Whispering Oaks Farm

12/07/2023

V is for Vendetta ❤️

12/06/2023

Nothing makes my heart more full than seeing my boys together 💗 today is Day 287 for Titus 🐶

12/05/2023

Saturday, December 16th 😁

A meeting of strong women

12/05/2023

Little Cotton Blossom loves acorns 🐷

12/04/2023

✨This Christmas, give the gift of an Experience ✨

Check out the amazing classes and unique Experiences we offer here at Whispering Oaks Farm!

https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/

12/04/2023

RabbitTea 🐰

✨A private 90 minute Tea Party with our Rabbits, under the shade of our beautiful oaks trees.

Guests will enjoy locally made herbal and caffeinated Tea options as well as an assortment of organic baked goods, made by Sweet Carolina's. (Vegan and GF options available)

During your tea party, you and your guests will have access to endless tea of your choosing, will be served your parties choice of 5 delicious pastries, desserts and/or baked goods and will have the ability to pet, feed and interact with our Rabbits.

👗Wear your Sunday best and feel free to try some of our hat, glove and costume jewelry options to add some extra class to your wardrobe. Open to both children and adults of all ages. We do recommend a minimum age of 4.

Reservations beginning in December! For more information or to book, check out the link 👇
https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/service-page/rabbittea-1?referral=service_list_widget

12/04/2023

Sweetest Big Boy 💗

12/04/2023

Our ducklings are getting so big! 🦆

12/04/2023

Wondering what difference higher butterfat makes? Both of these cheddars were made with 2 gallons of milk! Many thanks to our cheesemaking student Carla Murphy of California for sharing her photo with us!

12/04/2023

Giving Tuesday was all about making a charitable gift to support our conservation work. But did you know we offer more than 400 FREE resources on our livestockconservancy.org website? Memberships support resources like free breed comparison charts, the Conservation Priority List, biosecurity information, contact information for breed clubs, in-depth breed profiles, and our free monthly eNews subscription. Special thanks to our members and donors for making these tools available!
See the Conservation Priority List: https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/conservation-priority-list/
Subscribe to eNews or join here: https://livestockconservancy.org/get-involved/membership-subscribers/

12/03/2023

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“Let’s get pigs,” she said.
“It’ll be fun,” she said.

12/03/2023

🐷 Farm School 📚 for Tot - December Session
begins this Wednesday 12/6 @ 9:00am !

We only have a couple spots left 👇

https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/event-details/farm-school-for-tots-december-session

12/03/2023

https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/event-details/meeting-of-matriarchs-6

A meeting of strong women

12/03/2023

🌱 Tinker Garden with Growing Gardeners is tomorrow morning!

Tinker Garden is a tot play and learning hour led by Ms. Carolina from Growing Gardeners.

12/03/2023

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12/03/2023

When you support small businesses, you support big dreams 💗

Today I took our daughter to the Florida Aquarium in Tampa 🦈 and she got to experience the Seatrek. The moments your child experiences Wonder, are much fewer when they reach 17, but today I watched it 🙏

Thank you for supporting our dreams, so we may support theirs 💗

12/01/2023

🧑‍🌾 Junior Farmhand 🐑 Session 2: Week 2

Today we learned about Turkeys, we got to see one of our Tom’s beard, feet and gizzard up close! We had 3 chicks 🐣 hatch in our incubator & we got to meet all our new farm friends!

The kids worked together to come up with Roost designs for our chicken coop and we will start building them next week 🛠️

Our home assignment was to write a story, pretending you are a Turkey living in a farm, the day before thanksgiving. What would you do? How would you feel?

I can’t wait to hear all your creative stories next week!

12/01/2023

Very True

12/01/2023

Come enjoy the cool weather with a stay at Whispering Oaks Farm

https://www.airbnb.com/h/whisperingoaksfarmswfl

Farm Stay Getaway in Fort Myers

12/01/2023

12/01/2023

FIND OUT WHY OUTSIDE PLAY IS CRUCIAL FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE

"Readers need strong eye-muscles for tracking and time in nature helps this happen. On uneven terrain, kids are constantly adjusting their gaze. This begins as early as infancy for babies who are held on hikes. With each step the slight up and down motion forces the eyes to work together, strengthening their ability to track.
An adequate writing posture is needed for emerging writers. This posture begins with core strength and balance. Today, many kids are so movement starved that they are falling out of their desks for no apparent reason at all! The ability to sit still actually begins with movement. Children who engage their bodies in diverse and complex movements develop what is needed for desk sitting."

https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/outside-play-is-crucial-for-emerging-readers-and-writers

11/30/2023

Thursday on the Farm 💗

Our 🐷 Farm School 📚 2.0 students got to meet all our new additions and learned about gardening today !

