Oregon Home | 41 “We wanted to make this home a place where people can come and stay and still have some privacy and quiet,” Liz says. “Sure, things were wearing down, but the entire project was more about how it might work for our family now rather than when our children were small.” All three of the couple’s children returned to the home during the pandemic, before continuing on in the past couple of years. But every one of them came to their parents individually to ask how they might be included in the farm’s future life. “It’s pretty rare these days that the younger generation wants to continue with farming,” John says. Out back the farm is also changing. The bulk of what the family produces is hops and hazelnuts, but there is some open ground where they dream about what’s next. “We’re looking to plant some permanent crops — like caneberries, or something we can farm sustainably alongside what we do,” John says. “Now we look through every window and have a picture.” “It was important for the clients to preserve their memories while creating a space that would support their next phase of life,” says Green Hammer architect Michelle Montiel.
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