Keith Crabtree

About Me

Who's Keith Crabtree?

I have lived in this area for over fifty years. My wife VeNae and I have known each other since the 3rd grade, and have been married for 38 years. (I believe it will take) We have two daughters Charlene and Cindy that we are very proud of and two new grandchildren too.

I have dedicated my life to helping take care of our natural resources. The best way that I can make a difference, is to help the landowner understand what their land is capable of and to help them to make good land use decisions.

VeNae is a surgical nurse at Auburn Sutter Faith Hospital for over 25 years. She decided she wanted to be a nurse at the age of eight. It is because of her that I'm able to pursue my dreams of being a educater and consultant for natural resources. We both agree that we are already successfully retired because we are doing what we love to do, and plan to continue until we are physically and mentally unable to. . . I'm doubtful of the mentality part ;)

Please feel free to contact me by email at keith@greenacres101.com or by phone at (530) 635-1253

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Qualifications

Some of my qualifications:

• Private land use consultant for over 20 years
• 17 years with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
• AA degree Sierra College in General Agriculture
• Lifetime Instructors Credential for Ag Services, for California Community Colleges
• Associate Director of the Nevada Country RCD (Resource Conservation District)
• Education comittee member of the Nevada County Fire Safe Council
• Developed ranch and farm plans on thousands of acres throughout California
• Designed hundreds of irrigation systems
• Have taught pond management, maintenance and development classes and workshops for 20+ years in Nevada, Placer & El Dorado Counties, through NRCS, Agricultrual Extension, Real Estate organizations and Home Owner Associations.
• Assisted many hundreds of landowners in hands on site selection, design and management of farm ponds and pastures and in decissions towards purchasing their desired properties.
• Have put on agricultural workshops for 20+ years
• Currently teaching "Ranch Development and Management" and "Soils" at Sierra College
• Have also taught college courses in Practical Soils and Irrigation, Pasture Management, and Pond Management.

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GreenAcres101.com

Here is a quick pop quiz to see if Green Acres 101 is precisely the rural consultant company you have been looking for . . .

• Are you thinking of buying your dream acreage, farm or ranch?
• Do you wish you could take a class on ponds, pastures, irrigation or rural property management?
• Do you need a rural specialist to assist you in making the best decisions possible about what a piece of land can do, or can not do?
• Are you wanting a pond on your property but are not sure how to get started or even where it would be be situated on your property?
• Do you have horses that you board and would love the idea of having them right there on your own property . . . but want to set up your infrastructure properly before you bring them home?
• Would you like to begin irrigating some of your acreage to create more usable pasture for your animals, wildlife esthetics or fire protection?
• Do you have existing problems with start thistle, blackberry or poison oak and want to get rid of them, but need a long term solution to be sure they don't come back . . . ever?
• Are you having trouble with clumpy pastures and/or erosion problems in your pastures or on your property?
• Do you want to start an orchard or grow your own hay?
• Do you have a pond that currently is a ugly mess? choked full of weeds or algae? or that is having trouble holding water? or your fish population is not thriving?
• Has your horse property become a dirt lot for most of the year - or even a muddy/mucky mess in the winter? Will little grow in your pastures you run your horses in and you want to know why and what you can do to fix it once and for all?
• Are you having trouble with your dream of rural living? Is the one time dream property now getting the best of you? is it making life for you and your family harder than you think it should be? Do you wish you had someone you could trust to be there with some good useful answers and helpful support?
• Do you wish you had someone who could come and walk your property with you? Who you could share your troubles with first hand and who would have solutions for you on the spot?

If you answered yes to any, or several, of the above, I am 100% confident that we can make a world of difference for you and your vision of your ideal property.

Would you like to learn more about us and our company Green Acres 101? Please visit our website for a great place to get started with your planning and orientation on how to best tune your very own rural property. Whether you are planning to move to our beautiful area of California, for the first time, or you have already been a part of foothill community for years, we want nothing more than to see you succeed. None of us was born knowing how to properly manage our land and its resources. That knowledge comes from experience and careful study.

My business partner Paul Weir and I have that knowledge are we are solidly committed to helping rural property owners - one client and one property at a time. We will be with you every step of the way, if you would like us to be.

If rural living is where you want to be, we are dedicated to help you make it all happen. We can help you on many levels. Let Green Acres 101 show you how to make your place be the one everyone else wishes they owned . . .the one you have pictured in your mind all your life. The one you worked so hard to get, the one you earned and the one you deserve.

May all your acres be green ones!

Keith Crabtree

Keith@GreenAcres101.com