This year we hosted our annual family farm day and celebrated 15 years of farming! We were grateful to the Lord for beautiful weather, and a very fun day of families being together and making memories! We appreciate each of you who came and supported us. Looking forward to seeing you all at our next event!
Daniel has restocked the honey! look at that color 🙂
Its always good to wake up smiling on a big day. 🙂
Cowboy Edmund enjoying some puppy snuggles!
We are so excited to have t-shirts for the first time, get yours now!
Freshly made sourdough bread!
Special times for kids to play with baby animals in the petting zoo.
Hand milking a cow.
Farm tour.
kids loved getting to collect eggs.
Grilled meat samples.
Interacting with the people is one of our teams highlights!
See, touch, and learn about the works of a natural farm.
Meet your farmers firsthand, see how the animals with nature for optimal health, collect eggs, move a cow and enjoy God’s creation.
Sample the products: try our dairy products, we will have our “chef” on the grill for you to sample our meats as well.
Learning opportunites:
After the tour we will have tend talks on various subjects such as natural health, homesteading, foraging cooking and more. Both interesting for adults and kids!
Petting zoo
We will have an area as soon as you arrive where you can visit, pet, hold, and enjoy the animals while shopping or waiting for the farm tour!
See: calves, chicks, kittens, dogs, our horse and more!
Sales + Specials in Farm Store
Grass fed beef
Pasture raised Chicken
Raw A2A2 Cheese
Salves and Lotions
and more!
We will be offering discounts and specials on all our products.
Bake Sale
Breads and Cookies
Rolls and Soups
and much more!
Goodies to make a picnic out of or take home for later!
Invite your friends and family! We look forward to seeing you on the farm soon!
People are waking up and seeing the importance of holistic wellness education. Our current symptom management and sick care system is generating a spirit of fear and victimhood. There is a need for a natural health program that is based on Biblical Wisdom.
Birthed from our love of God, His word, and people Abiding Wellness at Our Father’s Farm is offering a four-part series of Wellness Weekends and coursework to equip and empower you with a God-honoring health and wellness education.
This series of classes will undergird your faith and teach you to abide in Christ allowing you to utilize powerful natural tools for wellness. This course of study emphasizes how human organ systems were Divinely designed and what it takes to promote vibrant health from the inside out as well as the lifestyle choices and other recommendations needed to care for yourself, your family, and your community.
Includes: – Spiral-bound book with complete PowerPoint slides and pertinent information from all lectures and breakouts. – Make and Take: Go home with healing superfoods and “medicine” – Dinner Friday, Breakfast & Lunch Saturday, Snacks and drinks all lovingly prepared with beyond organic farm ingredients and superfoods.
Value $650
Early Bird: $400 $350 if you register by 03/20/2023
Regular: $400 if you register after 03/20/2023
Returning student price:$400 $325
Space is limited so do not delay!
If you’re coming from out of town, The Hampton Inn (434-656-9000) 200 McBride Lane. Gretna, Virginia, 24557, Is a hotel about 10 minutes away from the farm and has a room block for this event.
The best way to learn and retain powerful information is to learn in community, hearing, seeing, and doing while in a safe loving environment. Our passion and prayer is that God blesses these learning opportunities to provide just that. Over the last twenty years, our family has embarked on a long holistic wellness journey. We have been blessed with many incredible teachers, courses, experiences, and resources. Our heart is to come alongside you and impart unto you what has so generously been poured into us.
Jack Fuhrmann: head of the program, Pastor, Biblical teacher, and mentor.
Kim Fuhrmann: Naturopathic Doctor, lead consultant for Abiding wellness.
Sheila Fuhrmann: Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, manager of Abiding Wellness.
Natural Home Health Practitioner Course Series
This four-part series is designed to glorify God and provide a truly Biblically based comprehensive education in natural health and wellness support in accordance with the two principles of Divine Design and Personal Responsibility.
The courses can be taken individually or as a series. If you didn’t finish the series last year attend the classes you missed. After completion of the four courses, you will become a certified Natural Home Health Practitioner. Our prayer is to equip homes and communities with better tools for Divinely guided and self-governed health and true wellness care!
Reviews from alumni:
“I would like to thank you all for offering the opportunity to attend the 4-part wellness series in 2022 at Our Father’s Farm. Each part was integral in gaining a complete well-rounded understanding of how the body works and how we can truly use food as our best medicine.
I felt the investment of my time (I came from NY 9 hours away) was truly one of the BEST things I could have done for myself, my family, and my friends as the knowledge I took back home with me truly will last a lifetime, and the connections made with your family and others attending the classes was a true gift! In terms of monetary investment, there are many ways we can spend money but I struggle to think of anything that offers such immense value as this 4-part wellness series. Classes were well thought out. The material was covered in detail and there was ample time for questions and answers. The hands-on practical applications during the make and takes, herbal foraging and identification hike, and the first aid class were incredible!
