Charlotte Area Know Your Farms TOUR September 2014 WISH WE HAD ACRES – STEELE CREEK RD & SHOPTON RD W Come meet the bearded ladies behind the goat milk soap at Atherton Market. Park in the back pasture and walk through the old pole barn. Feed the goats, count the chickens and pose for a photo op! Take the 20 minute tour of the grounds to identify seasonal medicinal plants. Enjoy herbal teas, farm chow, sample goat cheese while it...

LAST SEASON IN PHOENIX – WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES           Arizona Highlands Garden Conference 2013 When: Friday and Saturday October 12, 2013 (8am-5pm) Where: 150 N Plaza Circle, Miami, Arizona 85539   Instructors: Dr. Dave Hamilton and Laura Denyes! October 12, 2013 we will be speaking about poultry at the Arizona Highlands Garden Conference in Globe, AZ Check it out the schedule on...

“Auryn” is our Great Pyrenees who survived abandonment in a chicken coop by sparing the chickens to eat their eggs, smart girl! She is now our amazing livestock guardian dog who has been known to break up a chicken fight. Chico “Nasty” is a teacup chihuahua who will never forgive us for taking him from the desert. He is happiest when zipped up inside your jacket, sitting in a patch of sunshine and or sniffing out some...

We are hosting our first Charlotte event! Hug a baby goat, shoot an arrow, make some herbal medicine and practice canning and kettle cooking over an open fire. Dr. Dave will demonstrate wild crafting and offer a basic tincture making workshop. Laura will offer a milking demo at the beginning and end of the day and hold an open forum for discussion on basic goat care and considerations before you take one home. We are excited to meet the local...

Past the packing, long haul and settling in… we are here, and were welcomed with snow. Few things could offer a “warmer” welcome than to see snow falling from the sky for these two Virginia natives fresh off the hot sidewalks of Phoenix, AZ. It was only a 2 inch snowfall, but I gotta tell ya, it really paints a pretty...