About the Farmers

Hello and welcome! The Farm at Brave is a local business owned by the Rinkhoff family of Brave, Pennsylvania, dedicated to providing good food for our community and healthy livestock for their own farms and homesteads.

Our journey to family farming began, like many farmers, with a search for healthy and nourishing food for our own family. As we learned to garden and preserve the harvest, purchased our first dairy goats and chickens and, later, a family cow, we acquired a passion for ensuring that the quality food we now had access to was available to our local community.

We (Barry and Nataly) have ten children who are all involved in various capacities with our life and work on the farm. Some of them, young adults now, take an active role in the day to day operations while the young ones are learning by example and enjoying interacting with the animals that live here.

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Barry and the boys can also be found crafting beautiful Timber Frame and traditional Appalachian Log Homes, barns, and outbuildings at www.timbermeisters.com.

The Woodland Edge Cattery & Kennel here on the farm raises dachshunds and Maine Coon Cats.

The Farm at Brave Blog

From starting a vegetable garden and raising chickens to preserving food and crafting homemade goods, each post on our blog is a chapter of our ongoing adventure. But this blog isn’t just about what I do; it’s about what we can learn together. It’s a space for sharing knowledge, inspiring each other, and building a community of like-minded individuals who share a passion for a simpler, more sustainable way of life.

So, whether you’re an experienced homesteader, an aspiring green thumb, or simply curious about this way of life, I invite you to join me on this journey. Let’s learn, grow, and thrive together in our pursuit of a more grounded and gratifying existence.

Welcome to my homesteading journey – where every day is an opportunity to cultivate health and happiness from the ground up.