Millennial homesteaders pursuing a compassionate & connected life on a plant based hobby farm
Today is the two year anniversary of when we first moved to the Sunshine Farm. Of course, two years ago it wasn't the Sunshine Farm, it was simply a cute cape cod style home on 12.5 acres, but it held so many dreams! It's funny and crazy to look back at the past two…
Continue reading ➞ Anniversary of the Sunshine Farm! | A Look Back at the Past Two Years
I often think back to when we first started our homesteading lifestyle, which was only two years ago! There are so many things we have learned along the way, many of them unexpected. Today I’m going to share with you a few things to consider before you jump into this lifestyle. You can read the…
Continue reading ➞ Consider These Five Things before Starting a Farm or Homestead
Read Our Blog Post Featured on The East Coast Equestrian! This post shares my story falling in love with horses as a child and re-entering the horse world when I was facing a number of health issues, which ultimately resulted in the Sunshine Farm! And be sure to check out the rest of Taylor's blog…
Hi Everyone! This week I’m going to share some tips on photographing animals. I’ve always enjoyed photography, but have found a special interest in photographing animals. Here are a few of my favorite photos that I've captured over the years: I remember as I was growing up I would have photo shoots with my bunny…
Continue reading ➞ Beginner Tips for Photographing Farm Animals
The Story of Purchasing our Dream Property Hi Everyone! I'm excited to share this blog post with you. This post details the story of finding the place we now call the Sunshine Farm. At the end I also include tips for searching for and buying a farm property. Would love to hear your thoughts! On…
Continue reading ➞ Finding and Buying the Farm | Our Story and Tips for Success
This post contains Amazon affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation if you choose to purchase from any Amazon links. I only link to products that I know and love. As we prepare for a winter storm rolling through this weekend AND a polar vortex, I wanted to share with you all, some…
Continue reading ➞ Farm Animals in the Winter | Things to Consider in Cold Weather
Welcome to the Sunshine Farm TJ! He is a 9 yr., 15.3 hands, Solid Paint bay gelding with four white socks, a heart on his forehead, and a completely lovable personality. He is one of two horses on our farm. Justin is the other one, and he is a 3 yr., 39 inches tall, miniature…
Continue reading ➞ TJ’s Debut! | Bringing Home My Paint Horse
Hi everyone! I know it's been awhile since I've posted on the blog, life has continued to be a bit crazy on the Sunshine farm. I do have a sad announcement to share, although I've been hesitant to do so. This past week Faelynn left the Sunshine Farm to go back to Lollypop Farm where she will find a new home as a companion horse.
Today we are celebrating Mother's Day here at the Sunshine Farm. We started the morning caring for all of our animals and then preparing the house to host Chris' family. Chris' mom, dad, and sister came over for a Mother's Day Brunch, and to visit with all the animals. After finishing brunch we went to…
So over the weekend Chris spent hours outside in the rain tightening the electric tape fencing and clearing away weeds. This made it possible for us to turn out Justin in the big pasture while Faelynn, our new Thoroughbred mare, is turned out in the small pasture. We wanted to do this in order to…
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