Ravens Ridge Micro Farm

05/30/2026

If like me, your back, hips and knees are feeling it from all the gardening you’re doing—join me for yoga!

New month, new class schedule. 📆

🏋🏼‍♀️ Classes at Redline Fitness next week Monday and Wednesday at 5:30 pm and Saturday at 8:00 am (https://www.redlinefitnessva.com/)

🐶 Puppy yoga coming soon to Better Dog Co. – stay tuned for dates and registration (https://betterdogco.carrd.co/)

💻 Virtual classes every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm (https://bendnotbreakyoga.com/registration)

🧘🏻‍♀️ 1:1 Private Class bookings are open throughout the month (https://bendnotbreakyoga.com/privateclasses/)

See you on the mat! 👋🏻

05/28/2026

The most beautiful perfect ladies 💛🐝

05/26/2026

🌿🌼 Blue Ridge PRISM Plant ID Walk 🌼🌿

Join us for an educational and hands-on nature experience with Blue Ridge PRISM as we explore local habitats and learn how to identify both native and invasive plants in our area!

📆 Date: June 5
🚨 Registration deadline: June 1
⏰ Time: 9:00- 11:00 AM
📍 Location: GCCP
👫 Ages: 16+

Bring comfortable walking shoes and a curiosity for the outdoors!

👉 Don’t miss this chance to learn and explore!
https://greenecountyva.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=31008

05/25/2026

Rainy days still mean farm chores—just the ones I keep pushing off 😅 Like building wooden ware for the bees!

The girls got new deeps and the mother hive is getting her second honey super. They’ve been busy around here!

05/25/2026

This guy brought himself into the barn this morning and right to his food bucket!

Safe to say—he is officially over the scary monsters that lived in the barn the last few weeks. 🤣

The barn has made a huge difference this week alone with all of the rain! We’ve been able to rest the field for half the day and are already seeing the grass bounce back.

The drought has been a killer trying to keep the pasture green for them this season. I usually stop feeding hay in April, and I think this is going to be a year where we feed hay year round. 😢

I’ll never complain about rain again!

05/25/2026

Our sweet boy Papi is recovering nicely from his surgeries ❤️‍🩹 He’s starting to act like himself again, full of binks and playfulness. And of course holding us hostage until his daily ransom is paid in the form of an Oxbow Animal Health treat. ❤️

05/23/2026

After a few days of introducing Pita to the barn, he has come to terms that the barn is the place to be. Especially if you want to stay dry! 🫏

Everyone has been so happy having a spot to hang out during all of this rain. Hopefully we can get power out to the barn soon and get the fans set up for this Virginia summer on its way. 🥵

05/22/2026

I know it’s “April showers bring May flowers”, but after a very dry April I am very hopeful these May showers will bring us some June flowers! 🌺

Everything this spring was very short with blooms. I’ve barely seen the dahlias this spring and the peonies blustered out as quick as they came. 😢

This is the last year I will rely on direct sowing—next year it’s back to starting everything indoors and low tunnels so we have early blooms.

Live and learn—that’s what gardening is all about, right? 🪏

05/21/2026

The cutest mama and babies! This is my favorite little hen from our Southern Biophilliac Urban Farm hatch last year. And now she is having her own mini mes! 🥹😍❤️

05/16/2026

Third year beekeeping solo on The Ridge 🐝

Things are coming together, slowly but surely! Our split from last year overwintered beautifully. I put a second deep on her March 31st, and it is already completely full with brood and honey.

They’re starting to swarm so we made some more splits today and hopefully this time next year those girls will be finally making honey!

Mother hive got her honey super on at the same time and in just under 2 months it is full with the most beautiful comb and honey. 🍯

Did some taste testing with the girls today and counting down until our very first honey harvest!