Raising Roots Farm

07/31/2025

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07/31/2025

Hey friends! As sad as I’ve been that I’ve had to completely halt all endeavors here on the farm due to the structural integrity of the house and hill it sits under, I’ve neglected to update you all.

Unfortunately with everything going on here, all rentals and private tours are CLOSED 🙁
Community events must be halted to ensure safety as well.
Our last event at the barn will be the Graduation Party planned for this weekend for a local deserving Potter!

The animals are still here and well and very much enjoy all their “Four wheeled friends” that drive by and wave and yell to them! Although it’s looking like we will have to relocate eventually, so it’s just a see ya later!
Not a goodbye!

Untill we find our new forever farm, our focus will be on helping others build THEIR dreams. Whether thats a new business venture, new healthy lifestyle, or complete overhaul of your current situation- take advice from someone who’s been there- MULTIPLE times!

Keep an eye out for my new page dedicated to SIMPLY helping folks reach their goals, we’ll tie it to this one so you know your still getting the holistic, authentic lived experience you’ve gotten used to from me 😜

Thanks for hanging with us so far! And we hope to continue to earn your support and encouragement as our dreams shift and change and grow 🫶🏼

07/14/2025

Some of the cute baby silkies and my trio of teenagers this morning 🥰

I inadvertently kept a Roo.
I couldn’t catch him if I tried…I’m pretty sure he’s part road runner… so eventually I guess we’ll have a mix of Zombie X everything chicks 🤣🙃

07/09/2025

Sorry I’ve been so quiet, my spirit has been pretty broken since the pottery festival fail and discovering the severity of the structural problems in the house.

With that said, we are looking for recommendations on an excavation company willing to do an estimate as to what would be needed to save the house.

And possibly a home inspector? Just since the owner doesn’t believe the severity of the problems from me.

Let me know who you have used or would trust to take on such a job?

06/30/2025

Well our weekend did not go as planned and now we are facing some very serious decisions.
While we wait to see if the owner is willing to work with us on repair costs to the house, or is going to continue to refuse us credit for repairs made- we anxiously wait to see what kind of damage this next rain system is going to cause.

We’ve already lost nearly all my teenage sons clothes, our oversized bean bag, two brand new mattresses, and countless other household items (his mini fridge, microwave, dressers, keyboard speakers etc) Not to mention everything I spent on supplies for the petting zoo too.

We’re expected to pay nearly 4k a month AND foot the bill for all repairs with no credit given to asking price. 😵‍💫😩 on a single income and self employment this is becoming impossible with the compounding damage to the major systems that we’ve been working on since moving in in October (HVAC, SEPTIC, PLUMBING, ELECTRIC IN THE BARN)

If the owner doesn’t suddenly become willing to work with us I’m pretty sure we will be looking for a new farm, unfortunately I now don’t have a financial foothold and will be scraping by untill we find something, or this house collapsed entirely.

I am sharing our fundraiser I made through GiveSendGo, and will post pictures of all the damages so far (just yesterday the basement wall cracked in a couple places, and even more water poured in, even tho it hasnt rained again in days, so I know the damage is just compounding now)

Anything anyone is able to spare would be more than appreciated right now in our time of need, and if you can’t donate, shares prayers and good vibes are VERY needed as we have lots of rain forecasted today, and I don’t even know if we’ll be able to continue staying here. 🫣😩

We also have branded Raising Roots shirts available thanks to Hat Foundry! $20 adult sizes $15 kids sizes
And are offering private family tours this weekend!
Please consider visiting to help us through this tough time!

🌟🐾 From Floppy Ears to Floodwaters: Our Foster Family's Journey 😥🏡Friday afternoon, my nerves were through the roof, the air was thick, the kind where la...

06/24/2025

GUYS!!!! We are just a few days away!

Come see us this Friday Saturday and Sunday at The Tri State Pottery festival in Downtown East Liverpool!!! 🥳🥳🥳

We will be set up on Washington St. right near all the kids rides!

Stop by our booth to learn all about farm animals, play fun games, win prizes and become a mini farmer and get up close and personal with some of our favorite animals here at Raising Roots!

Don’t forget to grab your coloring page to enter for a chance to win your own personal private farm tour!
Hug a highland, love on the donkey and chase chickens with us for a real life farm experience scheduled at your convenience!

Tons of fun to be had this weekend! We can’t wait to see you there!

06/22/2025

My best friend ❤️🥰

06/20/2025

❤️The boys that started it all ❤️

What now feels like a lifetime ago, but was really just 8ish years ago- the trouble makers that MADE me 😜 (and almost broke me- daily, i was perpetually in a state of terror that they might be loose again) JackA$$ and TBone 🐮🥩

In a previous life I got the bright idea I could raise two feeders on less than a .25 of an acre (ish, I suck with measurements, but it certainly wasn’t big enough I’ll tell you that) with no experience, no fencing, and no pasture maintenance.

What I learned is I personally could handle the workload that went into raising feeders, I could NOT do it without proper fencing and a partner equally as committed to doing it right. So, basically these giant puppies escaped EVERY SINGLE DAY, tormented my entire country neighborhood, demolished all kinds of yard junk, and nearly killed me, and a few others, a FEW times.

For years and years I said I’d never do it again, but then again I never imagined having a partner like Thomas, or a farm with such a beautiful fencing system already in place, so good karma, grace or faith, whatever you believe in- definitely had my back there. 🫶🏼🙏🏻 And now I finally get to live out my dreams the RIGHT WAY.

Thank you to my first boys for teaching me exactly how NOT to start your homesteading dream, thanks Tbone for nourishing my children for the year you fed us! And now I get to begin my farming journey again, and do it all right and leave a legacy so my youngest kids never have to experience the CHAOS that is raising livestock unprepared 🙄😮‍💨🤭🤦🏼‍♀️

06/15/2025

I said I wouldn’t, I’ve turned down at least 3 offers from friends and neighbors to take theirs, I’ve always been terrified of them.

But then I saw his sweet face.

😮‍💨🥺🥰🥹😍🫣

Meet my newest obsession, Wilbur. 🥰

I’m going to see if Chicken Nugget will accept him as her furless offspring and teach him to be her successor in caring for mama ❤️ 🤞🏼

(video in comments and on my story of just why I’m so in love 🥰)