2025 Puppies are ready for new farm homes!
ABOUT THE FARM:
Sidehill Roots Farm is a small, woman-owned & operated homestead farm in Amherst County, Virginia. We focus on using sustainable, historical methods of agriculture and forestry to create unique homestead products. We also offer lessons and workshops on fiber arts, primitive skills, historical woodcrafts and permaculture.
CROPS, LIVESTOCK & EDUCATION:
Integrated biodiversity makes for a complete ecosystem! Our farm includes:
Finnsheep, or "Finnish Landrace" sheep
Cotton Patch geese
Purebred Livestock Guardian Dogs (PUPPIES!)
Miniature Oberhasli dairy goats
Silver Fox meat rabbits
Medicinal herbs and dye plants
Workshops and private lessons on homesteading, historical crafting and agricultural techniques, survival skills and more!
Oberhasli dairy goats are beautiful and friendly.
WHO WE ARE:
Weaver/spinner/history-nerd/farmer Sadb started the farm in 2012, pursuing her passion for reconstructing history, hands-on. Besides traditional homesteading and livestock, her interests include medieval archaeology, primitive skills, prehistoric material culture, spinning, weaving, traditional soap making, gluten-free baking and calligraphy & illumination. You can see her personal SCA blog at sadbfarm.blogspot.com.
In 2014, Chris signed on to become a part of the sustainable farm goal, and in 2017 he started his own consulting business, Stoffel's Sustainable LLC, so that he could work full time with the farming & education business.
Both also participate in experimental archaeology through the international medieval reenactment group, the Society for Creative Anachronism.
LOCATION:
Located in the rural mountains of central Virginia, the farm sits on a rise along the side of Mt. Pleasant, an easy drive from Lexington, VA (on I-81), an hour from Roanoke, VA and Charlottesville, VA and 30 minutes from Lynchburg, VA. Sweet Briar College is only fifteen minutes away, and the Appalachian Trail crosses Rt 60 ten minutes away in the opposite direction.
The farm relocated in late 2015 from its original site along Dutchman's Creek in northwestern Virginia, to its permanent location in the mountains of central Virginia. At the new farm, there are lovely views of the Blue Ridge mountains, including Mount Pleasant, along with a mature hardwood forest, a small valley with springs and a pond, and ever-expanding perennial food gardens.
Reach us directly by emailing sidehillroots@gmail.com to request lessons, farm tours, or to place an order.