In this episode I sit down with Michael and Jessica Shaffstall, to talk about their journey in starting a farm in this very cold climate. It was a dream of theirs for many years. Mike is Active Duty military and was stationed in Fairbanks where he and his family fell in love with Fairbanks and wanted to make it their forever home. They finally realized their dream in fall of 2021.
Their farm is on six and a half acres, where they have utilized creative ways to build, heat and outfit shelters for the chicks and hens. Adequate space is super important. The nurturing and care for all their animals is of great importance to them. They raise pigs, chickens, turkeys and have egg laying hens. They also bring Jessica’s bread to the market which has become a best seller for them.
However, it’s not just what they bring to the market, but their happy, joyful personality that is so endearing.
Putting Animal welfare and care first. Yellow wood farms in Fairbanks Alaska is raising farm animals ethically and with care and compassion towards their chickens, pigs, turkeys and hens.
Get to know this enthusiastic and hard working couple who just started their farm three years ago and are making a splash in farmers markets in interior Alaska.
Take a listen to their story and their passionate journey to start a farm in interior Alaska’s cold climate, where they work hard with no mechanization but everything is done by hand. They haul water and just about everything else to make this farm a reality and their home.