Hi y’all, I’m Paige! I’m just your average 30-ish year old, stay-at-home momma, living the dream. Then BAM! WE BOUGHT A FARM!! Now, I’m a stay-at-home momma, living the dream... while milking cows, collecting eggs and cleaning up WAY TOO MUCH poop! About 3 years ago my family and I bought a little “fixer upper farm” just west of weird in Dripping Springs, TX (outside of Austin).
No - we did not grow up farming. No - we have no idea what we’re doing. We’re one of those crazy families that had an out-of-this-world dream, and whose stars aligned at the right time for us to take a giant chance! It’s been so much harder than I imagined, but also SO MUCH BETTER. I honestly can’t imagine living my life any other way now, even WITH all the poop!
Our daughter, Brooklyn, is the oldest of three kiddos and was going into kindergarten when we moved here. She is equal parts sweet (to everyone else) and sass (to me!) and is absolutely an animal whisperer, especially with catching chickens and holding babies!
Next in line is our boy Braxtton (“Brax”). He’s the little worker of the bunch. He loves a job, even if it requires scooping poop, and won’t quit until it’s done! When he’s not helping out, you can find him outside building a fort, making a trap or cutting down trees 😬😳 . Yes it happened.
Our youngest is named Beckett... what can I say about Beckett??? He is FULL of personality! Our farms egg cartons read “Organically raised, Free to range, Toddler terrorized” and that couldn’t be closer to the truth! Becks was just a baby when we moved here, he has grown up on our farm and doesn’t know any different! It’s amazing to watch him - he has no fear when it comes to our animals, and he can do most of the jobs on the farm - or at least tell YOU how to do them!
I can’t forget about Farmer Corry - he’s the most important! He’s the one that gets up early to help me with chores, and then heads to work all day so i can keep this farming thing going! Every morning, before work (and before the sun comes up) we’re out there milking, feeding, watering and handling whatever crisis the night brought us! This farm would absolutely not work without his support! Also, chores are more fun with a buddy!
We’ve lived on our farm for about 3 years now, and I have learned to raise chickens, cattle, pigs, bees, peacocks, turkeys, AND children! So many lessons have been learned - they’ve often come hard (and expensive) but I always walk away knowing that I’ll do better in the future. Above everything else - we’ve met SO many amazing people. People that are willing to walk you through a process, help you when you’re at your lowest, and teach you - really teach you the right way to do things on a farm.
So...that’s our little family. And our little farm. It’s nice to meet you, thanks so much for following along in our journey! We hope you will be entertained, maybe learn a thing or two, but most important - see the amazing things that can happen when you support a small, local farm. Now, let’s get out and grow something!
Love to you all!
Black Bear Farm