Mission Statement
Our mission for the farm is to connect to the land, to the process of living. We want to know where our food comes from, how it was handled, and how it was cared for. We want our children to know that food does not come from the grocery store as if by magic. No, food comes from the ground, from this amazing planet. It comes from plants and animals. The quality of the food is directly related to the quality of the environment in which the plants and animals live and from which they come. We strive to create and maintain a healthy environment on our farm. We strive to eat real food, to know what real food tastes like, to know what it smells like, what it looks and feels like.
Trust us, there is a difference between a freshly picked tomato and a glass of milk fresh from the goat and a tomato from the store and milk from a carton. |
We want to share this interest -- knowing your food before you consume it -- with others such as yourself.
Our mission for our goats is to breed the "perfect" homestead, backyard, hobby farm dairy goat. Our breeding goals are 1) high production from a small-mid sized goat, 2) high butterfat (striving for >5%) for improved cheese production and yield, 3) enough udder capacity that the doe can be milked just once a day, and 4) long level lactations, with the ability to be milked thru (no need to breed and dry the doe off every year).
Our mission for our goats is to breed the "perfect" homestead, backyard, hobby farm dairy goat. Our breeding goals are 1) high production from a small-mid sized goat, 2) high butterfat (striving for >5%) for improved cheese production and yield, 3) enough udder capacity that the doe can be milked just once a day, and 4) long level lactations, with the ability to be milked thru (no need to breed and dry the doe off every year).
Our Name
In 2012, we stumbled into a potential business venture that had us purchasing a farm that had been in foreclosure for three years. You may not know, but farms are living creatures. They need to be cared for, tended. The place we purchased, that would ultimately become our home instead of the original business venture, had been vacant, being vandalized and abused, neglected. It was on the verge of needing to be torn down... But we got it in the nick of time and instead of tearing it down, began the slow process of stitching it back together, one project at a time.
Moving to the country side resulted in several life style changes. We got farm animals -- chickens and goats. Our free time was filled with caring for the property and animals and garden. Our time in front of the television plummeted. The quality of our food improved. We believe we caught ourselves just in the nick of time... a point at which we were actually living a "stitch in time, saves nine"... no major health issues had befallen upon us, not yet. Our change in life style was showing direct improvements in our health -- both physical and mental.
Moving to the country side resulted in several life style changes. We got farm animals -- chickens and goats. Our free time was filled with caring for the property and animals and garden. Our time in front of the television plummeted. The quality of our food improved. We believe we caught ourselves just in the nick of time... a point at which we were actually living a "stitch in time, saves nine"... no major health issues had befallen upon us, not yet. Our change in life style was showing direct improvements in our health -- both physical and mental.
As we passed through our first anniversary with the farm, we felt our little hobby farm needed an official name. Our family and the farm were testaments to the "stitch in time" saying...okay maybe we were a little past a single stitch fixing things, but we were well ahead of needing the nine. :-)
Our family loves a good pun... and we have a great herb garden... and thus the name was born. |