Fat Bear Farm is moving to Vermont! We are embarking on this grand adventure with our two copilots, Thurgood Morsel and Miles Giles. We're taking 100 little blueberry bushes, a few fruit trees, and beginning a new life on 27 acres in Orange, Vermont.
Unfortunately, our beloved chickens will not be making the trip with us. However, they'll get to have an adventure of their very own. Our best friends have been kind enough to give our hens a home. They'll get to live out the rest of their lives in the company of several other chickens, peacefully coexisting with a herd of rabbits.
Our new neighborhood
The three years we have spent on our Virginia farm have been educational and colorful, to say the least. We moved into our Stuart home in June of 2010 and if you take a few moments to scan the pages of this blog, you'll see what we've been up to since the beginning of 2011. From planting 1,000 asparagus crowns to raising baby chicks, our time here has been full of new experiences.
Though we are sad to be leaving our dear friends behind, the relationships we have built will last a lifetime. We're hoping that all of them will visit and maybe even make the move from VA to VT themselves!
This will be a fine place for blueberry bushes!
We are so excited to begin a new chapter of our lives in a place where:
The unofficial state motto is, "We Do What We Want."
Thurgood and Miles can enjoy snow several months out of the year like all St. Bernards should.
Affordable healthcare is available for each and every resident.
Marriage equality is the law of the land, and gays and lesbians aren't treated as second class citizens.
There are more craft breweries per capita than in any other state. Vermont has about 26 breweries (one for every 24,067 people).
There are MOOSE!
We can get the freshest Ben & Jerry's ice cream and enjoy the best maple syrup in the world.
Cheese is an art.
We can enjoy 52 state parks with our furry friends.
Confederate flags are not commonplace.
I could go on for days about all the reasons we're making this move, but I think I'll just blog about all the awesomeness when we get there. I'm still not sure if I'll start a completely new blog once we're settled, or if I'll simply continue this one. Either way, everyone is invited to join us at Fat Bear Farm Vermont on the Interwebs!
