Rooted Acres Ohio

06/17/2026

🐣 BIG NEWS FROM ROOTED ACRES OHIO! 🐣

Have you ever wanted to watch a chick hatch right in your own home or classroom?

We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new Hatch-at-Home & Hatch-at-School Educational Experience! 🌱

This isn’t just about hatching chicks—it’s about experiencing agriculture firsthand.

Families, homeschool groups, classrooms, churches, libraries, and community organizations can now enjoy a hands-on journey from fertile egg to fluffy chick while learning about:
🐥 Incubation
🥚 Egg development and candling
🌾 Poultry science
❤️ Responsible animal care
🙏 Stewardship of God’s creation

We’ll provide the equipment, fertile hatching eggs, supplies, and support—you provide the excitement and curiosity!

Choose the experience that’s right for you:
🌱 Equipment Package – $75
📚 Educational Package – $125
🚜 Complete Rooted Acres Experience – $200 (includes an in-person educational visit and a complimentary Hatch Day follow-up!)

A refundable equipment deposit helps us continue offering this unique program to our community.

At Rooted Acres Ohio, we believe some of the best lessons aren’t found in a textbook—they’re found by watching God’s incredible design unfold right before your eyes.

If you’ve ever dreamed of bringing the miracle of life into your home or classroom, we’d love to help make it happen.

📩 Send us a message for more information or to reserve your Hatch Experience!

06/15/2026

Well we said we weren’t doing any petting zoos anymore, but that’s actually false! We are still doing our beloved Waynesville Fall Fest! We love it too much to let go yet! ❤️

Summer is flying by, which means we are busy getting ready for another year of fall fest! Our 2026 season officially begins in less than 100 days on September 19! Our family can’t wait to see you all! https://waynesvillefallfest.com

06/15/2026

After much prayer, reflection, and seeking God’s direction, we’re excited to share a new chapter for Rooted Acres Ohio.

When Rooted Acres Ohio was founded, our vision included livestock rescue, petting zoo experiences, and agricultural education. As we’ve continued to grow, we’ve realized that God is calling us to focus our efforts where we can make the greatest long-term impact: agricultural education.

This means we’ll be stepping away from livestock rescue and petting zoo services and instead dedicating our time and resources to teaching children, families, schools, and communities about agriculture, food production, stewardship, and the incredible farmers who help feed our world.

We believe agriculture is one of the greatest classrooms God has given us. Through planting seeds, caring for animals, working the land, and serving others, we see His faithfulness every single day.

Our mission remains firmly rooted in Christ:
🌱 To glorify God by cultivating a deeper understanding of agriculture through education, hands-on learning, and community outreach while inspiring faithful stewardship of His creation.

We’re excited about the opportunities ahead—developing educational programs, partnering with schools and organizations, supporting youth in agriculture, and helping reconnect people with where their food comes from.

Thank you for believing in our mission and walking alongside us as Rooted Acres Ohio continues to grow. We can’t wait to share what’s next.

“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him…” — Colossians 2:6–7

05/15/2026

We had such an amazing time this past weekend at Spring Crunchy Fest! 🌿🐐 Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, talked homesteading with us, supported our mission, and shared part of your weekend with us. We truly love getting to connect with this community. ❤️

One thing this weekend really confirmed for us is how passionate we are about helping families grow their homesteads, learn new skills, and feel more confident living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Because of that, we are wanting to start focusing more on offering classes, workshops, and hands-on learning opportunities through Rooted Acres Ohio!

So we want to hear from YOU 👇What kinds of classes or help would you like to see us offer?

Some ideas we’ve been tossing around:🐐 Goat care & milking🧼 Goat milk soap making🐓 Raising chickens🌱 Beginner homesteading🥛 Raw milk & herd shares🪴 Gardening basics🧀 Homemade pantry & dairy skills📚 Homeschool farm education🐄 Livestock basics✂️ Herbal & natural living classes

Drop your ideas in the comments — whether you’re brand new to homesteading or have been doing this for years, we would love to know what would help YOU most!

05/08/2026

Our classes will be right back by the petting zoo! We hope to see you there!

04/28/2026

Just over a week a way! Make sure you sign up ahead of time to guarantee any handouts we might have!! The Crunchy Caravan Boots N’ Roots Co.

Hey friends! 💚
We wanted to pop on and say sorry we’ve been a little quiet—2026 started off a bit rough for the Rooted Acres Ohio crew, but we’re happy to say things are looking really good now 🙌

Behind the scenes, we’ve been busy planning events, classes, and some exciting things that we can’t wait to share with you. Those announcements are coming very soon, so stay tuned!

Recently, we shared that we’ve partnered with Crunchy Fest, and we’re excited to officially open sign-ups for the two classes we’ll be offering there 🎉
👉 We’re posting the registration link below.

✨ Class details:
• $5 per class
• Two time slots available for each class

🐐 Class 1: Goat Milk Demonstration
Learn all about goat milk, the process behind it, the benefits for your gut and skin, and there may even be an opportunity to try milking a goat!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/goat-milk-demo-and-benefits-of-goat-milk-on-the-gut-and-skin-spring-crunchy-fest--2026

🌱 Class 2: How to Start a Homestead in the Suburbs
Perfect for anyone dreaming of a simpler, more self-sufficient lifestyle—even with limited space.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/how-to-start-a-homestead-in-the-suburbs-at-spring-crunchy-fest--2026

Thank you all for sticking with us, supporting us, and cheering us on.

04/09/2026

Great opportunity to learn about goats!

The Warren County Dairy Goat 4-H Club is hosting a Goat Clinic this Saturday, April 11th from 9:00am - 12:30pm in building H at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Jim Wilson will be teaching Quality Assurance. Don't forget to bring personal hygiene donations for Sugar Tree Ministries!

03/21/2026

Thank you all for hanging out with us at Hop into Spring today and helping us socialize our babies! It was a great kick off to our event season!

03/14/2026

Temporary house guest.
Pays no rent.
Wakes up every few hours for milk.
10/10 still welcome. 🍼🐑

💕❤️️

03/06/2026

Sometimes the people who feed our communities are the ones who quietly need help the most.

At Rooted Acres Ohio, our mission has always been about caring for both people and animals. Recently, we’ve had several farmers reach out to us during difficult seasons, and it has opened our eyes to an important need in our farming community.

Many small farmers are doing everything they can to keep their farms running and care for their animals. Several of the families we are working with are actively applying for farm grants and assistance programs, but those processes can take time and they have not received help yet.

In the meantime, the needs are still very real.

Right now we know of farmers who need things like fencing materials, hay for their animals, and extra hands to help with farm projects while they work through unexpected life circumstances.

We are stepping in to help where we can, but we would love to invite our Rooted Acres community to be part of supporting local farmers during these in-between seasons.

If you would be willing to volunteer your time to help with farm projects, please send us a message.

If you would like to help financially, donations to our Farmer Support & Relief Fund allow us to respond quickly when farmers in our community need support.

Donation link below ⬇️

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/farmer-support-and-relief-fund

Thank you for helping us care for farmers, animals, and the agricultural community. 🌱🚜