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Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott\u00a0are living a vision for a more joyful and sustainable future.\u00a0On their experimental land project in rural Guerneville, the couple demonstrates how a life that centers caring for the earth can be forward-thinking, delicious \u2014 and serve the wider community.<\/p>\n

In early 2020, Nick and Spencer were living in San Francisco but dreamed of moving to a place where they could build a more thoughtful relationship to the natural world. They began to draw up a list of what that different life could look like, centering the importance of community and resilience. \u201cWe made this impossible list so that we wouldn\u2019t do it,\u201d jokes Spencer. \u201cBut then when we found this place, it definitely felt like, \u2018OK, we\u2019re in.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The place that captured their imagination was a 10-acre horse ranch that admittedly was in somewhat rough shape for a future regenerative farm \u2014 much of the front acreage was buried under a foot of compacted sand where a riding arena used to be. But it was right in Guerneville, with that town\u2019s strongly rooted queer community, and the couple knew that with effort, the land could be remediated for vegetable beds and orchards. The property also boasted a small redwood grove, a house with enough space to host friends and family, and plenty of access to nearby wild spaces.<\/p>\n

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Nick and Spencer were married on the farm two summers ago. Their front porch is a gathering space for friends and family. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou have to fall in love with land to do a land project,\u201d says Nick. \u201cAnd there\u2019s nowhere easier to fall in love with land in Northern California. We have the most diverse, the biggest, the most grand, the most sweeping natural ecosystems of anywhere in America. It\u2019s just crazy how magical this place is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple moved to the farm in 2020. The first order of business? Tearing out the riding arena and building up soil and infrastructure to grow food. \u201cThe beginning was actually the easiest part,\u201d says Spencer. \u201cThere was so much excitement, and we didn\u2019t know how far we had to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had that sprinter energy, like the beginning of a race where you come out of the gate fast,\u201d laughs Nick.<\/p>\n

Five years down the road, Solar Punk Farms is an ever-evolving demonstration of a vibrant, positive, inclusive, climate-first existence. With the help of Nick\u2019s father, a master carpenter, they\u2019ve refurbished the house and built a large chicken coop \u2014 and a magnificent, spiral, solarpunk-style greenhouse, which has become a local landmark.<\/p>\n

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The space-age greenhouse, built by the couple with help from family, has become a local landmark in Guerneville. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nick and Spencer are also selling produce to local restaurants, teaching schoolkids how to grow food, and giving away 40 cubic yards of compost a month in partnership with Zero Waste Sonoma. Support from Fulcrum Arts, which works with emerging organizations at the intersection of art and science, allowed the couple to hire their first full-time employee to assist with farming outreach and education. They\u2019ve also hosted work parties, climate education talks, homemade brunches for local seniors, wine festivals and even a wedding \u2014 their own, on a hand-built stage in the redwood grove out back in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n

Spencer is currently finishing a book about living a climate-forward life, even as the couple continue to shape the vision for the project and work day jobs to keep afloat. \u201cIt\u2019s always, \u2018What\u2019s the next thing?\u2019 And I think that’s in our blood,” Spencer says. “Nick and I are always doing three jobs and working on three projects all at once.”<\/p>\n

Sharing their work<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> People are sometimes surprised that this is our home. People will drive into our driveway sometimes, and we\u2019ll just stop and give that random stranger a tour. What helps is that we\u2019re both very passionate about sustainability and this project we\u2019re working on. So it\u2019s a joy to bring people along and make community around the thing we\u2019re really passionate about.<\/p>\n

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Education outreach manager Hayley Dougan waters crops at Solar Punk Farms in Guerneville. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Self-reliance vs. community reliance<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> A lot of people, when they think about homesteading, it\u2019s often framed around self-reliance. That\u2019s not what Solar Punk is all about. This is not self-reliance; this is community reliance. One of the chapters of Spencer\u2019s book is called the myth of self-reliance. The idea is that it\u2019s not about being isolationist and showing all the things that we can do on our own. It\u2019s about showing that a project like this requires a ton of community.<\/p>\n

