Desert Solstice Farmstead

Desert Solstice Farmstead Desert Solstice Farmstead 🌵

A small, family-run desert homestead where animals, learning, and slow living come together.

It may not be the biggest harvest, but being able to collect our own food and milk, makes all the chaos sort of worth it...
09/17/2026

It may not be the biggest harvest, but being able to collect our own food and milk, makes all the chaos sort of worth it 😂

I also don't know how I'm still getting these giant cucumbers when I check the plant every day. I swear they grow overnight!

09/16/2026

One of my favorite things about Koda is what a good little farm dog he’s becoming. 🥹🐶

He’s so mellow and respectful with the animals. No chasing, no nipping, no barking at everyone, no trying to herd the pigs into oblivion 😂 He just wants to hang out and say hello.

Even with the pigs, he’ll happily play through the fence and then go about his business. He knows how to be around the livestock without turning it into a whole production.

For a corgi with a LOT of opinions and energy, I’m honestly so proud of how naturally he’s learned to coexist with all the chaos around here. ❤️

He may be the only dog on the farm, but he’s definitely becoming one heck of a farm dog. 🐷🐶🌵

Well… apparently our broody Muscovy has decided she’s a chicken mom. She had been broody for months, sitting in the nest...
09/13/2026

Well… apparently our broody Muscovy has decided she’s a chicken mom.

She had been broody for months, sitting in the nest boxes in the coop. Meanwhile, I brought home some several-week-old chicken chicks and set them up safely in the brooder- also in the coop.

She had been right there the whole time.

Then the next morning, she apparently looked into the brooder and decided:

“Oh. My babies are here.”

No questions. No confusion. No concern that they were already several weeks old. She just immediately adopted them and is now FIERCE about protecting them—even from me!

Ma’am, you did not hatch these chickens. You didn't even meet them until they were already half grown. But apparently that is irrelevant because MOM HAS ARRIVED. 🤱

I guess after being broody for months, she finally decided to take what the universe gave her. 🐥

Has one of your farm animals ever randomly adopted babies that absolutely were NOT theirs? I need to know I’m not alone in this chaos. 😂

🌿 We’re at the market TODAY! 🌿Come say hi and check out what we brought from Desert Solstice Farmstead 🐓🐇🦆🐾 Farm-raised ...
09/12/2026

🌿 We’re at the market TODAY! 🌿

Come say hi and check out what we brought from Desert Solstice Farmstead 🐓🐇🦆

🐾 Farm-raised rabbit, duck & chicken pet treats
🥚 Fresh farm eggs
🌱 Homegrown goods
🍅 Farm-made goodies & seasonal items
✨ And a few other farm treasures!

We’d love to see you! Come shop local, meet your farmer, and grab some goodies for the pups (and yourself 😉).

📍 We’re here now — come find us!

09/03/2026

From wild, chaotic emus we could barely convince to move into their new pen… to two girls who apparently expect the finer things in life.

Fresh-plucked basil? Obviously.
A kiddie pool to lounge around in? Absolutely.
And now head scratches with a personal hand rest? Apparently that’s included in the package. 🥹❤️

She stood there today with her eyes closed, completely relaxed, just resting her head in my hand while I rubbed her face and head. It was such a sweet little moment of trust and bonding.

Moving the emus was… an adventure 😂 From absolutely refusing to leave the chicken run, to immediately trying to get back...
08/20/2026

Moving the emus was… an adventure 😂 From absolutely refusing to leave the chicken run, to immediately trying to get back in once we finally got them out. They jump, kick, and apparently p**p on you when they’re upset. And yes, I have the bruised and battered toe to prove it! 😂🦶💩

Thankful for my husband for helping me get them moved… although, to be fair, the emus were his idea in the first place. 😂😂

Hopefully they’re happy in their new, much bigger space and eventually decide it’s home. The funniest part is that they’re actually super friendly otherwise. Just apparently VERY opinionated about where they want to live! 🪶💕

🌿 Basil lovers, this one’s for you! 🌿I have a limited batch of homemade basil goodies available! 💚🌱 Fresh-cut basil — pe...
08/16/2026

🌿 Basil lovers, this one’s for you! 🌿

I have a limited batch of homemade basil goodies available! 💚

🌱 Fresh-cut basil — perfect for pesto, pasta, salads & summer cooking
🧂 Basil Salt — fresh basil blended with Himalayan pink salt for an easy flavor boost
🍯 Basil-Infused Agave Syrup — sweet, herby & delicious in tea, lemonade, cocktails/mocktails, or drizzled over fruit

Everything is made here at Desert Solstice Farmstead with basil grown right here on the farm. 🌿🐐

Message me if you’d like some before this batch is gone!

My son helped me bag up rabbit manure today, and when I told him he could keep the money from the bags he filled himself...
08/13/2026

My son helped me bag up rabbit manure today, and when I told him he could keep the money from the bags he filled himself, he VERY enthusiastically agreed. 😂🐰💩💰

He then proceeded to shovel and fill three bags all by himself. Apparently, the path to entrepreneurship is paved with rabbit p**p. 😂

But honestly, I love that he was so excited to work for his own money. I want him to learn that money comes from work, and that if there’s something he wants, he can save up and buy it with money he earned himself.

Today: three bags of manure.
Tomorrow: who knows… maybe a tiny homestead empire. 😂

Not a bad lesson for a little guy. ❤️

The best part of working from home? When the workday ends, the homestead begins.This evening, after logging off from my ...
07/31/2026

The best part of working from home? When the workday ends, the homestead begins.

This evening, after logging off from my day job, I headed out to the garden to harvest fresh summer veggies before moving into the kitchen. Rabbit fat became homemade tallow, that tallow became fresh tortillas, and dinner came together with shredded rabbit tacos topped with homemade goat milk queso fresco.

It's a lot of work, but there's something incredibly rewarding about sitting down to a meal where nearly every ingredient came from our own homestead.

This is the life we're building, one evening at a time. 🌿🐇🌮🧀

I don't know what's more exciting these days... fresh eggs or seeing two glowing eyes in the dark. 😂🐈One of our barn cat...
07/30/2026

I don't know what's more exciting these days... fresh eggs or seeing two glowing eyes in the dark. 😂🐈

One of our barn cats was lounging on a ledge during tonight's barn check. We rarely see them during the day, so every nighttime sighting feels like proof they're actually on the payroll.

Now if they'd just start accepting payment in mice instead of compliments. 🌙

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