Always Somethin' Farm - Happy, Healthy Animals

We are having a huge wool and fleece sale! Visit the wool page by clicking on "sheep" in the sidebar, then the "fleeces" link.

Welcome to our farm website. We are the Chesters (Mike and Chris, and daughters Hilary and Paige). Our homestead and small diverse family farm is located in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Fruits, vegetables and herbs are raised organically. Animals have access to pasture during the growing season and all poultry can range freely throughout the year. Our registered Nubian goats are used for showing and provide milk for hand crafted soaps and lotions. The Shetland, Coopworth and Merino sheep provide an assortment of quality wool. Our poultry include Midget White turkeys for meat, Delaware chickens for eggs and meat, and Indian Runner ducks for eggs and amusement. Each year pigs are raised for the county fair and the freezer. We are members of PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture) the ALBC (American Livestock Breed Conservancy) and are registered with the Northern Tier chapter of Pennsylvania Buy Fresh Buy Local.

Our gardens benefit from the animals and the animals benefit from the gardens (pigs really enjoy pea pods). Farm Before a Storm

In the spring when the grass starts to grow we put the goats and sheep out on pasture (the goats now go to our side lawn so that we do not have to cut the grass). It is at this time that we clean their winter housing and apply bedding to our vegetable gardens. This bedding acts as both a fertilizer and mulch, and over the years has given us excellent organic soil. Extra bedding is composted for next year’s gardens. In the fall animal bedding is again removed and applied to the garden. This bedding provides more natural fertilizer and extra protection for our asparagus, garlic and black raspberries.

This web site was created and maintained by Hilary. Mike, unless otherwise indicated, wrote the text.

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