How the Little Red Farm Began

Welcome to The Little Red Farm:
the Story behind our Farm, our Family & our Farmers Market

A Look at Who We Are & How Our Little Farm Dream Grew into Something Bigger

There’s something magical about a family farm — the smell of hay in the summer, the sound of chickens in the yard, the comfort of gathering fresh food straight from the land. Many people grew up visiting a grandparent’s farm or spending childhood summers in the country, yet so few have a way to get back to that place of peace, simplicity, and homegrown goodness.

That’s where we come in.

Welcome to our little corner of the countryside — a place where a dream of chickens and a dream of farming collided, grew roots, and turned into a thriving micro dairy, farmers market, and homestead built with love, hard work, and an enormous amount of faith.

If you’ve ever longed to reconnect with your food, your community, or a slower, more meaningful way of living, we’re so glad you’re here. Pull up a seat, grab a warm drink, and let me share our story.

How Our Homestead Journey Began

Like many farm stories, ours started as a dream — a small, persistent whisper that never quite went away.

My husband, Kyle, dreamed of being a farmer. Not the giant-tractor, thousands-of-acres kind of farmer — but the kind who raises animals with care, grows food with intention, and builds something his family could be proud of.

I’m Mindy, and all I really wanted was a country house with some chickens. Simple enough, right?

For three whole years, we searched for “the one.” A place where we could raise animals, grow a family, and put down roots that would last. And finally, we found it — close enough to town and schools for convenience, yet just far enough down a gravel road to bring that peace you can only find in the quiet countryside. A place where sunsets stretch wide across the sky and the stars shine a little brighter.

The property wasn’t perfect — far from it. It needed love, repairs, and more elbow grease than we could have imagined. But it came with a chicken coop, a barn, a few scraggly outbuildings, and even a small pasture. It was messy, worn, and wonderfully full of potential.

We could see ourselves never leaving.

And so, without knowing exactly what awaited us, we said yes. That yes changed everything.

From Seven Chickens to a Full Homestead

We get a lot of questions about how we grew from a single coop with a few chickens to a bustling micro dairy and farmers market. The short answer? Step by step, year by year, and always guided by the belief that small, local food matters.

Here’s a peek at how it all unfolded:

Our Homestead Timeline

2014 – We became official country people! The homestead was ours, and our first flock of seven chickens arrived shortly after.
2015 – We raised meat chickens for the very first time.
2016 – We brought home our first four piglets, marking the beginning of our pork offerings.
2017 – A big year! Two beef cows joined the farm, along with our very first dairy cow, Rosie — a sweet girl who changed everything.
2018 – We began offering free-range eggs and custom pork to our community.
March 2019 – Our first calf was born! Milking officially began.
May 2019 – We opened the doors to our Farmers Market Shop.
2019–Current – Our on-farm Farmers Market is open 5 days a week for local shoppers.
2020–2021 – We began featuring products from local businesses and vendors in the Farmers Market Shop.
2023 – Our partnerships expanded nationwide as we teamed up with small farms and businesses across the United States.
2024 – Our online Farmers Market began development so our community could shop both in person and online.
2025 – We fully launched our online Farmers Market, making our carefully curated products accessible no matter where you live!

Every year brought new lessons, new animals, and new opportunities to serve our community better.

What We Offer : From Our Homestead to Your Home

Today, we operate a micro dairy and a vibrant farmers market filled with products we trust for our own family — and for yours.

Our in person offerings include:

🥛 Raw Milk from our micro dairy
🐓 Free-range Chicken Eggs
🐖 Pork raised right here on the farm
🐄 Beef raised in pastures
🧺 Curated products from small farms and American-made businesses

Our Online Farmers Market offers many clean-ingredient pantry staples, wellness products and more!

Everything we offer is something we personally use and believe in. Many of the items for sale in our farmers market — both in person and online — are things you’ll find in our own home!

We deeply believe in knowing where the food you eat comes from. We believe in supporting small farms and real families doing real work. And we believe in bringing back the connection that so many people long for — the simple joy of buying wholesome goods right from the source.

Why We Do What We Do

Our mission is simple: To help families reconnect with real, high-quality food and goods.

So many people want to go back to the roots they remember — the garden-fresh tomatoes, the warm eggs from a nesting box, the smell of livestock and hay and home. But not everyone can own a farm or grow all their own food.

We hope our farm — and our online market — can help fill that gap.

We hope you feel welcome here. We hope you feel connected. And we hope, in some small way, our farm brings a bit of country comfort into your life.

Thank You for Being Here

Whether you’ve followed our journey from the beginning or you’re visiting for the first time, thank you. Truly. Our little farm would not be what it is without the families who choose to support small agriculture, small businesses, and the simple, beautiful work of homesteading.

We can’t wait to share more of our story, our animals, our products, and our heart with you.

Welcome to The Farm. We’re so glad you’re here.