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Rooted Ridge Homestead Rooted Ridge Homestead is a woman-owned, ever-evolving farm focused on sustainability and community.

We offer hands-on agricultural education and strive to live in harmony with the land while inspiring others to grow, learn, and reconnect.

3 freshly baked zucchini bread loaves available now! These are 4"x8" loaves, made with zucchini fresh out of our garden....
15/07/2025

3 freshly baked zucchini bread loaves available now! These are 4"x8" loaves, made with zucchini fresh out of our garden. 😋 $8 each!

12/07/2025

Hey friends! We have 3-4 acres in front of our house that we had select cleared off last fall. We've decided we want to level the stumps out and level the ground out better in preparation for putting in pasture. I'm thinking a forestry mulcher would be the best for the job to just chop and level everything. Some maple trees scattered throughout, but a skid steer can easily get around everywhere. Who do you recommend that can do this in the next couple weeks? Looking to get quotes now and get this project completed soon.

Zucchini, anyone? From left to right:2lb 4oz - $22lb 7oz - $21lb 12oz -$21lb 4oz - $11lb 4oz - $113oz - $1The bigger one...
05/07/2025

Zucchini, anyone? From left to right:

2lb 4oz - $2
2lb 7oz - $2
1lb 12oz -$2
1lb 4oz - $1
1lb 4oz - $1
13oz - $1

The bigger ones are amazing for zucchini bread! I'll also be making some fresh zucchini bread, so if anyone would like to place an order for zucchini bread, I can do that, too!
$8/loaf.

â€ŒïžđŸ˜ł I FOUND A FLY SPRAY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS. 🙌🐄Twice a day during milking, I’ve been getting whacked by my cow’s tail wh...
05/07/2025

â€ŒïžđŸ˜ł I FOUND A FLY SPRAY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS. 🙌🐄

Twice a day during milking, I’ve been getting whacked by my cow’s tail while she tries to swat flies—and honestly, I don’t blame her. I've tried all kinds of store-bought "natural" sprays, but they never seem to cut it. And I’m not about to use chemical-laden ones on our animals.

But today? We mixed up our own blend of natural oils, and y’all... it worked like a charm. Milking was as peaceful as a bug-free winter milking—no kicking, no tail thrashing, just calm vibes and a clean udder.

This all-natural spray works great for cows, goats, horses, sheep—any critter tired of flies driving them nuts.

🧮 $15 if you bring your own spray bottle
🧮 $20 if we provide one

We make each batch to order. Each batch is about 33–34 fl oz.

Drop a comment or shoot me a message—who wants in on this??

On Tuesday around noon, the power went out and hadn't come back by the time we were getting ready to make biscuits and g...
28/06/2025

On Tuesday around noon, the power went out and hadn't come back by the time we were getting ready to make biscuits and gravy for dinner. Unfortunately, the oven isn’t hooked up to the generator, so we had to improvise. We decided on IHOP—because if you can’t have biscuits at home, you may as well have pancakes in town. 😊

On our way home after dinner, we made a quick stop at the recycling center and I made my usual stroll through the repurpose shed. That’s when things took an unexpected turn.

As I walked back to the truck, I saw one of our chickens—wide-eyed and clearly distressed—standing next to the truck. Somehow, she had managed to ride underneath it all the way to Mt. Pleasant and back, and was just now hopping down. 😳

We tried to catch her, but she wasn’t having it. She bolted into the woods, so we came up with a plan: I’d stay nearby and keep eyes on her until dark while Bobby headed home to do chores, and he’d come back after nightfall when she might be easier to catch.

Two hours, thousands of mosquito bites, and a lot of squinting into the brush later, she took off running for a new hiding spot and slipped out of view. I waited until Bobby returned with headlamps... and then the skies opened up. An absolute downpour. The kind that soaks you to your underwear in seconds.

We stumbled around in the woods, headlamps barely cutting through the rain. Between the darkness, the storm, and the thick brush, we ended up more lost than the chicken. Eventually, tired and drenched, we had to call it a night.

The next evening we went back, hoping for a miracle. But there was no sign of her.

But this morning, we got the call. Heidi Pitt, our township treasurer, had seen her again at the recycling center. Her husband Mark had even set a live trap with feed. She’d already been sniffing around it, so we reset the trap lighter and added a second live trap, just in case.

This afternoon, Bobby swung by on his way home from work—and there she was. Safe inside the trap.

She’s back home now with the rest of the flock, none the worse for wear.

We’ve had a lot of unexpected moments on the homestead... but I never imagined one of our chickens would take herself on a 30-mile road trip...

And for the record—I’d gladly take all those mosquito bites again just to have her back home.

😍 Lilah is pregnant with her first calf! Due March 1st, 2026. Good job, monkey. I can't wait to watch you raise one of y...
23/06/2025

😍 Lilah is pregnant with her first calf! Due March 1st, 2026. Good job, monkey. I can't wait to watch you raise one of your own. ♄

They grow up so fast! 😭

đŸ„› We have two full shares remaining! Send us a message for more information or to look over a contract! 😊 Our girl, Mais...
07/06/2025

đŸ„› We have two full shares remaining! Send us a message for more information or to look over a contract! 😊 Our girl, Maisy, is phenomenal. She provides A2A2 milk for our family, 10+ other local families, her calf, AND an additional bottle baby. I couldn't ask for a sweeter cow, either. đŸ„°

Belle is Daddy's little shadow. đŸ„° Sorry for the bad picture - I didn't want to go out on the back deck and ruin the snug...
05/06/2025

Belle is Daddy's little shadow. đŸ„° Sorry for the bad picture - I didn't want to go out on the back deck and ruin the snuggle puddle by them coming up for attention. đŸ€Ł

Little Girl is gonna be a mama!!! đŸźđŸ’«I brought this sweet girl home from the Marlette Livestock Auction on August 7th, 20...
29/05/2025

Little Girl is gonna be a mama!!! đŸźđŸ’«
I brought this sweet girl home from the Marlette Livestock Auction on August 7th, 2023—just 3 days old, fresh from Mibelloon Dairy. She was meant to be a companion for our milk cow, Maisy, and hopefully grow into a milk cow herself someday.

But shortly after she arrived, her blood test came back positive for BLV (Bovine Leukemia Virus)—and my heart sank. We’re committed to keeping a BLV-negative herd, due to the correlation between BLV and human health issues (like breast cancer). I didn’t know if we could keep her.

Then fate stepped in. A stray, flea-covered kitten showed up, and at her vet check, they mentioned that FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus) can give a false positive if antibodies are passed through milk. That got me thinking... could the same be true for BLV?

After a call to my large animal vet (and lots of research), we discovered—yes, it’s possible. Six months later, Little Girl was retested... and she was BLV negative! 🎉

We were overjoyed—we had already fallen head over heels for her, and now we could keep her without worry.

And today? Today, I get to announce that Little Girl is officially pregnant—AI’d to none other than Harry, a stunning Scottish Highland bull. Baby’s due February 7th, 2026. ❀

I’m so proud of you, Little Girl. You’ve already come so far. I can’t wait to watch you become a mama. 🐼✹

28/05/2025

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Message us if you'd like info on our herdshares! Both full and half shares available. A2A2 raw milk.

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