SmithAndSpeed.com
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Smith & Speed Mercantile
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We started Smith & Speed Mercantile in 2002 by doing local fairs in the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Washington. We both have worked in horticultural, agricultural and gardening circles for 25 years. It has been a lifelong love of good farming tools that inspired us to share our passion.
We live off the grid on Orcas Island, meaning we are powered by solar, we use little fossil fuel on our farm and the only line that enters our house is the phone line. Rock Ledge Farm is our 11 acre homestaed with nine goats, two draft horses, three dogs, two birds and one cat. We grow our own organic garden and share its bouty with our friends and family. Our future projects include a berry growing field, native landscape plant nursery, and a log post and beam/ strawbale hybrid cabin.
We also offer organic clothing, non-toxic paints & finishes, local wool products and products that are softer on the earth, as a result of our beliefs regarding right lovilihood and simple living. Our focus is on hand tools because we value the place a good hand tool holds as the conduit between man and nature. It allows us to create in the natural world, in a slower more sensitive and peaceful way.
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