C.A. & J. Farm *Life Close to Nature*
​A Medicinal Herb Farm...Be Well!

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We are proud supporters of our Local Humane Society www.gmhumanesociety.org/

Our homepage buttons are convenient, but don't miss the other pages on our website available in the top drop-down menu!  Scroll down for Pictures! There are 3 Blogs on this website:  Farm Blogging, From Feather with Love and Naturally Interesting.  Check them out, as well as the pages about our Solar Power, Ollas Pots, Planting by the Mooon, Chickens & Ducks, and much more! Thank You in advance for supporting our little Farm! We appreciate you very much!!!

Hey! A Healthy Diet, some exercise, Herbs and Nature are All You Need! You must handle the stress in your life too! Relax-Restore-Release! A de-stressing mantra to repeat thru the day.  Feel your shoulders go down and the stress leave your body as you say these three words.  I say them often! Working together we can all be happy & feel great! Being Healthy doesn't happen by accident.  We can give you some ideas!  Talk to you soon. 

REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL AND SMALL!!! IT MEANS SO MUCH!!! 

Current Egg Prices: All Poultry fed an Organic, Non GMO, Soy Free feed and hydroponically grown Wheat Grass and Sunflower Sprouts, plus weeds and wild edibles too! 
Chicken Eggs - Medium to Ex large -  $4 a dozen ( $3.90 + .10 Va Sales Tax)
Chicken Eggs - Small - $3 a dozen ( $2.93 + .07 Va Sales Tax)  
Duck Eggs - Medium to Ex large - $3 a half dozen ( $2.93 + .07 Va Sales Tax)
We get our quality feed from Sunrise Farms sunrisefarm.net/the-sunrise-farms-difference/ We pick up monthly at Bees Knees Farm in West Point, VA   www.beeskneesfarmkw.com/

What is Sprouting at the Farm? : 
​*Open Year round and weekly, most Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 10:30 -6pm, (stop by for chicken & duck eggs, herbs, pollinator plants, Elderberry Products, Herbal Teas & more!)  

*Community Drum Circle & Off-Grid Open "no-Mic"
Night is Saturday, Nov. 3rd: 5-7pm  (details on the Drum Circle page) The Funky Lights Flow Team amazes us every month with their Fire & Light Dancing! (scroll down for Contact information on them) 

*The next Herbal workshop is Nov. 10th: 10:30-2   Keep you and your Family naturally healthy using Lifestyle, Herbs and forgotten techniques! Good Health doesn't happen by accident! Sign up Now! (You can see details and register on the workshop page)

Labyrinth Creation Meetings:  Discussion & Planning 11/10 @ 3:30pm.  Building the Labyrinth- 12/9 & 12/22, 10:30am-4pm.  See full details on the Labyrinth Page.  
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Plan on attending "Autumn's Song" an Herb Farm Festival, to benefit the Gloucester Mathews Humane Society  www.gmhumanesociety.org/ Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 2018. See the Special Events page for current information.  More details blooming all the time!
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Dec. 15th 2-4pm, A reading of the Night Before Christmas by the bonfire with Puppets and a Christmas Carol Drum Circle! Refreshments served! An event for all ages...the kids will love it!  Cost to attend, can of dog or cat food or $ for the Humane Society.  More Details soon! More details will be coming soon to the Special Event page!