Week 4 is all about vet and medical care! Can’t wait to have you all back for our last class in 2 weeks!

11/30/2023

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Photo Credit: Coffee Mom Repeat, Inc.

11/30/2023

Today I found another use for my arm sling 😁 This restricted activity is making it hard to get things done around the Farm but I know if I don’t, I’ll be out of commission much longer.

Looking forward to seeing all of my 🐷 Farm School 📚 kiddos back tomorrow for week 3

11/29/2023

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11/29/2023

I was once told in the comment section, that the only reason I raise meat rabbits is because my “husband is too CHEAP to provide grocery money”……
A huge laugh for me and those who actually know him, followed by utter shock, because that lady truly believed I could just eat meat from from the store, to spare the animal.
I understand that home butchery is hard for people, because it’s an art we are losing and many don’t grow up exposed to. When I was little, my family was always growing, dispatching and processing their own food. I knew from a very young age that if chickens didn’t lay, they were turned into soup, that when my dad brought home piglets, they would be harvested and we would have bacon and hams. Everyone worked in our homestead together to provide, and I wasn’t shocked by seeing a live animal dispatched. Many have moved away from home harvesting because of convenience, laws and state regulations. But for the majority it’s easier for someone else to raise the animal and take that animals life, because you don’t feel anything buying a faceless package of meat that been shipped around the country or even world, and because people have no connection or knowledge to tend livestock. If you’re eating meat straight off a grocery store shelf, how can you comment, “Ewww, Grossss, Go to the store! I can’t believe you eat that!”, to someone raising, harvesting, providing local sustainable food?
You’ll always see me posting this process, because education, on all fronts is something I refuse to lose.
And I encourage you to keep rearing livestock, teaching those who need guidance, passing down valuable traditions and honoring those lives who sustain us.

11/28/2023

We were missing most of our TOT’s this morning for class but we had a fun day!

Ruby & Red 🦃 are a little too friendly for some of the kiddos so we’re working on boundaries.

Miss Cotton is a little escape artist and like the grass outside the pasture much better 🤦‍♀️

Thank you all for being patient with me this morning! My Clavicle is feeling much better, but I’m still really sore. I have to take it easy the next week so I don’t reinjure it. 🙏💗

Miss Steph is back tomorrow with Books & Branches and Little Acorns!

11/28/2023

Miss Snow is new to milking and isn’t the biggest fan 🐐

She’s been especially uncooperative with hand milking and Friday morning, she won the fight. 🤦‍♀️ In making her stand, I felt a pop and had immediate pain in my clavicle. It felt like it had dislocated. I managed to get through the weekend and went to have it looked at today. Thank God 🙏 it was just out of place and it needed to be reset. Really thankful for my chiropractor for helping me get some serious pain relief.

I’m still sore and some movements are still not quite possible, but I’m sure after some rest, I’ll be feeling much better by next week 🤞

Classes will resume as scheduled, I just have some limited ROM, so we’re going to make a few modifications and hopefully you will all be patient with me. 💗

Can’t wait to see all my Tot’s tomorrow 😁

11/26/2023

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⬇️📣I’ve been wanting to give a shout out to some local entrepreneurs and their small businesses⬇️This season try to shop small AND local. I know these guys; some I’ve known for years, some I’ve met through events and some through because we both have crazy kiddos☺️ Like their page, share their info and take a look at what their talent is❤️ and if you know of a small biz you love-tag them in the comments-the MORE the MERRIER!