The role of a farmer<\/h4>\n

Spencer:<\/strong> I think we\u2019ve romanticized farming in a certain way that doesn\u2019t give enough respect for how difficult it is. I want to say that in a very positive way. I mean that it\u2019s important to respect how difficult it is to farm \u2014 and at the same time, it\u2019s also great to have an herb garden on your windowsill. There are different levels of what farming and growing food means. You don\u2019t need to be a farmer to be a voice within this larger climate and sustainability movement. It\u2019s fun to grow food and eat your own food, but it\u2019s also fun to support your local farmers who are already doing it well. That\u2019s ultimately part of doing a project like this.<\/p>\n

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Nick and Spencer see their project as an important step in helping others engage with climate advocacy. That\u2019s why outreach is such an important part of their work, including community work parties and demonstration gardens. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Solar Punk Farms\u2019 Nick Schwanz, left, and Spencer Scott with new farming and education outreach manager Hayley Dougan, center. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Part of something bigger<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> From a strategic lens, we\u2019re these millennial, goofy, queer, dorky people, right? Which is behind many of the things we want to do here. So many on-ramps to the bigger climate movement have been depressing for way too long. Everything\u2019s burning, you have to run away from this, etc. The wider solarpunk movement that we named the farm for was founded on the idea that the on-ramps need to be fun and beautiful and optimistic and inclusive and all of these things, because that\u2019s what will get people to join.<\/p>\n

On not always knowing what they\u2019re doing<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> We\u2019ve talked a lot about how we were just run-of-the-mill, everyday city people and now we are doing this project. And the learning is the point \u2014 we\u2019re not doing it because we\u2019re good at farming. We\u2019re doing it because we want to learn how to do it. So expertise isn\u2019t a barrier \u2014 that\u2019s one of the messages we\u2019re trying to get at. Not everybody is going to do a land project, not everybody lives in the country, a lot of people live in cities. Everybody\u2019s got different backgrounds. But the climate movement desperately needs everybody involved in some capacity, and being good at something shouldn\u2019t be the limiting factor. Learning how to be good at it should be part of what makes it enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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Nick and Spencer see their project as an important step in helping others engage with climate advocacy. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Working at the speed of the land<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> My biggest awakening and shock with this project was needing to work on a different timeline than I was used to. We took a permaculture design class with Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, and on the last day, we were talking with the teacher, and I told him I\u2019d learned that I really need to slow down. And the teacher said, \u2018I\u2019m glad that you called that out. I can tell you want stuff to move faster and be more in your control. And I can tell you, that\u2019s not how a big land project is going to work.\u2019 So it was a really big, energetic shift to a place where you are working at the speed of the land, and that\u2019s fixed. You do as much as you can and then get excited for the next season.<\/p>\n

Spencer:<\/strong> It\u2019s been a battle to find a balance between staying motivated and not forgetting to be happy with where this place is at every stage along the way. It helps when people visit and they say, \u2018You guys have done so much.\u2019 Because there\u2019s still so much more to do.<\/p>\n

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Outreach is an important part of Nick and Spencer’s work, including community work parties and demonstration gardens. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nick and Spencer recently set up the farm as a community compost distribution site for Zero Waste Sonoma. Neighbors can visit and take home free compost to nurture their own gardens. (Eileen Roche \/ Sonoma Magazine)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Summer on the horizon<\/h4>\n

Nick:<\/strong> I know everybody says summers on the farm are when it\u2019s really crazy. But for us, spring is super intense, when we\u2019re cleaning and planning and planting and getting all this stuff done. And then June is when all of the investment of spring comes alive and we start to realize the fruits of that labor. The big kickoff to summer is now Big West Wine Fest, and that\u2019s also when we start to do our fun little pool parties. And this year, the garden is going to be producing a ton.<\/p>\n

Spencer:<\/strong> There are all these intentionally planted things, and you start getting the fun flowers that come up in the beds after the spring wildflowers finish. So it\u2019s about helping out in the garden, making jam, making big meals with the vegetables. It\u2019s so fun.<\/p>\n

Nick:<\/strong> We\u2019ve never had a June like this. There\u2019s going to be so much bounty. This is the first time when I feel like we have enough people here to do it all and do it well, so we\u2019re really excited about it. This is going to be like the unveiling year.<\/p>\n

To learn more about regenerative farming, LGBTQ+-friendly work parties and local outreach programs, including free compost distribution, visit solarpunkfarms.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Solar Punk Farms hosts the third annual Big West Wine Fest<\/a> natural wine gathering June 14 and 15. bigwestwinefest.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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