Greetings from our small family, our own little mountain range you could say – mama, papa and two little ones – well not so little anymore! Since 2005, we have tended goats, ducks (including the famous Hettie Quackers), chickens, bees and an expanding fruit, flower, herb and vegetable garden based on permaculture principles. In 2015, we began our focus on honey bee-keeping and creating a bee sanctuary of our small urban farm. We also welcomed two Russian Blues, Piper and Momo, and a little Chihuahua named Papalotl to our family in 2016. We have appeared in the media in diverse places from the New York and Seattle Times to Neighborhood Notes and Oregon Humanities Journal.

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We are the Arias Clan . . .

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In early 2020, we moved from Portland, Oregon, to Magdalena, New Mexico and began getting to know this precious little town nestled in the mountains. We currently have 5 sanctuary horses, 7-20 dairy/meat goats, 20-ish laying hens, 3 sweet livestock protector dogs, 1 adorable puppy, our beloved teacup chihuahua Papalotl and . . . um . . . 9 (yes NINE!) most excellent feline mousers who sleep with us at night. We also recently  added a bunch of bee hives, some piggies, and a family cow.