The Land

The first people of the Tualatin Valley are the Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya, who inhabited the region for up to 10,000 years before white settlers arrived. They practiced the agricultural technique of fire-fallow, clearing land through intentional fires, on the valley floor to encourage the growth of one of their staple foods, the camas root. 

When we arrived here in 2013, the land had been in the family of Pat Serrurier for 60+ years. Throughout the last nine years, the members of the Serrurier family have been supportive landlords, and encouraged us toward our vision of being an agriculture based youth services organization.