We have some two new faces to introduce on The Ridge! At long last we have finally welcomed our two Finnsheep lambs, Finn and Archie. Luckily, one of our good friends raises Finnsheep and when she told me her ewes were going to be bred for this year–I just knew it was our time toContinue reading “Welcome to The Ridge: Finnsheep”
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And that’s a wrap on the 2024 gardening season
*Deep breath* What a year! We have officially wrapped up the 2024 gardening season. After the last year being such a bust, and this year being more successful than we could have imagined, I have mixed emotions about this season being over. It was bittersweet to clear out the garden this past weekend and prepContinue reading “And that’s a wrap on the 2024 gardening season”
New: Ravens Ridge Merch!
It’s here! Our merch store has officially opened and we want to share it with you all. After a few requests to have some farm shirts made for our customers and supporters, we launched an online store with various designs. We’ll be adding more designs over the coming months, but please check out and supportContinue reading “New: Ravens Ridge Merch!”
Springtime Wrap Up
With the temps in the 90ºs, it sure feels like summertime is here. So what a better time to do a springtime wrap up of all we’ve been up to here on The Ridge! It’s been an extremely busy Spring season for us, not only have we been scaling up our garden(s) but we’ve beenContinue reading “Springtime Wrap Up”
Welcome to The Ridge: Honeybees
We have some exciting news on The Ridge! A few weeks ago we finally welcomed our honeybees from Sourwood Farm in Earlysville, VA. Growing up with a mom who was an avid beekeeper, I never imagined having my own hives until we bought our own farm. Then it quickly became one of the first goalsContinue reading “Welcome to The Ridge: Honeybees”
Spring has sprung on The Ridge
And just like that – winter is over and spring is here! While we still have a few nights forecasted in the low 30ºs, we are enjoying 70º days and all that comes with the change of seasons. We have been busy prepping our gardens, hatching chicks and clearing the wood paths through The Ridge.Continue reading “Spring has sprung on The Ridge”
Welcome to The Ridge: Lucy and Goosey, our new ducklings
We have exciting news on The Ridge.. we have started our duck flock with two very cute Khaki Campbell ducklings. It always feels like Spring when there are chicks hatching, flowers budding and ducklings quacking! Since we started keeping livestock on The Ridge, we have wanted pet ducks. I grew up raising Muscovy ducks andContinue reading “Welcome to The Ridge: Lucy and Goosey, our new ducklings”
2023 in review
And just like that, 2023 is a wrap. As we look back on last year we’re incredibly grateful for everything we have accomplished so far. What a wild ride! This time last year… We had just built our fence.We had no garden.We had no livestock. We were just starting from scratch! But as we allContinue reading “2023 in review”
That’s a wrap! Our first Farmers Market season
We have been long time Farmers Market patrons, but it always seemed like a far fetched dream to actually be a vendor at a market ourselves. A few years ago during our wedding weekend we stumbled upon the Greene Farmers Market here in downtown Stanardsville. We instantly fell in love with the quaint market fullContinue reading “That’s a wrap! Our first Farmers Market season”
Our eggs at Ravens Ridge
If you have reached out about eggs, you know the first question I ask is: “Would you like eating eggs or hatching eggs?” This is usually because we do not keep our laying hens with roos. So if you’re purchasing eating eggs and hoping to pop a couple in your incubator.. I have bad newsContinue reading “Our eggs at Ravens Ridge”
Ravens Ridge Micro Farm 