The Corvallis Conservation Farm
(formally Western Cultural Heritage Institute Farm School )

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The Corvallis Conservation Farm, ltd (formally WCHI Farm) is a not for profit corporation.

The Corvallis Conservation Farm (CCF) is spondsupported totally by donations from folks like you. If you can help or need more information ... please click here.

The Conservation Farm is a working school with the goal of teaching four main items.

    * Concentrated gardening methods
     * Alternative housing 
    * Self sufficient living skills
    * Voluntary simplicity

The Conservation Farm is a 10 acre parcel of land located in the western part of Montana only 10 miles from the Montana / Idaho boarder. We are located 35 miles south of Missoula, Montana north and east of the rural community of Corvallis. (click here for directions)

The weather is normally mild with summer time temperatures in the 70's to 90's with a few days each year where the daytime temperatures can reach into the 100's. Winters are generally mild considering the northern location. The Bitterroot Valley has the reputation of being the "banana belt" of Montana  (click here for proof).

greenhouse plants Part of voluntary simplicity is a return to the "back to basics" approach to living. Here at the Conservation Farm we eat the fruits and vegetables that we grow. The beginning of this process is germinating and raising bedding plants to be transplanted into the main garden area. Each spring we have over 1,500 individual transplants that are carefully raised and ready for transplant into our garden areas. 

 Obtaining self sufficientHerb garden & pond living is a real challenge in todays society. Living on the Conservation Farm is a life style change that is not for everyone ... but for those who make this conscience choice the reward is a pleasant change. We try to teach these principals to those with a like interest.
Voluntary simplicity involves a lifestyle change away from the busy commotion of the corporate world to a slower, simplified existence with a balance of old time common sense basics and modern tools that can make the trip more productive and more enjoyable.

Herb garden & roadSelf sufficient living skills is not "rocket science". It is, however, a change in attitude coupled with learned skills that requires determination, an open mind and a willingness to try new ideas and experiment with "new" techniques which have been largely forgotten or lost over the years.

We don't have all the answers but we are learning daily. We have been working hard for the past 8 years to create an environment where others can learn with us many of the secrets that our grandparents learned during the tough years of the depression era. They were willing to teach but for the most part ... we were too busy to learn. We at the Conservation Farm are trying to change that.

Frog & Spider
In lifes' daily challenge

Do you feel like

the frog
or
the fly
 We are a donation based organization.

Please click Donations link below to help

Thanks in advance!		 Contact us ...
P.O. Box 32
Corvallis, Montana 59828
Email montanamac@gmail.com or jsmith9k@gmail.com
Greg (cell) (406) 360-4345
Mac (cell) (406) 360-3254
Heather (cell) (406) 363-8035

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