Meet Us
Owner | Julie Graham
Julie grew-up in England, with a view of the countryside out her window. She always dreamed of one day owning land and livestock of her own. She had to wait a bit, while she served 27 and a half years in the United States Air Force, a wait well worth waiting. But, as soon as she had the opportunity Julie bought dirt, as the country song goes.
That original piece of ‘dirt’ was an acre and a half Homestead in southern Delaware. In July 2021, Julie moved to MI, to a home on 20 acres, just 15 minutes from South Haven, MI. This new space is giving Julie the opportunity to grow the small farm she's always been dreaming of.
2025 is going to be an exciting year, with a few new projects in the works. 2Chicks will be actively expanding Julie's thriving pet care services business concept in DE, 'The Pack Pet Services', to include the local area in Michigan under the '2Chicks And A Farm' brand.
We will also be building on last year's successful venture teaming up with 'HIPCAMP' offering camping, glamping and RV sites. In addition to Julie's wonderful cooking, the worlds friendliest barn cats that live on the farm, were the highest rated on HIPCAMP reviews. After all the attention during the milder months of the year, the cats are missing people and attention. So, we will be offering a rustic Cat Cafe in the Poly Tunnel. It will be heated and with seating, hot drinks and snacks.
All of this couldn't have been possible without some amazing neighbors, friends and local businesses that have helped build animal shelters, raise poly tunnels for growing produce, cleared wooded campsites, dug a pond, (the one thing Julie has always wanted that the property didn't have. Fish will be coming this spring. And then there is the list of daily chores and maintenance that is too long to mention here.
Another project for 2025 is to establish a community garden. Anyone who wants to come work in it, will have free access to what it produces. We will also be offering free supplies (pots, soil and seeds) to folks that would like to grow produce at home.
About The Farm
The farm currently consists of eight dogs, ten barn cats, 11 Nigerian Dwarf Goats (a buck, two whether's, and 8 does), two pigs (Penelope and Petunia), a French Toulouse Goose (Luis), 8 Blue Swedish Ducks, and over 50 chickens. We lost Luis mate in 2024 and are excitedly waiting for three new goslings Spring 2025.
The dogs are Maddie and Poppy, American Cocker Spaniels, Harper, London and Mia, English Labrador Retrievers, Rocky and Stella, Great Pyrenees Livestock Guardian Dogs (they help protect the poultry and goats). and Sadie a Harlequin Great Dane.
The barn cats are all rescues, Thelma and Louise came to us from a farm in Ohio. Then there's brothers Midnight and Stormy, Marmaduke, Aspen, Olivia, Wyatt and Lady. If there were ever souls who knew how to love life, it’s these little lives. They'll be the first to greet you when you visit. They loved interacting with the Campers this Summer so much and missed having so many visitors, so we have set up a 'Cat Cafe' complete with snacks for both humans and cats, hot drinks, seating and interactive cat toys.
While a lot of work has been done over the past few years, there is still a lot more to do to get where we want to be. We are adding some fruit trees, fish to the pond, and a second Hoop House, Spring 2025.
I hope you’ll join all the other living creatures and I on our journey, whether just virtually, meeting at a local Farmers Market, festival, or paying us a visit on the farm - Julie.
Luke
Luke now’s lives and works full-time on the farm (what a blessing). He’s proven to be good with taking care of the animals, manual labour, odd jobs helping in the gardens and is great with guests. Maddie has adopted him as ‘her person’. Oh, and he makes a mean burrito among other tasty things.
Kristyn
Hi, I'm Kristyn! I'm lucky enough to be a neighbor to the farm. Mom of 3 boys, with a background in design and a love for all things floral and garden, I enjoy helping with the flowers and farm stand, events, and finding fun new recipes to use farm fresh goods. I love the sense of community I've found on the farm!
Adam
Adam is in 10th grade and got his first job, working on the farm in the Summer 2024. As you see, he’s a natural with the animals. If fact, the goat he’s holding got so attached that Adam asked to keep him, and so Tuxedo stayed on the farm. One of Adam’s favorite things is to visit with Campers and take the kids on rides in our UTV.
Coming Soon!
New employee coming soon! Here you will learn more about staff member's background, work history, training and experience.