Living The Dream Farm

My name is Khaiti and I am a farmer…wheew. I said it!

This year has been a big leap for me, and as we progress into next year, this will be a suit I am more ready to wear fulltime, so to speak. I started out with the homesteading dream. As a little girl, my mom had goats for milk and meat, butchered her own chickens, made cheese and gardened like a true homesteader. As I’ve been figuring out my direction, I’ve been blessed with some wonderful jobs working at co-ops in the Twin Cities for the past ten years, and my love for the farmers I encountered there just blossomed. My admiration for all they do, and how they care for their animals, and make (just barely) a living doing it truly inspired me. The thing is that they had a quality of life I remembered and desired for myself. Money is not my main desire, the lifestyle is what I pursue. Eating very well, close to the source, and facilitating that for others. I have been having harvesting workshops on my farm this year for meat harvesting, which is a big deal for me. I was a vegan for over 6 years, a vegetarian for 14. As i learned to process my own animals from some amazing friends, I have found a full circle component to what I am doing here. This feels so incredible. I hope you can join me!