Contact & Visitor Info
Animal Planet
photo essay
Quaker Farm in the News
Guest Speaker Info
A Moment at Quaker Farm
Video Clips
Quaker Bakery
Amish Baked Goods
Raw Honey
Free Range Eggs
Quaker Soaps
Wool, Fiber & Doll Hair
Farm Membership
Chemical free Hay
Garden Produce
Garden Manure Compost
Pastured Duck & Goose
Grass fed Lamb & Mutton
Pasture-raised Goat (chevon)
Border Leicester & Cotswold
Sheep
Milk Goats for Sale
Saanen, Oberhasli, Nubian & Boer
Goats
Homestead Chicken Flock
Egg Layers for sale
Buff Orpington
Chickens
Muscovy
Ducks
Brown Chinese
Geese
AKC Collies
Organic Dog Treats
Adopt a Sheep
Adopt a Goat
Quaker Pantry
Recipes, Farm Journal & Home schooling
Quaker Kitchen
"How To" pages for, Cheesemaking, Soap Making & More
Animal Husbandry
"How To" pages for sheep, goats & poultry
Pioneer School of
Homesteading
Simple Living Workshops
2009 CLASSES
- Beekeeping
- Cooking Classes
- Cheese Making
- Soap Making
- Basic Homesteading
- Bread Baking
- More!
Spiritual/Silent Retreats
Mother/Daughter Retreats
Learn more about life
on the farm!
Click here to read
Quaker Anne's
Children's Stories
Stories include:
How Bees Make Honey
A Chicken is Born
A Haircut for Sheep
A Baby Horse is Born
A Baby Goat is Born
Lassie Saves a Lamb
...delightful children's stories about life on the farm, complete with
beautiful illustrating photographs...
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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Area Attractions & Links
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Welcome to Quaker Hill Farm
A Rare Breed & Educational Farm - Michigan Grown Meats, Produce & Honey
Photo Essay
of Animal Planet filming at Quaker Hill Farm!
Featured on Animal Planet, Quaker Hill Farm offers products and produce from pasture-based farming has resulted in
wholesome, chemical free produce available throughout the year - since 1985.
Quaker Hill Farm offers chemical free, hormone free, eco-friendly meats, produce and honey
produced with ethical family farming, raising pasture-fed animals and chemical-free farm produce which
bring together harmonious sustainable farming practices for those who are searching for products
that support an
ecologically conscious life style. Located in Harrisville, Michigan, we are an integral part of Alcona County's vigorous and growing
low impact, sustainable agricultural community that produces high quality seasonal farm products in
and for our Alcona region.
(Bill and Kimberly Anne pictured above with their farm Collies during filming by
Animal Planet at Quaker Hill Farm.)
We specialize in raising heritage breed livestock and heirloom
variety produce. It is part of our commitment to stewardship to assist with the conservation
of rare breeds and provide educational information to visitors.
We endeavour to educate visitors about the healthful benefits of a chemical free life-style and diet
so they might enjoy the best health possible. We encourage consumers to buy local, eat healthy and
support Michigan producers!
MICHIGAN GROWN Meats & Produce
100% chemical-free, pasture-raised, GMO free
Beef
Lamb
Goat
Chicken
Goose
Duck
Garden Manure & Compost
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Raw Honey (excellent for allergies!)
Fruits & Vegetables (seasonal)
Free range eggs (chicken, goose, duck)
Bees wax candles
Wool (Santa beards, doll wigging)
Hand made soaps
AKC Collie Puppies for Sale
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Why did we become Certified Naturally Grown instead of Certified Organic?
Click Click here to learn more.
The Quaker Farm Market provides an opportunity
to purchase a wide variety of our farm produced products. Look for our online store to
open soon for the
convenience of placing orders over the Internet.
Our barn is a host site for a Alcona County Quilt
Trail Project quilt block display. We have a 8'x8' quilt block with the "North Star"
design to commemorate the life-saving work of the
Underground Railroad which the state of Michigan and Quakers played major roles in.
We have a small quilt and educational display about the
Underground Railroad. We are grateful to the Hollyhock Quilt Shoppe in Harrisville,
Michigan
for their founding and support of the Alcona County Quilt Trail Project,
and their contribution to
the Underground Railroad display at Quaker Hill Farm.
The Pioneer School of Homesteading
Simple Living Skills Workshops
provides a unique
opportunity to learn simple living skills such as soap making, fiber craft, spinning, cooking, canning, cheese making, meat processing, homestead crafts, fundamental farm carpentry, handyman basics and much more.
Closed 1st Days (Sundays).
"The Lord bless thee and keep thee...."
- Numbers 6:24
Who are the Quakers?
The Quakers are a group of Christians who hold to a way of life that espouses simplicity,
truth and non-violence. They are
one of the 3 historic peace churches which includes the Amish and Mennonites.
Plain Quakers are very few in number in the United States today.
For general information or to attend Meeting for Worship & bible study in Harrisville,
visit
Friends in Christ
web site. Visitors always welcome!
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