Welcome to our Farmstead
Our Story
Being in the country, God has allowed us to own a lot of land and we have therefore created a little bit of a farmstead allowing us to explore many hobbies. For one, we raise meat birds in the Spring for ourselves and other families. A messy and smelly venture, but rewarding in the end as it supplies us with some non-GMO, organic, free range chicken for the year. Planting and growing an unnecessarily large garden is another adventure of ours. We get to grow anything we put our minds to (seriously, almost anything), but regularly tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, beans, pumpkins, zucchini, strawberries, raspberries, apples, and a few others. We have even up north here, been successful at growing peanuts! During the winter months we spend time preparing and making Maple Syrup. This has allowed us to revisit our younger years when we stayed up until midnight, 1, or 2 o'clock am; although it was usually not out in the cold.
Our farm also consists of some various critters, of which Melissa's personal favorite are her goats. We enjoy Myotonic (meat) and Oberhasli (dairy) goats as pets. There are also a bunch of laying hens and a mostly ignored bunny. Oh, and there are also three cats who keep the mouse and mole population under control, plus a couple of parakeets, a leopard gecko, and talks of cows.
Another venture enjoyed on the farm is crafting. Anything from card crafts and painting, to building goodie (display) stands and making soaps and candles, crafts are simply hard to resist. Going to a craft store, garage sale, or even the Goodwill is extremely dangerous and "oops'" or unneeded items have found their way to the craft balcony (yes balcony). Sometimes just because we KNOW, we can use it, and sometimes, because there actually is a plan. Either way, we craft…or try.
Somewhere in all of this we do cook and clean and make sure the kids do as well.
