Farm Stays

This summer we took about a month to explore northern California, Oregon and Washington. I knew there would be plenty of museums along the way to stop and see, but I also wanted to make sure that we got plenty of outside time too. After a little research, I found a great farm stay along our route and booked us for a few nights at Willow-Witt in Ashland, OR.  Not knowing much about farming, and goat farms in...

Lately I have been looking for places to stay for our summer trip. The one I am most excited about is a farm we will be staying at in Ashland, Oregon. Willow-Witt Ranch has been breeding, raising, training, and selling goats since 1991. They are free range goats, so I imagine we will be bumping into them throughout our stay. The farm also raises pigs and chicken.  As farm stay guests, we will have the opportunity...

I recently sent out a holler for fun places to go to learn about farming. Following my recent post on farm camps, I asked and found out… there’s a whole lot more farming fun to be had! I really want to share as many as I can so that you have some nearby choices no matter where you live. In the interest of space, though, any comments or summaries were kept quite brief. You can click on the name,...

My 5-year old refuses to like vegetables. I believe he has made his mind up to hold fast to this position. I try not to make a power struggle out of it and instead load him up on fruits and berries, and sneak hidden pureed veggies into meals where I can. Out of nowhere last week he announces that he wants to turn our house into a farm and begins collecting the seeds of every fruit he gets. Couple this with...