The Farm

Our farm is transitioning from having a production focus to hosting educational opportunities. Track our progress here and on social media.

In 2015, I purchased my farm in Candler, where I’ve raised grass-fed beef, lamb, honey, and eggs for sale. These days I’m reconfiguring the farm to host educational events for adults as well as kids.

I’m experimenting with an amazing variety of berry crops from blackberries and mulberries, to honeyberry, juneberry, gogi and more. I am also restarting our hives! This year’s queens look strong and we are hopeful for a great season.

In 2025 I sold our Gulf Coast Native Sheep flock and decided I would try my hand at raising Pygora Goats. These are part Angora and part Pygmy and are just about the softest, cutest things you’ve ever seen. Excited to welcome our first Pygora’s this summer.

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Gina Raicovich
A young white goat with curly fur standing on a wooden surface in front of a wooden wall.
A group of animals inside a fenced enclosure, including a black goat lying on the ground with hay on its head, two white sheep, and two young llamas or alpacas in the background, with hay and a wooden platform on the ground.
A person is holding two clusters of ripe blackberries in their hand, with green grass in the background.
A person dressed in beekeeping protective gear, including a white suit, gloves, and a veil, is working with a beehive outdoors on a wooden platform surrounded by green grass and trees.
Close-up of a beekeeper's gloved hand holding a small frame with honey and bees crawling on it in a natural outdoor setting.

On-farm workshops led by Gina Raicovich in Western North Carolina provide hands-on learning for homesteaders, landowners, farmers, and stewards. Workshops focus on land use, stewardship practices, rural decision making, and long-term land planning in the Appalachian region.