OUR STORY

Our dream of being out in the country came together early on in our relationship.  A drive from Indiana to New Hampshire opened up the conversation as we drove through rolling hills and then mountains.  Dave’s youth was spent whitewater kayaking in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  It was his happy place.  I had dreamed for 15+ years of creating a space for tired, dissatisfied, unhappy, unhealthy people to come to reconnect with themselves and nature. So, we set a goal to find at least 20 acres near whitewater rivers to combine both of our dreamed up happy places.  The timeline was 5 years but we slid past that and crept into 6 then 7 years until I put my foot down and said, “It's now or never!”

 

Welcome to Down the Rabbit Hole Acres!  Searches in West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania didn’t work out so we expanded into Ohio and we found our paradise. Perched on the top of a large hill in southeastern Ohio, our 96 acres consists of 20 acres of “tillable” land, currently hayfields, 6 acres of lawn and 70 acres of woods making up the perimeter. Talk about overachieving our goal of 20 acres!!  The original 1908 farm house was owned by the Gordons, hence we live on Gordon Lane. The original porch wraps around the south and east sides of the house providing the perfect place to sit and watch the sunrise while the large covered deck on the northside is our favorite spot for end of day conversations and sunset views.

 

The name of our property represents what it means to us and what, we hope, will happen to our guests.  Down a rabbit hole into a labyrinth of possibilities and directions. Rest, play, be taken care of, take care of yourself, woods, meadows, gardening, herbs, massage, energy work,yoga, woodworking, cooking, milk a goat, collect eggs, spin some wool, make cheese, make soap, meditate, sit and stare, star gazing, read a book, explore your chakras, or do nothing…...we are here to help you reconnect with yourself or make a connection you’ve never experienced.

 

Dave is a master woodcrafter and builder/fixer of all things needed to get built/fixed.  I come up with the creative vision and he is the detail man.  He calls me his “paradigm shifter” as he will get stuck on one piece of a puzzle, not able to move forward, and I can supply the different viewpoint to get the  ball rolling again. I, on the other hand, can have a grand creation in my head but lack the step-by-step instructions for getting it out of my head and into form.  He is the catalyst for my ideas!  We do butt heads but we have become a dynamic duo of creative energy.  

 

What began as a plan to plop a yurt into one finger of our hayfields morphed into a warm and inviting, one of a kind cabin. What we hoped to build in a year stretched into nearly exactly two!  The attention to detail and fact that all of the finish work was done by Dave required the extra time.  But, it has been worth the wait. It sets far enough from our home to afford our guests (and us) privacy but close enough for me to tend to guests needs.

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After moving here I started on the infrastructure of what I want guests to experience.  Hence, a barn was built then filled with goats and alpacas. Guests may arrange a Meet & Greet with those I call Barn Beasties. I enjoy sharing my education with others and can explain the ins and outs of animal husbandry, share my insight into their individual personalities, retell my growing library of amusing, animal-created stories and teach about fiber and milk production.  If the timing is right, you might even get a chance to milk a goat or give a bottle to a kid. I am training the alpacas to follow along on leads and will be offering "Alpaca Walks" soon.

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I have been expanding my knowledge of how to care for and protect the slice of paradise that is now in our stewardship.  Leaning hard into using natural, safe methods to improve the quality of our hayfields and woods, I am also learning all of the amazing medicinal plants that grow right here in Ohio.  That blends well with my medicinal herbalist self! Working with Ohio Rural Action, we have added 300+ native trees and shrubs for both my use and as educational tools for interested guests!

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If you are interested in a farm stay, please email or txt msg me!  We would love to share our slice of heaven with you!