The Silverton Food Co-op is holding an Earth Day event at GeerCrest Farm, with family-friendly educational activities and live entertainment. Scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the farm, 12390 Sunnyview Road NE, Salem, this free event is offered in partnership with GeerCrest and Sustainable Silverton. A main focus will be the role of oak trees […]
By Melissa Wagoner On Saturday, Nov. 4 “the Silverton Food Co-op is joining forces with GeerCrest Farm for a fun family event” – a community apple cider pressing and fall pop-up food market. “We’ll have apples be the star,” co-op board member Beth Myers-Shenai said of the occasion, which will include both a cider pressing party as well as the […]
Rooted in Food LLC and Executive Chef Joel Autry are sponsoring the second annual Harvest Dinner at GeerCrest Farm in Salem. GeerCrest was the home of the maternal grandparents of Silverton favorite son Homer Davenport, the polictical cartoonist who went on to fame in the newspaper world of William Randolph Hearst. Where else can you enjoy great food at one […]
By Brenna Wiegand Last year, 259 horseback riders headed to the hills for the yearly Waldo Hills Heritage Trail Ride. This year, organizers expect about the same. Coordinated by Oregon Equestrian Trails, Silver Falls Chapter and GeerCrest Farm and Historical Society, riders revisit the past on a route established in the 1930s. With permission from landowners, the ride traverses the […]
The seemingly never-ending paperwork to complete for grants, a conditional use permit, policies and other projects didn’t cause her to hesitate. She wasn’t deterred by the need to raise money or the amount of work needed to be done on the farm.
Within the homestead built by Homer Davenport’s grandparents lie countless untold stories. Thankfully, the farm and farmhouse are still in the family. Jim and his wife Erika Toler have perpetuated the family atmosphere – and simple farm life – at GeerCrest Farm in their own fashion.
When offered the chance to become part of the 160-year-old GeerCrest Farm tradition, Hayden and Kya White had to pinch themselves.
Whether you attend the parade, davenport races, chicken barbecue or GeerCrest Farm during the 29th annual Homer Davenport Days Festival, take a moment to reflect how cool it is to live in or visit Silverton.
By Linda Whitmore The threads of one Silverton family’s story run through the quilt of Oregon history. The Geer family – in addition to being among the few today who can trace their genealogy to the earliest settlers – has the unique distinction of still living on the farm their ancestors settled. As Oregon celebrates its 150th anniversary of statehood […]
By Linda Whitmore For a family to have maintained ownership of their farm since Oregon was a territory is exceptional. Then consider that this family has included such notables as an early governor, a nationally famous political cartoonist and a 19th century woman who stepped beyond restrictions of her time to attain success, and you know there is historical significance […]
