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Meet our dogs: Roman, Perkins, Chip and Max. They love farm life, and they greet the farm's visitors with an enthusiastic welcoming.
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| Roman, the alpha dog |
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| Perkins, our biggest love |
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| Chip and Max love to play and play and play . . . |
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Known on the farm as "Kitty" or "Cat", he is a love to have around. Mostly an indoor cat, Kitty enjoys lounging in the sun during warm weather. We are grateful to Dr. Bradford Burgess for the addition of Kitty to our homestead.
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| Kitty-Cat |
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Abner is our French Alpine goat. He is as curious as a goat can be, constantly seeking out anything new in his world. When there are people around, he expects--and often demands--to be petted.
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| Abner looking out a barn window. |
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All of our chickens are fed organic feed and scratch, which supplements their natural diet of plants, bugs and of course, worms. Being outside every day keeps them healthy and happy. We use their eggs in our delicious baked goods.
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| The chickens, curious about a fall harvest. |
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Precious and Sweetpea are our adorable mini donkeys. They enjoy chasing each other around their pens and are entertaining to watch. Both Precious and Sweetpea are very gentle and welcome attention, especially if a carrot is offered. Their diet consists of the fresh mixed grasses available in their pastures during the warm months, scraps from the garden, and our hay, which keeps their bellies full in the winter months.
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| Precious |
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| Sweetpea |
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We have an alpaca, which shares living space with Abner, Precious, and Sweetpea. Pecaso is a Huacaya Alpaca and has a beautiful dense, multi-color fleece. He is shorn in the spring, and his fleece can be spun into yarn. Pecaso was adopted from Hog Heaven Rescue Farm, located just south of Meadville. Please take time to visit their website. www.hogheavenrescue.org
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| Pecaso |
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These sweet animals contribute manure, a valuable component of our compost. After a year or more of maturing, the compost is applied to the garden and high tunnel beds. click here to learn more about our vegetable production.
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| Precious, Sweetpea, Abner, and Pecaso wrapping up their photo shoot. |
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