Stoltzfus Homesteads

01/06/2025

We are excited to announce that Spiritual Fruit Farm has accepted our invitation to join us for our Homeschool Day on the Farm!!

The time for the presentation will be announced along with the rest of the schedule in the next few months!

Purchase your tickets to see the awesome presentation, experience our petting zoo, butter making, soap making class and so much more!

Tickets are only $10 per child and adults are free with the purchase of at least 1 child ticket.

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01/04/2025

So much truth in this! Muddy season = Messy eggs! When we sell them we rinse them off, but when they stay with us for consumption they do not get washed. Any extra “unmentionables” are scraped off, but not washed.

Once in a while, I'll post a photo of my homestead fresh eggs and get some nasty comments. But in real life, eggs sometimes get dirty. In the winter, when it's mud season, they are almost always dirty. This doesn't mean the eggs aren't suitable for eating, nor does it mean the hen house is dirty. It just means my birds go outside 😁

In addition, I never wash eggs before storing them. All eggs have a natural coating (called a "bloom") that prevents harmful microorganisms from penetrating the shell of the egg. Therefore, I simply refrigerate my eggs, dirty or not. (Yes, I keep eggs from touching other foods in the fridge - by simply storing them in a cardboard egg carton.)

Bonus: By not washing my eggs until I use them, my eggs last 6+ months in the refrigerator without going bad.

Tip: To wash eggs, I don't use any cleansers. They pe*****te the eggshells. Instead, I use a vegetable brush (set aside just for cleaning eggs) and running water.

01/04/2025

One of these does not belong… 😂🐐🐮

01/03/2025

Kinda quick, kinda long Farm Update…
When we started the homestead, we had the intentions of sustaining on our own as much as we could. Throughout our first couple of years, we have gotten a decent start, but we still have a long way to go.
A couple of weeks ago we made a poll asking how many people knew the large majority of our animals were rescued or we gave them a home that someone else couldn’t for one reason or another. Most of you knew, but there are plenty that do not.
With taking on more animals comes more costs. Feed, vet, supplies, hay, etc. to offset the costs we decided to start our cuddle sessions, which quickly turned into our traveling petting zoo. Lately there have been multiple people commenting about our prices going up, or unfollows because of being tired of seeing our “advertisements” but our expenses along with everyone else’s are rising.
We do A LOT of free, or highly discounted events for the community, which we LOVE doing, but we need to offset those costs with other forms of income. A simple follow, like or comment on any of our social media helps with getting us one step closer to making another form of income so that we can not only keep doing our free events, but keep rescuing the animals that need a new loving home.
Our farm (along with a lot of others) barely breaks even at the end of the month. We will keep doing as many free, and discounted events as we can, but please know when we are selling items from our animals and you see our advertisements for our cuddle sessions/traveling petting zoo we are barely making a profit if any profit at all.
We will try our best to mix up our content so there aren’t as many advertisements for our petting zoo, and more of our cute animals.

Thank you to EVERYONE for your support and we are excited to see what 2025 brings!

01/02/2025

2024 was a wild ride…
Thank you all for riding along!

2025 will bring plenty more adventures, make sure to follow along!

12/31/2024

Since we gave a new home to some feathered friends we now have an abundance of eggs! We have chicken and duck eggs for sale $3.00/dozen & 1/2!
We are hoping to recoup a little $$ from the extra feed we are using for our new feathered friends by selling the extra eggs we have!
We have green eggs, brown eggs & duck eggs!

Send us a PM to make sure we have some before just stopping in!

12/27/2024

Everyone meet Noel! I said if we had a doe over the next week we were going to name her Noel, so here she is! In all her teeny tiny cuteness. 🎄

Commence kidding season! 🐐

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from our Family to yours!
🎄 🐐 🎅 🐮

12/24/2024

Happy Christmas Eve!!!

Just buy that goat! 😉

12/23/2024

We are SUPER excited to announce this upcoming event!
We will be offering a "Homeschool Day- Down on the Farm".
This event will be for anyone, but our main focus is for homeschooling families looking for a different kind of field trip.
This event will feature MANY different things, including soap making (lye free of course), milking goats (by hand and machine), petting and cuddling the animals, basic anatomy of all the animals on the farm, a scavenger hunt with prizes and much more!
There will be more details to come as the event approaches.
You can grab a ticket for the event here --
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There are a limited number of tickets available.

This event is a drop in event, you can stay the entire time or an hour. There will be a schedule with the times events are happening so that you can choose which items you are most interested in!

We are INSANELY excited about this and are hoping to make it an annual event!

**Adults are FREE with the purchase of at least 1 child’s ticket!**

12/17/2024

Guess who’s going to be there for the petting zoo!!! See you all tomorrow evening!

This is going to be something special - Holiday Party 2024 is Wednesday, Dec 18th from 5-8pm. You can still reserve your spot(s) at www.gonbananas.com. Don't miss the fun!!!

12/05/2024

One of the most commonly asked questions we get is “What are those things hanging down from their neck?”

Answer: Wattles!

“Wattles are skin appendages that are found in the cervical regions of some goats. Although they usually are located in the midneck, they also may be found on the face or ears. They are composed of connective tissue, nerves, blood vessels, and smooth muscle, with a cartilaginous core.”

Basically summed up, wattles are useless blobs of skin and fat that have absolutely no purpose.
Wattles are genetic, and a large portion of our goats have wattles.

Enjoy this picture of Loretta in the sunset with her wattle hanging out in the open for all to see!

11/30/2024

Zoey found our first goat!!!

11/30/2024

Join us tomorrow for our 2nd annual Cocoa and Cuddles here at the farm to kick off your holiday season!
We will have goat and rabbit cuddles, hot cocoa bar, cookies, and a scavenger hunt with prizes!

We only have a few more tickets left $5.00 Each

Get them here!
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11/30/2024

Today and tomorrow ONLY!
Up to 50% off when you book 2 cuddle sessions here at the farm!
Now is a great time to book a cuddle session for your family and friends just in time for the holidays!

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