land was previously used for growing douglas fir seedlings -- it will take a handful of years of pasturing livestock and field rotations to bring the soil to the fertility necessary to grow food
soil type: glacial till
Orientation
fields run north-south, with majority southern and western exposure
property overlooks the Hood Canal and Olympic Mountains to the west
property is bordered by two suburban density communities: Shore Woods and Driftwood Key to the south and west, respectively; the Hansville Greenway and Nature Preserve surrounds the northern and eastern borders
Contour
property resides on a hill (not bottom land)
current, cleared fields are level, along with the majority of the rest of the property, excluding the western side (opposite the fields) which slopes down, westward towards Driftwood Key
Water
private well
irrigation system with drainage tiles and 3 storage ponds and pump houses