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Naturally Raised Myotonic Goats, Mayhaw Jelly, Pet Boarding, Fiber Arts, Farm Tours & More!
I’m 80 going on 90 soon, and I’d love to spend time with old friends and make some new ones. Thursday, July 9, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Golden Acres Ranch 704 Barnes Road Monticello, FL 32344 📞 RSVP or questions: 850-508-2607 There’s something special about gathering with people who remember many of the same […]
Bring your family, enjoy the fresh air, and experience a slice of farm life with us during Mother’s Day weekend.
Some folks call it dirt. Some call it magic. Around Golden Acres, we call it one of the handiest things on the farm.
We’ve now been in the farming/ranching business for 15 years. I don’t count the first year we bought the place. That was mostly cleaning the property and getting our sea legs or should I say our “critter” legs. Those of you that have been acquainted with us all this time know we started with Tennessee […]
Last fall we planted 12 Fuju Persimmon Trees, a non-astringent type, in the back easement. Then we decided to set aside five acres of a back pasture and turn it into a full orchard. This spring we planted 14 Mayhaw Trees (No they don’t have to be in water). This week 49 more Persimmon Trees […]
What has been going on since the Mayhaw Festival. Mostly we’ve been trying to avoid the heat. That means chores get done in the morning, though not all that early. It’s a myth that all farmers get up before dawn. I might wake up as the first light hits the windows but my first motion […]
Unless there is an unusual weather phenomenon, it appears we will have a great crop of berries. The Mayhaw trees began blooming earlier this month and now are covered in leaves. Fred went out to see how they were looking, however, it is too early to find berries. We will be checking each week. The […]
We are beginning to invite and organize the local crafts people, farm producers and educators for the this year’s Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival. Our own Charissa is busy making her felt critters. It is Mother’s Day weekend and Spring is in the air! There will be some really cute critters to choose from. We’ve been […]
Those that have been here before have seen the EZ A-Frame Hutches we keep in the pastures. We have them available particularly for the goats. They hate to get wet. They are also nice for the dogs both in the pastures and particularly in the kennel yards for boarding dogs. They are light color so […]
We have twenty new kids prancing around the farm. Ten of these are the Miniature Tennessee Fainting Goat. Two little girls are going to their new home in Woodville. The others are from a breed we are developing for hardiness and parasite resistance. All doing splendidly. The fainting goat kids will be available for sale by mid-March. […]