Lee Straw, AKA the Grumpy old man, was born and raised on this land. He is the reason that this family is here today. He was brought home from the hospital to this same house when he was born and now resides here with his family. In his father's generation all the farm was used for was to keep horses they used in Rodeos and to produce hay for their own use in the winter.
Lee grew up calf roping but his role on the farm has changed since he was a kid. Now he is the man in charge of the haying. Lee's main job takes the entire month of July or August and he is in charge of mowing, raking and square baling over 30 acres of native prairie hay. The rest of the year Lee spends most of his time at his paying job, in a warehouse about 45 minutes from the farm, to make ends meet.
Lee grew up calf roping but his role on the farm has changed since he was a kid. Now he is the man in charge of the haying. Lee's main job takes the entire month of July or August and he is in charge of mowing, raking and square baling over 30 acres of native prairie hay. The rest of the year Lee spends most of his time at his paying job, in a warehouse about 45 minutes from the farm, to make ends meet.
Christy Straw, AKA The FarmingWife, Is an ex-air force brat that was raised in Germany. She is now the driving force and work horse behind the growing farm. She is a stay at home Mom, who is busier then ever. She not only runs the household but she handles the day to day operations on the farm as well. She takes care of all the bottle babies that come into the programs as well as plays nursemaid to all the births that happen on the farm. For extra income she finds enough time to take care of the Farm shop as well as making everything in it. From Sewing to Fiber Processing she has her hands in it all. You can find all of our products in our online shop by clicking the online store tab at the top of this page.
RJ Straw, AKA YoungShepherd, is the Son of Christy and Lee. While RJ has always been hands on around the farm, since graduating High School he has taken on the role of horse trainer to the many horses that call the farm home. He still helps with rescues and has spent the night in the barn so many times he has lost track.
RJ was actually the force in changing the coarse of the farm. In the early months of 2011 he entered a contest and won a small flock of Angora Goats. Since then he has branched out and added sheep to his flock.
As RJ grows into man, he looks to make a living roping, riding and training horse. He has had his own horse since Christmas of 2009 and he has done everything for the horse from training him to ride to teaching him to Calf Rope, team rope and Goat tie in the rodeos. They have more then 15 titles to their names and he has now started training horses for other people. You can learn more about RJ and get a young man's point of view about the farm at www.barnontheweb.com
RJ was actually the force in changing the coarse of the farm. In the early months of 2011 he entered a contest and won a small flock of Angora Goats. Since then he has branched out and added sheep to his flock.
As RJ grows into man, he looks to make a living roping, riding and training horse. He has had his own horse since Christmas of 2009 and he has done everything for the horse from training him to ride to teaching him to Calf Rope, team rope and Goat tie in the rodeos. They have more then 15 titles to their names and he has now started training horses for other people. You can learn more about RJ and get a young man's point of view about the farm at www.barnontheweb.com
