After relocating from Kauai to North Carolina, Courtney Kelly followed her longstanding dreams with a hobby farm she calls Courtney’s Chicken Charms.

At Little Mountain Ark Farm in Virginia, peafowl and donkeys help war-wounded veterans recover from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Marion Petersen from the Southern California-based hobby farm gives us the scoop on how to care for these adorable chickens.

Kip Ritchey of the Tallahassee-based farm tells us how they’re aiming to solve their community’s food desert problem.

Daniele Kasper from the Michigan-based backyard country homestead talks about her first steps into hobby farming and self-sufficiency.

Rebeka Halbert of the Texas-based Halbert Farm tells us all about the benefits of living with a sounder of Kunekune pigs.

John and Fin Kernohan tell us about living in an off-grid, 304-square-foot tiny house (with a greenhouse bathhouse!) on their Georgia-based property.

Julie Kirchner of the North Carolina-based venture tells us all about the joys of living with chickens and quail.

Jenna Lee Panehal-Pelayo from the South Carolina mini-farm explains how goat yoga sessions with Nigerian Dwarf goats bring smiles to the faces of guests.

The Tennessee-based donkey trainer lets us in on some entry level dos and don’ts when it comes to training the personable and affectionate equine.