Farmstead Feels

12/22/2025

Maple apparently has an itch to scratch 😂

12/20/2025

Currently…

12/20/2025

What makes you happy?

12/20/2025

Our busy evening ❤️
So much fun getting to share an experience and see the smiles it brings.
Thank you to the gals at this awesome book store for having us and I was even able to get some last minute Christmas shopping done. ✔️

12/19/2025

Don’t forget, Maple will be at Page, Print, and Pint tonight at 401 Main Street in Keokuk! ❤️ 🐷
5pm-7pm

12/17/2025

Need a last minute teacher or friend gift?
I have 7 of these homemade “Dry Dill Dip” ornaments left available! Only $3 each

To make: Add contents of ornament to 3/4 cup of sour cream and 3/4 cup of mayo and mix.
Adjust amounts to your taste.

Delicious for dipping vegetables, chips, crackers, or other appetizers 😋

12/16/2025

Farmstead Feels shares our journey as a single mom and my child with autism learning, growing, and healing together through hobby farming. Here, we raise animals, breed rabbits, learn homesteading skills/trades, and explore the simple routines of farm life that build confidence, independence, and real-life skills my son can carry into adulthood.
There is no way for anyone to know what my son’s future looks like. He may live with and rely on me forever…. But, unfortunately I cannot live forever. Special needs parents have the same biggest fear: “What will happen to our children when we are gone?”
This little acre and a half that we now call home is the legacy I will leave behind for him someday…
It will ensure he will always have somewhere to go and a place to live. The skills we are trying and learning together now are all ways he could potentially provide himself with money and/or food. That is my primary goal.
Our farm has not only helped him develop responsibility and purpose, but it has also been a source of healing and strength for me after my divorce.
Through Farmstead Feels, we hope to inspire others by showing how caring for animals, working with nature, and building something meaningful can support emotional well-being, personal growth, and connection for anyone navigating autism or mental health challenges.
Most importantly, we hope to share some of the simple joys we get to experience daily with others.

12/16/2025

Maple will be visiting the book store on Friday evening! Stop in and see us and get you some piglet snuggles and some fun pictures 📸 ❤️

THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
BABY PIG PETTING AT THE BOOKSTORE 🐷📖

Yes. An actual baby pig.
Yes. You can pet her.
Yes. It’s happening at Page, Print, & Pint.

Bring the kids, bring your friends, bring your camera—this is one event you don’t want to miss!

📅 Friday, December 19th | ⏰ [5pm-7pm]
📍 Page, Print, & Pint

Kids books are 10% off right now and we offer free gift wrapping! 🎁📖

Because bookstores should be magical ✨

12/16/2025

😂 🤷‍♀️

12/16/2025

Good morning from Miss Maple 🐷 ❤️

12/15/2025

OBSESSED. 😍
We picked up this lil girl this morning.
Meet miss Maple! She’s a Kune Kune piglet that was born December 1st and still on the bottle.
She loves to snuggle 🥰
Pictures don’t do her justice, she’s so tiny and pretty. ❤️