Yes, Lion's Pride is a Real Farm!

As a bit of an introduction, Lion's Pride Farm hopes to bring you the best in collectibles, vintage and sometimes contemporary clothing and accessories, books, jewelry, and any variety of items we hope will catch your eye.

That said, we are often asked if Lion's Pride Farm is an actual farm. We're happy to answer yes, we are! We pride ourselves on farming biodynamically--quite a few steps better than organic farming as we use absolutely no chemicals or pesticides. In this day and age where we all often worry about the quality and safety of the food we purchase for our families, we have chosen to feed our family and offer to the local community a healthier option. An example of one of our biodynamic choices is rather than apply pesticides to our produce, we control much of the insect population naturally with our free ranging guinea hens who do an excellent job (and are also very entertaining)!

*This is the other owner/farmer/nurturer of the land of Lion's Pride Farm adding a bit to the above description of  what was just stated by my lifemate as to our farming practices. In actuality, farming biodynamically in my practices has been to add absolutely nothing that the Mother (Mother Nature) has not used in the care of her land and her bounty. In other words, unlike most organic practices, in farming biodynamically, I add no synthetics or additives (even though the government has approved their use in certified organic farming). My land is nutured with only the things that would naturally be used by nature itself. I use animals and birds to control bugs as well as to fertilize the land. I hand pick, I hand weed, etc. I fool the deer and other animals with wind chimes, dog hair, chairs, whirl-a-gigs etc. I watch the moon, the sky and the weather. I curse at Fate when she plays her games and ask the Mother to please help me to get the fields producing.

Through the use of eBay sales, we are hoping to be able to help our little farm grow by enabling me to stay on the farm instead of leaving it to work a 40-hour a week job which also means a commute, and allows us little time to farm after caring for all the animals.

For example we have tried for over 2 years to put up a 100 foot greenhouse but have yet to get it up due to time. This spring we hope to be able to do it as I can always put up auction items late into the night. Next, I will be trying my hand at a new concept of year-round farming within an unheated greenhouse using hay bales & glass. This is being done by a man in England and now his daughter (she is in Maine), and having good results. Imagine being able to buy fresh, wholesome produce in mid-winter without it coming from another country or having to travel thousands of miles. Our philosophy here on the farm is to re-use, recycle and re-generate. We hope the items we offer allow others to in their own way continue our own philosophy by having forgotten items stay useful and be enjoyed and used for many more years to come.

One last thing, we have many rescued animals on the farm. Two horses were rescued from the kill pen a day before they would be killed for meat sales. We have NEVER killed or sold an animal for food. All the animals and birds here on the farm are productive in their bug eating, fertilizing and companionship and we care for them all. Many of the items we sell are/will be on consignment for clients, they are items that belong to others, not to the farm. We will stand behind all the items we sell though and make sure that the Buyer gets exactly what they feel they have paid for.

The farm is small and has a lot of growing to do, but we currently have a small supply of free range chicken eggs (with healthy, deep yellow beta-carotene filled yolks!), and in the summer we hope to cultivate a few vegetable crops. We have a number of young fruit trees that will soon be maturing, and we look forward to offering fresh pears, cherries, apples, peaches, grapes, and blueberries in the future.

We plan to erect the 100 foot greenhouse this year, which will extend our growing season and protect some of our crops from insects, rabbits and deer. In addition to fruit, vegetables, and eggs we are planning to offer a variety of cut flowers as well.

All in time.