Farm Camp is HERE!!!
We are excited to offer Summer Camps at Brier Creek Family Farm. If your kids LOVE animals, gardens, running in open fields, climbing trees, and just using their imagination outside, this is the camp for them!! For more info, click here.
We run a small, family farm near the Brier Creek area of Raleigh, NC. We post regularly on our Facebook page: "The Road to Simplicity."
We were recently featured in an article written by the Food, Inc. folks. If you want to learn more about who we are, and how we get there, this gives a pretty good overview: Inspiration to Action.
Find our latest news on our Blog page. The following are some of our current interests and projects. I'll be posting more on them soon.
What we have on our farm changes almost daily. Here's an overview of some of what we have going on:
| We raise a variety of dairy goats. Our breeds include Nigerian Pygmies, and crosses of Alpines and Nubians. We get many of our animals via Craigslist, and often they didn't "work out" at their previous home, so the pasture is something of the land of misfit toys. Funny, they all get along beautifully, even if a little adjustment is needed. At this point, we're trying to only breed the smaller pygmy goats, because they're much easier to fence and care for. |  |
 | We raise a wide variety of egg layers. All of our chickens are housed in mobile tractors, where they are protected on all sides from predators. The tractors are moved regularly to give them access to fresh grass.
We will begin selling eggs at the farm in late July. They're the BEST eggs we've ever tasted, and we can't wait to share them! |
| We just started breeding New Zealands. They are a large variety that is most commonly used for meat, but could be raised as pets. Ours are very calm and fairly friendly. (At least we haven't been bitten yet.) Our rabbits are also housed in mobile tractors that give them access to fresh grass.
This little guy is just two weeks old. He's so cute, he almost doesn't look real! |  |
 | We have added 6 sheep, of wool varieties, to our flock. Our first shearing will be in September. We'll be sure to post a video! |
