This year's Garden

Kandy is busy gardening this year - potatoes, tomatoes, peas, green peppers, corn, garlic, carrots, lettuce, and more.

Kingfisher Farm has been revived!

This spring, Kingfisher Farm welcomed a complete makeover! New cement-board siding, a new roof, and all new gutters were completed earlier this week. We saved some of the old cedar, and might try to make a canoe with it. That's the plan anyway...

Red Headed Woodpecker

There is a resident Red Headed Woodpecker here at Kingfisher Farm. From what I understand, these birds are somewhat rare. We saw a Pileated Woodpecker a few times, but it didn't seem to stick around.

Indigo Buntings and more

First spring migrant sitings this week include Indigo Buntings, Rose Breasted Grosebeak, Baltimore Oriole, and Orchard Oriole. The forest is showing lots of Trillium in full bloom, along with Spring Beauties, Trout Lillies, Marsh Marigolds, and many more. We're on a learning curve with plant and bird identification, so bear with us!

First Post

Welcome to the official blog of Kingfisher Farm, a property owned by the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Cofrin Center for Ecological Biodiversity. My wife Kandy and I are caretakers of this 62 acres reserve, and will use this blog to report the status and observances of this unique place.

As a matter of background, Kandy and I design environmentally friendly houses for a living. We operate our home studio from Kingfisher Farm, but also have an office/residence in Madison that we call The Monarch, which also serves as our model home to showcase our green, or sustainable design ideas. This home was developed by GreenStar Homes, with whom we share the space.

If you're interested in building a new home, or would like a guided tour of Kingfisher Farm, please find more information on our websiteby clicking HERE. , or give us a call at 608-219-9318. We'd love to hear from you.