Palmetto Summer-Handmade beachy boho jewelry and accessories🐚
Estero Bow Co.-High quality, Handmade hair bows, and hair accessories for all🎀
Ethos Handmade-Handmade gifts inspired by the sea; candles, self are, shell art🌊
Shore + Grove Photography LLC- Miranda is AMAZING. She has such the patience and eye to capture beautiful images! She’s got talent!
Sincerely Succulents- plants! Make your own masterpiece and pick your own succulents and plant them in a pot of your choice or shop and walk around at the MANY plants and flowers at Marée Farms.
Personalized by: Lilly-she’s got ALL the tumbler’s! She can make them customized and she makes such high quality shirts as well. She’s amazing!
Brew Box Coffee Company-COFFEE! And all made right in front of you, So much to choose from and so delicious.
Original Sapp Salt Seasoning and Rub-SO GOOD. They make all their seasonings and rubs for your veggies and meats!
Mavis The Honeygirl-fresh, local honey-original or flavored honey in all sizes. If you have a request, she may be able to do it!
Love at First Bite Bakery-YUM! She does it all. Cupcakes, cakes, desserts, pies, breads-so delicious!
Kathi Kensinger-she has all the NORWEX products. Guys, seriously if you haven’t heard of Norwex, you will have your mind blown like mine. Clean your home with NO CHEMICALS OR TOXINS. So may products for a safe clean home. I have a wish list made already🫣
Family Hobby Center- family owned and operated; they have it all for any hobby! Such a great shop!
Allison Union Photography-She’s great as well. I met her at a Mother’s Day event and she was exceptional, sweet and very kind. Definitely has the eye for beautiful images and super patient as well.
Cakes by Tiffany-she’s a pro, Super talent. Cupcakes, cakes, treats…She does it and does it amazingly well! I know a lot of people who order from her and they love her, I do!
Polka Dotted Blue Jay-Elise is a fantastic bookkeeper; She helped me with a few things when I was starting up SKSD🔆she’s the best bookkeeper with some much knowledge!
MJ Team, Realtors Michael & Jenipher Knoerlein - MVP Realty-wanting to sell or buy a new home?! The BEST in the area. So much knowledge, dedication and commitment to the client. Powerhouse, Husband and wife team who have the Best family as well.
Reborn Glass-family owned and operated for 3 generations. Nightlights made and created mosaic style with broken, recycled glass! They are all handmade with love and such talent. Check them out!
Whispering Oaks Farm-looking for some outdoor classes on the farm for your child?Interaction with the animals? Look no further bc there is a LONG LIST of classes available to sign your kiddo up for! Educational, fun and your child will have a blast!
M&M Farms Wedding Venue-located in fort myers, this local site is such a beautiful working farm. They are the perfect venue for weddings and able to host other events. This spot is so magical!
The Barn at Smith Acres-so peaceful. This is another spot to host your events! Another working farm as well:) they also host yoga classes, yoga retreats and once a month farm classes for your children!
Ittybittyredwagon-another fabulous option for great great quality shirts! Got an idea? Message for inquiry, you won’t be disappointed!
M4 Designs-need a superb interior designer? Have questions about styles/paint colors…and need help?! Look no further, Lacie has got you covered!
Estero Market Florist- for all your floral needs. From Arrangements to bouquets, they can do it all! Husband and wife team and they will create exactly what you’re looking for!
M&M Farms & Cattle Co-check out all their gift boxes! They have a variety to choose from and they all look amazing! Shop and support local:):)

11/25/2023

✨Small Business Saturday Sale✨

Today only, take 15% off all class registrations using Promo Code: Thankful23

For more information and to register, check out the link below 👇

https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/classes-events

11/24/2023

We are so Thankful 🙏 for our amazing community and all of the people who have supported us over the years! Without you, there would be no us. 💗

As a way of saying thank you, we are offering 15% off All class registrations, for one day only, tomorrow, Saturday November 25, 2023. 🏷️

Enter Promo Code: Thankful23 at checkout to receive your discount.

For more information to the classes we offer, check out the link below 👇

https://www.whisperingoaksfarmswfl.com/classes-events

11/23/2023

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving 🦃

11/23/2023

What shall we call you little man 🤔 🤍🐐

This little guy was an unplanned addition to the farm so we’re searching for the perfect name.

11/22/2023

Welcome Vendetta & Java to the Farm 💗

These pretty girls arrived on Monday and have been getting acclimated to their new surroundings. 🐐

Java is bred and Vendetta is still a doeling, so she will have awhile before we will breed her.

11/22/2023

We are Thankful for this beautiful bird, the 2 years he ruled the coop and for the way he will feed and nourish our family, and animals. 🙏

🦃 Raising our own Turkey each year is something that’s really important to our family and helps us to appreciate our food so much more.

Our Tom had a peaceful day, and was humanely processed here by our family. He went from the yard to the brine and will stay in the brine until it’s time for the oven on Thursday.

We pray you all have a beautiful and blessed Thanksgiving 🙏🦃

11/21/2023

🐶 Titus: Day 272

Our pump, filter & cover are here 😁 we’re so excited to finally be able to get his hydrotherapy started.

He’s been spending almost all day outside and coming in at night. We’re rotating his brace and “Super Suit”, aka his BeneFab wrap and he’s doing very well 🙏