Escalation Acres

Escalation Acres We're a small farmstead that keeps and grows a variety of livestock and crops in Alaska. Sustainable, Permaculture, and Regenerative.

We also help other farmer's ship in products to keep Alaska production growing. We're a small farmstead on an original homestead by Willow Creek, Alaska near Copper Center. It's an adventure and experience as we are new to farming, but our family works hard to reach our dreams for this place. I'm majoring is Sustainable Food and Farming and putting this into practice on the farm. This farm has a passion for finding what works, grows, and thrives in our unique climate and helping others do the same. We aren't just aiming to make our farm successful, we want to help others to do the same! We raise a variety of livestock and crops. This variety is always growing as we strive for diversity to help our farm grow and reach a sustainable and regenerative state. We are using nature as an example and our LGDs help keep a balance between the farm and wildness that surrounds us. Our goals, passion, and drive for this 140 acres in always evolving as we learn more and experiment to further create a balance in this ecosystem. This whole systems approach makes for a slower progress than I want at times, but "anything worth doing, is worth doing right."

Everything is so far behind this year. It’s been so cold and windy. Rhubarb is only starting to awake. We got the onions...
05/30/2026

Everything is so far behind this year. It’s been so cold and windy.
Rhubarb is only starting to awake. We got the onions, potatoes, and peas planted after fixing the rows. The garlic has started peaking, but it’s clear something had gotten to them under the snow as so many were dug up and no longer in their row. 11 Raspberries have been transplanted too. We also bought a few starts since I didn’t spend the time getting any going this spring.

We got a new to us piece of equipment, which arrived around midnight. Many problems arose and it took nearly 12 hours to...
05/30/2026

We got a new to us piece of equipment, which arrived around midnight. Many problems arose and it took nearly 12 hours to for it to make the roughly 140 mile trip. However, it made it!
One boy couldn’t wait this morning and when I walked out he was already practicing reversing in the circle driveway.

Postal run early this morning while three of our children handled the morning milking. 23 broilers are now in brooder wh...
05/21/2026

Postal run early this morning while three of our children handled the morning milking. 23 broilers are now in brooder while we prep and watch for Sarah to calve.

Amber had a single ram lamb during the night. This monster is 13 . The picture doesn’t show just how big this lamb is. I...
05/20/2026

Amber had a single ram lamb during the night. This monster is 13 . The picture doesn’t show just how big this lamb is. It’s about to start raining here, so more pictures will have to wait as we get them somewhere more secure for a bit.

Pigs out and adjusting to their summer digs.
05/17/2026

Pigs out and adjusting to their summer digs.

The boys put a couple pallets together for the bottle babies, somewhere to keep them while so they’re not under our feet...
05/16/2026

The boys put a couple pallets together for the bottle babies, somewhere to keep them while so they’re not under our feet while working. Athena, one of our cats, has taken a liking to our bottle babies. She’s standing guard and vocally warning our dog away.

Yesterday we had to run a few errands in town, so why not make 2 extra stops and increase our numbers a bit?Our youngest...
05/16/2026

Yesterday we had to run a few errands in town, so why not make 2 extra stops and increase our numbers a bit?

Our youngest two sons woke up this morning and ran upstairs to the sounds of a kid. They were super excited to meet Moo Moo, Asher loved this name, who is now our 1 week old doeling. We also got Trinket, who’s due to kid later this summer. We’ve decided to grow our goat herd a bit for the boys learning and soap making.

Then we grabbed two growers from a friend to help us with our milk surplus and future garden extras.

Stella lambed 2 ewes.  It was a fast tract afternoon with back to back lambing’s and other shenanigans that are always g...
05/15/2026

Stella lambed 2 ewes. It was a fast tract afternoon with back to back lambing’s and other shenanigans that are always going on here.

Alopecia, yes that’s her name and it has meaning here, lambed a single ewe this afternoon. She lambed just minutes befor...
05/15/2026

Alopecia, yes that’s her name and it has meaning here, lambed a single ewe this afternoon. She lambed just minutes before….

I was gone yesterday for a few new surprises, but that post will come later…While away, Crystal had twin ewes & Nefertit...
05/15/2026

I was gone yesterday for a few new surprises, but that post will come later…

While away, Crystal had twin ewes & Nefertiti had twin rams!

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HC60 Box 111
Copper Center, AK
99573

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