The events of the past two days has caused me to ponder why people choose to stay on a farm for their family vacation and why our family opens our home, lives, and farm up to complete strangers. As I think back over all the guests we have had since this spring, there seems to be two motives behind their … Read More
Our farm offers B&B Farmstays year round. Our guests enjoy sleeping in antique four poster beds, breakfasts featuring locally grown foods, quiet country roads, and star lit nights. Through the years, we have met a variety of people. Our farm has hosted people from all walks of life, from famous composers to movie makers, to fashion designers, judges and jazz … Read More
Wwoofers help with llamas Skirting Fleeces Hello Grand View Farm friends! This is Jenny, one of the two WWOOFers currently at the Goodling’s farm. As a background to what a “WWOOFer” is, WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunity on Organic Farms. This organization links volunteers with organic farmers and helps people share more sustainable ways of living. WWOOF operates in … Read More
Families choose different ways to document their family vacations. Some collect brochures from all the sights they see along their way, putting them into family scrap books. Others take advantage of technology, putting together movies of their travels, or keeping travel blogs. This past week, we had a family stay in our Farmhouse Suite, who chose a very unique way … Read More
Every neighborhood has its own distinct sounds. As a farmer, I have become very in tune with the noises outside, and I rely upon them to inform me of danger. I can tell by a hen’s clucking if the resident fox is near by, and I can tell when the fox is in the woods behind the house, just by … Read More
