Our tiny farm and homestead is located just off the Humboldt Bay, minutes from hiking and biking trails beneath the redwoods, as well as downtown Eureka and Arcata, the Pacific Ocean, and local beaches. A short drive will take you to old-growth forests, lagoons, Fern Canyon, and many remote and beautiful places to explore. There is something to do here year-round!
We steward Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats, egg-laying chickens, broiler chickens, and honey bees. Much of our time is spent tending to the animals and the organic vegetable, herb, and pollinator gardens.
About Us:
Kelsie is an artist, animal lover and avid organic gardener with a background in food service and certification in sound therapy. She has many years of experience caring for animals of all kinds, owns a small pet care business, and has extensive knowledge of animal husbandry. She is currently developing a small business creating goat milk soaps and other body care products.
Jason is a professional cook with formal culinary training and an experienced organic vegetable farmer, gained through years of working and interning on organic farms. He also has experience in mushroom cultivation, repurposing materials, and fixing just about anything.
In our spare time, we enjoy cooking (of course!), music, arts and crafts, walks, and puzzles during the rainy months.
Please note: No dogs, as some of our animals are not comfortable with new canine visitors.
We do not currently have laundry facilities for our short term guests. However, there is a laundry mat close by.
What You’ll Learn & Experience
Goat care and small-scale dairy practices
Gardening, harvesting, and seasonal growing
Food preservation techniques
Cheese & yogurt making, bread baking, and cooking
Soap making and natural body care production
General homesteading, chores, and land stewardship
How to humanely raise, butcher and process chicken
Daily chores may include:
General animal care
Collecting and packaging eggs
Processing milk into cheese and cultured dairy products
Weeding, mulching, composting, and harvesting
Preserving vegetables and herbs
Learning to make goat milk soap and body care products
Seasonal Activities
Spring:
Kidding season (March–June)! Assist with goat births, care for kids and mothers, clean stalls, prepare garden beds, plant seeds, transplant, and care for chicks. Bees begin to wake up as well.
Summer:
Busy garden season and twice-daily milking. Tasks include watering, mulching, harvesting, preserving, dairy processing, and tending bees. Broiler chickens are harvested in early summer. General maintenance like fencing, composting, and watering gardens.
Fall:
Harvesting, honey collection, pruning, preparing beds for winter, planting garlic, transplanting fall crops, preserving herbs and vegetables, soap making, and breeding goats.
Winter:
Food preservation, soap making, attending craft markets, garden maintenance, animal care, seed saving, and tanning goat hides.
🌿 Work Expectations
We ask for help with morning chores from 8:00–11:00 AM, followed by 1–2 additional hours of farm work (approximately 1:00 PM–2:00 PM).
After that, you’ll have a midday break to rest or explore.
In the late afternoon or evening, there are optional activities such as food preservation, soap making, and cheese making.
We finish the day with evening chores, feeding animals and settling them in for the night.
We encourage a healthy balance of work, rest, and exploration.
🗓 Weekly Rhythm
Saturday: Larger project day
Sunday: Rest + light household chores
Monday: Typically a day off to explore after morning chores
Accommodations
We offer a private upstairs room with a queen-size bed overlooking the goat paddocks. There is additional indoor space for up to two more WWOOFers (twin cots).
If you prefer, there is also a peaceful campsite under the redwoods where you can set up a tent.
We do not have laundry facilities for short term guests. There is a laundry may located nearby.
We typically share one meal a day, usually dinner. For the other meals, you may cook and forage for yourself. The guest pantry is stocked with the basics ( grains, spices, pasta, peanut butter, homemade preserves, tea, etc..), fresh goat dairy, eggs, seasonal vegetables & herbs from the gardens.
Suggested Items to Bring
Work wear: boots, gloves, layered clothing
Rain gear and sun hat
Your favorite snacks
Coffee or specialty items you enjoy
A good book for downtime
Thanks for reading our profile!
Getting Here & Next Steps
In your inquiry, please let us know you read our profile and answer the following questions:
1. If you plan to arrive by car or plane
2. Your preferred accommodation
3. Any dietary restrictions
4. What is your experience with animal husbandry and organic farming
5. What you’re most interested in learning and experiencing
If you’re available and interested, we’d love to connect!
We’re happy to discuss details further via message or phone call.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Dairy farming
Beekeeping
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Cheesemaking
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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