Events
Find a class! We offer farm & marketing workshops, summer camps, equine trail events, homeschool classes and more!
Farm-Based High School
We have expanded our STEM programs! Learn more about the farm-based high school we opened in 2017 to serve the Richmond area!
Goats & Hair Sheep
Our specialty is naturally raised market goats and hair sheep. We continue to grow our herds and offer premium meat cuts.
Farm Podcasts
We published our very first podcast! Stay tuned—there’s more to come!
"The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comforatable living from a small piece of land." —Abraham Lincoln
Farm & Homesteading Blog
2018 National Goat Conference – Tuskegee U
Eryn and I were fortunate to be a last minute recipient of a producer’s grant to attend the 2018 National Goat Conference in Montgomery Alabama.As far as we can tell, this conference, planned and hosted every three years by the 1890 Land Grant Colleges across the...
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Richmond Magazine – Private School Report: School News: “Alternative High Blends Agriculture and Academics”
t’s likely few high schoolers imagine arriving to school and feeding goats and chickens instead of rushing to their desks before the morning bell. But it could soon be a reality for some of the region's teens...
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LoSU Mascot Art Contest & Show – Deadline Extended!!
It's not too late! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 17TH! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08/22/2016 Goochland, VA OCAL STEW U, a new farm-based, alternative high-school moving to the Richmond area is holding a contest...
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Well, hello.
I saw her last night in the mirror as I passed by. She was right there, unexpectedly, and smiling warmly. I stopped and stared. A flood of emotions swept though me. I had only ever seen her in older photos. She was a beautiful young woman and I had always wondered...
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Coffee on the porch
There are few better ways to start the day than morning reflection over a warm cup of coffee on the front porch. Unlike the business of my mind, the place around me is calm, serene even. You cannot help but relax into it. There are no worries here on the porch. Last...
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Life’s Lessons…
I came downstairs earlier than I have been, fixed a cup of coffee and shot the closed, silent laptop a frustrated glance. Not this morning. After several long days of struggles and frustration, I needed my mornings back. With a cup of steaming coffee, I went about...
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