A bit about our farm . . .
Flint Hill Mini Farm started as a hobby farm to raise a goat. We went from finding a pet for our youngest daughter to having a full fledged mini-farm. We started all this about 8 years ago. We like to think of this as a mini-farm as we do it not for our full time living, but more as a love of animals and a part time recreation, with a bit of money flowing in to sustain the farm. We have about 15 goats now, mostly mostly mamas and baby girls. We had a very good spring birthing with 16 baby kids born.
We also have chickens which we raise for their eggs. What started as a curiosity has grown into about 20 chickens. I love to see them running around picking up ticks, bugs, and anything that flies in front of them good enough to eat.
We raise our cashmere goats for their fiber. We used to comb them to get their fiber, in the spring time. Just when you typically put your coats away for the winter, the goats start shedding their coats also. When we had 30 goats to comb, we elected to shear them and our first year my husband said they looked like they went to a barber college. Ha, ha. We have improved since then and they are looking better with each shearing. Then we send their fiber off to a processor. I have them spin it into a specific weight yarn. I keep some and sell the rest. It is a wonderful product, and is wonderfully warm and soft.
We also have gotten into making our own bath soap. It seemed interesting to me and since we are a family with lots of allergies. I wanted to have something around that I was sure would not make me (us) itch. I make several varieties of soaps which include: goats milk soaps, sweet honey soap, glycerine soap which I make for my grandkids and oatmeal soap.
The goats milks soaps have a bit of moisturizer in them and feel good. You do not smell anything like a goat once your use them. I have various scents I put in them, or can make a special scent at your request. I also like the honey soap as it seems to make my face feel very clean when I wash with it. . Along with that I have a clear glycerin soap that I make for my grandkids. When the soap is cooling I drop plastic bugs into or butterflies, or some kind of plastic creature. They kids love the soaps and can hardly wait to wash their hands.
Aside from that our little farm seems to be a peaceable kingdom. We love to have the grandkids come over and play with the animals, as well as run with the chickens.
A bit about our soap scents:
*Be Happy Fragrance Oil is a blend of orange, sage, line, tangerine, mandarin and spearment. A very nice scent.
*Baby Bee Buttermilk Fragrance Oil is a blend of vanilla, peach, violet, sugar. A sweet scent.
*Bergamot Grapefruit is a blend of Bergamot and grapefruit essential oils. Nice scent.
*Caribbean Coconut Fragrance Oil smells like coconut. A nice scent.
*Honey Almond EO blends lemon, lavender, bitter almond, and ginger. A very pleasant smelling scent.
Creamy goats milk soap, scent from list (999) choose your scent from mulberry fragrance, Vera Wang, Lavender Sage, Saffron Lavender, love spell, lemongrass sage, bergamot grapefruit, honey almond, bedtime bath, lavender, Be Happy, headache natural EO blend, and muscle rescue EO blend. These will be made to order for you.
*Lemongrass sage fragrance is a blend of lemongrass and sage. It has a nice, light scent.
*Love spell fragrance oil is a blend of summer flowers and oranges.
* Mulberry fragrance oil has aromatic notes of strawberry, cherry, tangerine, orange, and mango.
*Saffron lavender fragrance is a blend of” aromatic notes: mandarin, chamomile, verbena, lavender, saffron, ylang-yland, golden myrrh, oak moss, and musk”.
*White tea fragrance oil is a blend of tea leaves and ozone.
A bit about our sinus relief tea bag:
Sinus relief tea bag has a combination of eucalyptus, peppermint, elder flowers, willow bark, juniper, and fennel. This product comes in a convenient tea bag, sealed for freshness. To use, open and smell for relief in sinus congestion.
A bit about our bath soaks:
All of our bath soaks include epson salts, bath water crystals, coloring, and essential oils to make a soothing bath soak.
Producer Application Information
Business Name
Flint Hill MiniFarm
Number of years in operation
7
Number of acres presently in farming/growing
6
Describe your farming, processing practices.
We raise cashmere goats for their fiber and for selling stock as it becomes available. We sheer our goats in the spring and sell our excess stock when the babies are weaned at 3 months. I send the fiber in to get processed into cashmere yarn which I use for caps for family, friends, and some that I sell. I also sell my cashmere yarn online through the Localharvest site, as well as through word of mouth.
I also have developed soaps for my family and for friends and now clients. These soaps come in various scents and some not scented for people who don't want a scent. For children I have developed soaps that have bugs, flowers, etc., inside (plastic of course) which encourage children to wash their hands more often with fun soaps.
Do you use genetically modified seeds or plants?
No
What is your pest & disease management system?
We try to be as organic as possible. We have to worm out stock with products that work.
Herd health and productivity management – Do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids?
We breed only quality stock and sell stock that is not producing according to our qualifications. We also do not use hormones, etc. We use antibiotics as stock needs it only in medical cases under a vets direction. We try to keep our stock as healthy and pure of stock as possible.
Describe your feeding practices.
We have 4 fields we rotate our stock in and raise various grasses for their overall health. We only feed them hay that is recommended by our vet for best health conditions. They eat grass, hay as needed and are given grain as a treat, but as a necessity when they are pregnant and feeding babies as a supplement.
Are there any animal products in feeds?
N/A
Describe your soil & nutrient management.
N/A
Describe your water usage practices.
We have a well.
Conservation/land stewardship practices
Additional information and/or sustainable practices
We raise cashmere goats, which are a new stock in the U.S. for fiber.
Where is your operation located?
Powhatan, Virginia
Do you use Virginia ingredients in your prepared foods?
Which products are organic?
What is the name of the certifying agency? Flint Hill MiniFarm delivers to these locations: To learn more about Flint Hill MiniFarm, please visit: http://flinthillminifarm.com 
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