Wolf Lady Farmer

Farmer, hunter and fishermen, the Wolf lady does it all. Suzanne Asha Stone has spent 30 years of her life in an effort to preserve the wolf population in the Northwest. Wolves are not particularly popular amongst livestock producers and the hunting community. Ironically, she is a member of all the above. “We have a little tiny urban farm in Boise and we still have livestock, raise chickens and a rooster and our own food and I just love being part of the land here. This is one of the most amazing places in the world. Tell me a little bit about this urban farm. It is interesting with the whole locavore movement and the get to know your farmer, organic is just resonating in this country so you have decided to grow all your own food. How do you do that and how big a piece of property do you have? It’s pretty small, just under a couple of acres. Most of it is either pasture with fruit trees or it’s in vegetable garden. We also have a vineyard in the Southwest part of the state, and Wilder, and then my family owns a winery so we are heavy into that part of agriculture. I love being able to go out with my youngest who is a four-year-old and pick our dinner. I love teaching him about being able to feed himself and that includes the full gamut. Our family still hunts, we still fish and we just really love taking care of the land around us. That is a big part of it. I love Idaho.