The Path Farms

01/16/2025

Call for a reservation- this will be so fun!

01/13/2025

We are so excited to announce that our website, along with applications for the 2025-2026 school year, are now live! If you are looking for a unique education for your child, then this program is perfect for you. Head to https://thepathfarmsacademy.my.canva.site/ to apply today!

01/09/2025

We are so excited to introduce The Path Farms Academy for children ages K5-2nd Grade! We aim to help children learn and grow to their best potential by providing a well-rounded education with a Christian worldview core. Through hands-on and interactive instruction styles children will go through all the required subjects and more. The Path Farms Academy offers a calm and positive learning environment surrounded by many of God's beautiful creations. If interested, or for more information, please email [email protected]!

01/07/2025

The just past holiday season is always such a special time with family, but today I was thinking about some of the every day of the year things that remind me of special family and making sourdough is one of them. My niece gave me the starter two years ago and it is still making delicious bread and baked goods. Some of that starter has been passed on to other family members and friends who are now making their own.
Every time I make a loaf, I cover it over with the bread towels from my husband's Grandma Bessie. Grandma Bessie taught me to roll out Syrian bread on these towels years ago and using them reminds me of all the homemade recipes she shared with our family; meat pies, stuffed grape leaves, and homemade yogurt were some of our favorites!

01/05/2025

Very fun to get involved in if you have the time... our youngest daughter loved helping take care of quadruplet baby goats for their very first hours of life!

IT'S TIME! The babies are coming! We would love to have you and your family and friends come help with the babies at the farm! We need help walking the pastures to see if anyone is in labor, cleaning baby areas, bottle feeding, and washing the babies' dishes and laundry and even help for the moms (h...

12/13/2024

Deb, owner of Whispering Pines, has been such a blessing and wealth of information to us and our small herd. Highly recommend her expertise if you are interested in beginning a herd of either sheep or goats.

Come join us for a fun and informative event all about the ins and outs of raising baby goats and lambs!

12/11/2024

Pine and American holly....at Christmas on the Farm on Saturday we will be doing an "herb blurb" every hour and two of the blurbs will feature these two plants. They both have a lot of great uses we will talk about, and if you have some growing in your yard, you can go home and make some products from them. (If you don't, I would also be happy to walk you to where they are growing here and you can cut some yourself!)

12/09/2024

I bought plant based laundry detergent for several years before it occurred to me to think, "Could I just do this myself?" With some research, I realized ivy contains saponins which are natural cleansing and foaming properties and we happen to have a lot of English ivy growing up a section of our house. So, if you, too, have ivy growing that you don't spray, and want to try a batch, here is the process... collect handfuls of ivy leaves, put in a big pot, cover, and bring to a simmer like you would a tea. Let simmer on low for 15-20 minutes. When it is cool, squeeze all the leaves over the pot to get out as many saponins as possible. (Can discard the leaves or feed them to your goats.) Line up some clean quart mason jars. If you wish, into each jar, put one or two drops of essential oil to scent the detergent. I like to use tea tree, lemongrass, eucalyptus, or a combination. (I also keep cleaning and reusing the same jars and lids because the oils will scent the lids as you shake the detergent each time so you wouldn't want to try and reuse them for any food.) Then just use a funnel with a strainer over it to ladle the ivy detergent into the jars. That is it. Per load, just shake the jar to get it foaming, then pour some into the liquid dispenser area of your washer. (If you have very stained laundry, you would probably need to presoak or use a natural stain remover.) We have been using this now for a year and no complaints from anyone in the household!

12/02/2024

Join us on December 14th from 1-5pm for a fun afternoon celebrating Christmas! Admission is free and there will be Christmas shopping, a hot cocoa bar, and Christmas crafts. We hope to see you there!

11/15/2024

A variety of herbs ready for the vendor market tomorrow; they look so pretty! We will be showing you how to make a free bundle of herbs to take home and dry for your own personalized tea combination.

11/13/2024

I often find it's the small things that can bring about big hope. The picture below is a type of sorrel. When we moved from Pennsylvania a few years ago, "packing" from my herb garden was, for me, about as high a priority as packing the house. Sorrel grows wild many places but I had never seen this type my friend had gifted me years before anywhere else and I really wanted to transplant it to our new home here. I call it "Sword Sorrel" because of the leaf shape, although, I am sure, it has a proper Latin name catalogued somewhere. I was very sad when the 3 month drought on our farm this summer shriveled all of it away despite my best efforts. After the hurricane when so much green came back to life I started hoping and each day checking for any small sign that some had survived. Yesterday, amongst the brick on our path to the barn, I found this healthy little batch thriving. I am so excited! (And a large part of that excitement is that this particular sorrel is the only leafy green my youngest son has ever willingly eaten!)

11/01/2024

Shop and support local businesses this holiday season! We'll have a variety of vendors to shop as well as DIY skincare and crafts. We're still accepting vendors so please email [email protected] if you are interested in selling. We hope to see you there!

10/29/2024

Here is how the wool turned out! The gold was dyed with marigold, the light green was dyed with cornflower, and the loose tan wool was dyed with acorns.

10/24/2024

Two bushels of apples ready for applesauce making demonstrating on Saturday!🍎Thank you Twisted Apple Orchard for growing your apples naturally and sustainably, they are delicious!

10/23/2024

Getting ready for wool demonstration at the Fall Festival!🐑 First we wash, then we pick, then we card, then we dye (unless it is the wool from one of our black or brown sheep!).

10/23/2024

THIS SATURDAY: Join us for a Fall Festival on The Path Farms. Tickets can be purchased on our website or at the welcome tent on the day of the event. We have great vendors selling a variety of products at the festival which include sourdough products, baked goods, custom t-shirts, jewelry, sports nutrition, on the spot photos, skincare products, and more. Hot Dogs, Nachos, and Popcorn will also be available for purchase. We hope to see you at the festival!

10/14/2024

VENDOR OPPORTUNITY: We are still accepting vendors for our Fall Festival on October 26th. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in selling. Feel free to pass this info along to any other local small businesses you know!