Soon after their arrival, around 1910, Al built a garage, with a portion in the back set aside for a “bunkhouse” for a hired man. Today, the single-walled redwood garage remains in front, with the bunkhouse in back (front and back Chester’s), all with the original metal roofing. In the 1970s, remodeling began. It has continued over the years, for staff, for family, for friends….. and now for guests.

Located near the Farmhouse, the incarnation presently has a covered deck in front, looking west over the chicken house field and nightly sunsets, an outdoor cooking/eating area, kitchen, dining room, four bedrooms (each with a queen bed), two bathrooms, and a back deck above the river with a stairway to the upper bedroom. For warmth, it has a wood stove. Outside, a fire circle for appropriate times of the year.

Em and Al Byrnes built this house in the early 1930s, as a place to retire from running their “resort” up the road.  Their gardens surrounding the house were both beautiful and bountiful.  They left it to Clive and Jessie Adams upon their passing in 1951.  It has been used as a fishing cabin, staff housing…. and for 17 years, a “necessary small school” house for the four Adams children, and the kids from the surrounding area.  The name Acorn Hollow was coined from the walls of the house…. filled to over-flowing with acorns from the resident Acorn Woodpeckers.

Located a quarter of a mile or so down the road from the main farm area, the house is nestled into an area surrounded by oak trees. It has a covered front porch, large living room, a tiny office/writing room, two bedrooms (each with a queen bed), bathroom, and a generous farm kitchen. A propane grill and outdoor table sit outside, with a fire circle close by for times of the year when outdoor fires are allowed. Heat for the house comes from a giant wood stove.

Adjacent to the house is the “Blue Motel,” a 40 foot container with a covered porch, divided into three separate bedrooms, each with a queen bed. Two tiny cabins can be added if more rooms are needed. Across the way, a stand-alone shower house, with toilet, sink, dressing room and shower.

This compound is perfect for a few friends or an extended family…. Holidays, weekends, celebrations….. Need even more space? Think farmhouse rooms or another of the houses on the farm.

Built between 1997 and 1999, this house was one of the first straw bale houses in Mendocino County. Constructed with rice straw bales for the walls, covered inside and out with stucco, it was originally built for our gardener, Louisa Lenz and her husband Paul Porter and their expanding family, (Wolf and Cody Rose). Max Zbitnoff, Tam’s brother, and Clive Adams, Tam’s husband, collaborated on the design and construction… ably assisted by a number of folks, including Paul, who made the front door and various other finishing touches. It is exceptional at keeping the heat in, in the winter, and the heat out, in the summer. Amazing insulation!

Situated across the field from the Schoolhouse, and down river from the farmhouse, it has sweeping views of Mt. Sanhedrin, the night-time skies, and the western sunset. A covered front porch, an open kitchen/dining room/living room, bathroom, two downstairs bedrooms (queens), an open upstairs with another queen bed, and plenty of room. Outside, it has a propane grill, tables and an outdoor sink. A fire circle for appropriate times of the year.