Great Oaks Farm

03/10/2024

Feeling Hopeful and Grateful. Life is Real. The Renewal is the Proof

12/26/2023

Red and Blue

12/26/2023

11/25/2023

Culling some of the weight and hoping to extend the life of the Trees and the House

08/13/2023

We’ve Got Goats in Residence! Welcome Bluey and Charlie. They will be wintering with us while their family is in CO.

07/09/2023

Our plans for regenerative farming are getting started here. This week, we obtained our breeding pair of Kunie Kunis pigs. Jelly Roll, 4 mo and Peppa, Petunia, Pig, 6 mo.

They will serve as the base breeding pair for Great Oaks Farm and The Homestead at Great Oaks to produce quality Kunie Kunie
Pigs and promote small, self sufficient farming

05/14/2023

Blessed Mother’s Day to All

05/01/2023

Wonderful weekend on the Great Oaks Farm. Worked in the garden. Alex, Haley, Braelinn and Hunter came and worked in the garden. We got 2.8” of rain last night.

Re~did the blueberries. Planted okra, Marigolds, peppers, purple iris’ transplanted from by the pool to the garden. The bush beans are starting to pop and the strawberries are turning.

02/13/2023

Philadelphia playing well. Truly, one of America’s Original Cities!

02/12/2023

And, many Beginnings. The ‘Twins’ - Red and Blue.

Moving from an Equine Farm to a Regenerative Food Farm. We are planning to convert the Pool to a Greenhouse, plant Fruit Orchards, raise Chickens for Eggs and Meat and other Livestock.

To a Protector of the Chattahoochee River Watershed. To a creator of a year round weather source. We have Big Thomas and Little Thomas Creeks already crossing the Property. What should we name the new water source? Tiny Tom? Other ideas?

Our intention is to create a year round water source along the North Side of the Property Line. The 2 Ponds created in the 90’s are on every map. We are confident that there is a Year round Spring on the East of the Runway

Join us on Facebook for upcoming Progress Reports!

02/11/2023

The turn of the wheel, the end of an Era, so many endings for new beginnings. 2022 saw a lot of loss. In March, Gus aka Who’s Zoomin’ Who, left us. He joined Tom, at the age of 36, to head out on the long drive on a good day.

Also, Windsor, the next to last Heather ’baby’, passed in December. She went the way we all wish they would; she was happy and fine at dinner and she was not at breakfast.

Another passing who left a big hole was Moose, our 11 year old Weimeriner Blue Tooth Hound. More whoa, than go. Never Forgotten!

In June 2023, the last remaining son of Heather was humanely passed at 37. His Cushing’s and lack of appetite just left him tired.

11/02/2022

Growing Up

10/08/2022

Fall on the farm. Puppies on the farm.

09/23/2022

New Farm Guard Dogs

07/26/2022

Now that we have relocated and have access to power, we can finish, insulate and cool! 2 ac’s and a fan. Makes it tolerable for working inside.

07/23/2022

So, beginning to work on our produce for products as we expand. Green chili peppers do well. One of my favorite times of the year in NM was when they started roasting the chilis!

07/23/2022

The New Office for Shared Interest Ventures. We will be developing crops to grow and offer to the public. Currently, we are planting Blue Berries, learning about Strawberries and excelling with Chile Peppers, Grass and Senior Canines, Equines, Felines and Humans!

07/11/2022

Starting right.

07/05/2022

Removing one of the pines on the barn side of the ring. Moving cabin to what will become planting area. Will provide easy electric and water

07/03/2022

The Next Generation! Braelinn Gray!

06/26/2022

Converting some areas from Equestrian to Food Production

02/25/2022

Gus is going on a anti-inflammatory and hang around for awhile. We are pleased and he is back to being his obnoxious self!

02/19/2022

Learn about one of the Best Horses on the Planet! The Morgan Hose on PBS Natire Wednesday February 23rd 8p ET

Extra! Extra! BIG NEWS to share!!!🎉🎉🐎

The UVM Morgan Horse Farm is honored to represent the Morgan Breed in the upcoming Nature | PBS Documentary, "American Horses."

With special cameos of
Heart's Delight Morgan Horses and Paradise Morgans!

Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that helped shape our nation. "American Horses" premieres Wednesday, February 23rd at 8/7c on PBS.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/about-american-horses/26867/

A huge thank you to Grizzly Creek Films and their team for doing a phenomenal job on this documentary and capturing the story of the Morgan breed.






UVM CALS
University of Vermont
American Morgan Horse Association: Sharing Carrots!
Vermont Morgan Horse Association
The Morgan Horse magazine

02/19/2022

Gus is still with us. He, and we, thank you for all the good thoughts and well wishes

He has been ok the last few weeks since we found him down and not able to get his self up. He is eating and drinking. The vet was unable to come out for his age assessment today and will be out next Friday.

There is still enough Gus with attitude and the weather will be mild this week.

02/12/2022

We are very excited! Loving February Spring in GA. And, we have met a couple of very nice fellows who have Film industry links who have toured the farm for potential film projects.

02/10/2022

It wasn’t always ‘pretty’ but they were one of the Best Single Horse Carriage Driving Teams for USET. Who’s Zoomin’ Who aka Gus AND Tom Hilgenberg.

Gus is nearing the ‘time’ and he has started letting us know. Please help us to be next Friday, 2.18.22.

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas!

11/24/2021

10/24/2021

Auction Items

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