100+ degrees and coming in at a constant 55 degrees.

It burns no fuel, just one compressor, one water pump, and one fan.
We also have a wood burning fireplace insert to supplement the heat
in the winter and have 20 acres of forest to supply the firewood.

 

20 years ago I built a 9 hole golf course at Fernwood.