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Fat Sheep Farm in Hartland, VT Offers Farm Life Up Close and Personal
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Fat Sheep Farm in Hartland, VT Offers Farm Life Up Close and Personal

Fat Sheep Farm is owned and operated by farmers Todd and Suzy Heyman-Kaplan. Their farm is located just south of Woodstock, Vermont, folded into the picturesque New England countryside like the farms you see in magazines. We asked them a few questions we thought travelers might want to know about their farm and why they offer a farm stay in lovely cabins they built on property overlooking their fields.

Nov 11, 2020
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#family farm #sheep #Vermont #farm stay #family vacation
Hidden away in the Blue Ridge Mountains: East Fork Farm, Marshall, North Carolina
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Hidden away in the Blue Ridge Mountains: East Fork Farm, Marshall, North Carolina

Taking on a farm as a second career always seems like a good idea from afar, especially if the farm is in North Carolina and you are in New York. Well, maybe that isn’t quite fair. John and Mina Piraino were looking for a slower, more sustainable lifestyle as empty nesters, and the thought of working outside appealed to John, a mechanical engineer by training. Two of their children already lived in Greenville SC, and it felt like everyone in the family was moving south.

May 4, 2020
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#sheep #North Carolina #chickens #Great Pyrenees #grist mill
Owens Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
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Owens Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania

David and Caroline Owens bought their first farm in 1992 in Pelham, NH as a place to raise their kids and grow their own food. Caroline was a former vocational agriculture teacher with a degree from Cornell now working for a feed company; David was a biomedical engineer with a degree from Boston University. Soon enough, friends and neighbors were asking to buy meat from them. They were on the cusp of the local, pasture-raised food movement raising sheep, pigs, cattle, chickens, and turkeys. They jumped all in.

Feb 3, 2020
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#family farm #pigs #Pennsylvania #farm life #sustainable
New Member Spotlight: Three Sparrows Farm in Prescott, Arizona
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New Member Spotlight: Three Sparrows Farm in Prescott, Arizona

Please say hello to our new Farm Stay U.S. member, Three Sparrows Farm! The farm has a cabin which accommodates up to four guests. They welcome kids of all ages, who are free to roam and explore, help with chores, nap on the porch, and explore the area. There are horse riding facilities and hiking trails located nearby.Farmers Doug and Erin raise Mini-Mancha goats on their two acre farm just 15 minutes from the historic town of Prescott, Arizona. Guests can enjoy fresh goat milk, plus eggs from the farm's chickens. Meet their "deceptively charming" donkey, named Button! Kids! Three Sparrows Farm** This farm is no longer active with Farmstay and may no longer welcome guests **

Jan 23, 2013
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#goats #chickens #Farms #Arizona #donkey

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