Mountain Farm trip

On a whim we set off for Mountain Farm in Burnsville last weekend. I had seen their ad in Mountain Xpress and was intrigued. The ad said they were open throughout the week, with a seeming open invitiation. Plenty of local small farms in the region are open on special ocassions (and for a price), but this was the first that seemed to offer a blanket invitation to visit for free. It was in the area near Celo, a small land trust community, so there was that added incentive to visit the area.

We had a very nice time. We were welcomed by the very nice owner, and the elderly dog. They had baby goats, lots of chickens, two cats, lots of mature goats, some alpacas, a donkey, and Lord-only- knows-what-all else. They had a nice retail shop using products/ingredients from the farm: yarn, soaps, teas, eggs. They have a big lavender garden plus blueberries. It being early fall, we missed a lot of what most folks would have prefered to encounter, but for us it was a pleasant visit nonetheless.

Come to find out the owner is also a nurse (her husband, an MD). Libby got to chat her up about home birthing and natural childbirth, etc. I walked the boys down to the pond.  They had two very cool wind turbines on the farm; I didn't get a chance to ask how much electricity they provided.

We'll be going back, for sure.