08/17/2026
*Long read, but important to consider*
Something to think about when approaching or having a conversation with our hobby farm and others. A lot will relate, and I'm sure some will not, and that's perfectly okay.
Since starting our little homestead/hobby farm, it's been very clear that there are some things that are not understood by everyone, and again, that's okay! But here's a glimpse of some things that seem to happen more often than not, and this has been my own personal experience.
There is so much time and effort that goes into caring for our animals, our homes, family, friends, and providing for our community. There IS blood, sweat, and tears. Extreme exhaustion some days, and those days start bright and early and more often than not don't end until it's almost morning again. For us here, in addition to all the time we spend cleaning, feeding, watering, collecting, cooking, and preparing for feed runs, etc., we also have families to do all the same things for, and yes, our families are put first.
When reaching out to provide for our community and surrounding communities about things like eggs being available, garden produce, sweet treats, or available livestock (big or small), please think of all that goes into providing these things. We are not looking to get rich; we are not looking to be unreasonable or make as much as we can on a sale and take advantage. In fact, often our prices are far less than they should be. We think of the countless hours we put into everything there is to provide these things—those blood, sweat, and tears we put into it all. And often there is little to no profit being made as it goes right back into providing the care all over again.
We understand that some people will be unwilling to accept our prices, and we are sorry if you do not. But take a moment to consider some of the very small list of things explained, before determining, as there's so much more that goes on in our days to provide the quality that we do. Please be kind to your local homestead/hobby farm/bake stands, etc., as we do not have to provide these quality things for everyone to enjoy, but we do so that you can enjoy them too.
-Even Havoc gets tired from running around and keeping up with everything we do in a day-