Home of the Funky Lights Flow Team!    www.facebook.com/funkylightsflowteam/       www.etsy.com/shop/FunkyFlowShop  Courtney Harris 757-504-3182 funkylightsflowteam@gmail.com  
  • C.A. & J. Farm is an off-grid capable Solar, Medicinal Herb Farm, established in 1997. Located in beautiful Mathews County, VA, only 15-20 minutes from Gloucester, Main Street.  
  • Open Year Round, our Farm is open to the Public most Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10:30am-6pm. 
  • Jack & Jill: our two 5 year old Great Pyrenees, are very gentle and loving...most of the time, but sometimes they are shy about unfamiliar people entering their acre.  They are not house dogs, but working farm dogs performing their duty, which they take very seriously.  Other animals, including dogs, are viewed as a threat, so you cannot bring your dog into their acre to "play" with J&J.  They protect their acre.  We will always enter the acre with you.  It is best to enter with us and pay J&J no attention.  Give them a chance to get used to you, then they will usually come to you to be loved on.  They are very good farm dogs and love kids, but again....need to take it slow.  You will see some beautiful, strong, smart dogs at work! Thank you for understanding!     
  • Sorry... our farm is not handicapped friendly.  
  • 5 Self-Sustaining Acres, Using All Natural Methods.  Farm Tours Available, Just Ask! 
  • Clean Portapot with a hand washing station.
  • Picnic tables available for your use! Feel free to sit and relax. Bring your lunch if you wish.  We love to see visitors enjoy the farm! 
  • An active member of the Mathews County Chamber of Commerce.
  • Our Farm participates with our local 4H, hosting Day Camps and educational activities.  These kids are our future!   
  • We are proud to be on the Middle Peninsula Artisan Trail...the River to Bay Trail  http://artisanscenterofvirginia.org/
  • United Plant Savers  www.unitedplantsavers.org/ has honored us by designating us a Botanical Sanctuary dedicated to raising endangered sacred plants.
  •  ​We are a Pollinators Sanctuary too!
  • 100 Rhode Island Red Chickens; 17 Khaki Campbell Ducks; we hatch our own chicks whenever possible and raise our birds using the old fashioned Deep Litter method in the yards and coops.  Birds fed a quality Non GMO, Soy Free Feed from Sunrise Farms, that we pick up monthly at Bees Knees Farm in West Point, VA   www.beeskneesfarmkw.com/
  • We sell our eggs on the farm and at our local Health Food Store…Health Trail Natural Foods in the White Marsh Shopping Center in Gloucester, VA. 
  • Bee Hives: honey when available, usually in the Fall.
  • The “Yellow Barn Store”: Farmers Market items, including- eggs, herbal teas, herbs, Elderberry Products, Frontier Co-op Products, Ollas Pots, pollinator plants, Baker Creek Seed Packs and more! We Accept: Cash, Checks, Debit/Credit cards
  •  "Life Close to Nature" Herbal Workshops in the “Potting Shed” focusing on growing and using Medicinal Herbs, natural good health, forgotten skills and much more!  Each workshop is different.  Enjoy one or all! See the Workshop page for full details.  All 2018 workshop dates are posted, with details for registering.  Join us! 
  • Monthly Community Drum Circles & Off-Grid Open "no-Mic" Nights- Dates & details on that page.
  • Special Events at the Farm!  Check the Special Events page for Details!      

Our Mentor and Inspiration has been Forrest Green Herb Farm...a large Medicinal Herb Farm in Louisa County, VA.   We carry some of their teas and products, but you can find even more health promoting products on their site.  Explore their website  www.forrestgreenfarm.com/  

Hey, get to know Jean:  She lives in Nature.  A trained Herbalist...she studied at Forrest Green Medicinal Herb Farm and Sacred Plant Traditions.  Graduated from the Va Tech Master Gardener Training Program in 1998.  Went to Coop Camp to get chicken savvy!  A Natural Beekeeper for over 20 years.  A new Elderberry Grower, enjoys growing Cut Flowers.  Loves playing the guitar and singing to the Djembe Drum.  Anxious to share any information with friends to help them be well and live with Joy!  Always learning more to share, education never ends!  Contact Her by phone, email, text, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and Marco Polo. Contact Information:  804-815-2839, cajfarm@gmail.com , FB/Instagram-Jean Howard or cajfarm. 
Daily Mission: Live unapologetically. Love unconditionally. GROW unimaginably. 

We want to share our Farm with YOU and hope you will enjoy our simple spot on the planet.  Practice safety while visiting us and keep an eye on your children.  No alchohol allowed on the Farm.  Smoking allowed only at the Red Bench by the Barn, please use the metal bucket for trash.  Pets allowed on leashes and cannot enter Jack & Jill's fenced Acre....people are allowed, but not other animals.  Please, excuse a few weeds…we are not a Botanical Garden, but a working farm. Some visitors, catching me in the middle of chores, have enjoyed helping me stack hay bales and feed the chickens.  We invite you to visit and experience…“Life Close to Nature”.
*GPS doesn’t understand us, please use our directions.

We attend yearly and support the Homesteaders of America Conference that occurs every October in Front Royal, VA.  Here is the official video from the 2018 Conference.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCkWo68qfw8  Plan on attending in 2019! 

I wish to share a song with you by Audra Mae and the Forest Rangers (originally by Bob Dillon) that touched my Soul from the AMC Series "Sons of Anarchy".   I couldn't wait to play it on my guitar!
May YOU follow your dreams and stay.... "Forever Young"! 
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