I left each class feeling energized, with a hunger to continue to learn and apply what was taught over the weekend classes. The sense of welcoming loving community was truly heartwarming. A year later and I still keep in touch with fellow classmates. We walked into the class as strangers all seeking to learn and grow as individuals, we walked out of the classes together, with a true community of fellow wellness warriors!
It’s honestly so much more than I could ever have imagined the first day I stepped foot on your beautiful farm. Thank you for everything—for sharing your knowledge so freely, for sharing your love of Jesus so that we may always remember to seek Him first and hunger to know Him more deeply with each passing day. (I DO)!!!
Of course, I can’t end without mentioning the nutritious delicious home-cooked meals we all shared together—the time around the table is one I will always remember fondly. “ Laurie D. NY
“I highly recommend the Wellness series for anyone desiring to grow in their health journey. The classes were full of information that can easily be taken home and applied. Whether you are new to discovering ways to support natural health or have been at it a while, you will walk away with more tools under your belt to continue your journey. It was motivating to see the Fuhrmanns’ enthusiasm and encouragement to see others taking similar steps to learn more about health and wellness. I love that one of the primary focuses is Spiritual health and abiding in Christ for our every need!” ~ Angela M. NC
“The details of the training were helpful not only to discover what I can do for myself but also for others when needed. Through these classes, the Fuhrmanns offered a very comprehensive foundation of knowledge and hands-on experience to empower me to move in the direction that I’ve wanted to move in for quite some time. It has given me a great deal of confidence and the desire to learn even more, with complete humility and dependence upon the Lord for His guidance, abiding peace, and presence. I was so blessed to meet other like-minded people!” – Hope R.
“The classes were so much fun and hands-on too! Excellent information, we had lots of things to take home. Great discussion time as well, good opportunities to ask questions! Our biggest takeaway was: to learn to ask Jesus to lead us in each health situation, and keep looking to Him! Good mother/daughter time as well!!! And the food was AMAZING – farm fresh and healthy!!!” – Kate K.
Maybe it’s just another weird Fuhrmann thing, but around here spaghetti really is one of those comfort foods. We used to joke around that our family reunions would be pasta parties where each family unit brought their special spaghetti sauce for a real deal cook off! That being said, you may see more Fuhrmann variations of sauce in the future. And they may be very different. But the more original the better!
It’s part of life’s beauty, we all bring our own twist to the table. Each person’s talent is not only a gift, but an important part of completing the body of Christ on earth. So, as you experiment with this recipe, or any other in future, be authentic to who you are in the kitchen. Don’t be too force, and don’t be hampered ether. And while you’re having fun creating your own delicious meal to bless others with, remember to be authentic to who Christ has called you to be too. The person gratefully comfortable in who God made them to be is the one who can whole heartedly enjoy what others contribute! So here’s to your confident pasta dinner experience!
So here’s fun in the kitchen and more around the table!
~ Sheila
Ps. Be sure to read the foot notes! It will make your experience that much better and give confidence to your creativity.
INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Thinly slice the bread and place it on a large piece of tinfoil. Melt butter till it gets crispy, add garlic and sauté lightly, lastly add the cheese, herbs and salt and pull pot off the heat. With a spoon lather each slice of bread with topping and stack them on top of each other. When each slice is buttered and loaf reformed, pour any remaining mixture over the whole loaf and wrap it in tinfoil. Place in the oven for 8-15 minutes and then open the foil so the loaf can get crisp and brown. Leave it in till you get your desired crispness and serve with any soup, Italian dish, or anything else for a delicious, family favorite side!
NOTES:
Go for simple flavor:
When I took art lessons, my teacher would say any time you mixed more than three colors of paint, no matter what the colors, it would look like mud. That sounded too broad to believe, but the more I played with paint, the more correct she became! Although not as consistently true, the same can be said in a kitchen. Not always, but sometimes less is more. And that is very true of a good basic sauce. For this version at least, it’s not about how many delicious ingredients you can pack in, but how to draw maximum flavor out of the ones you use. Things like sauteing the garlic in hot oil, and letting the sauce simmer for hours will do the trick!
Storing excess:
Maybe you’re like me and cooking ahead is hard because of the large and always fluctuating amount of people gathered around our table. But if you have a smaller or more predictable crowd, don’t shun leftovers! This sauce lasts 5-10 days in the fridge and months in the freezer!
Alternative Uses:
Although nothing beats a classic, don’t just think the traditional noodles with red sauce and a sprinkle of parm or red pepper flakes. Enjoy this sauce:
On top of pizza crust or flat bread with Mazza or another soft cheese and your favorite topers
Drizzled over cheese toast
As a calzone dipping sauce
Served over spaghetti squash or sautéed summer squash/zucchini
Celebrating 14 years of farming and our 10th Annual Field day.
More details will be coming soon!
Field Day Information: Date: Saturday, May 14th, 2022 Location: Our Father’s Farm 2664 Deer View Road Gretna, VA 24557 Time: 10:00 – 3:00 Farm Tour: tour at 11:00 am be sure not to miss it!
Farm Tour
We will offer one grand farm tour during the day. It will be at 11:00. See, touch, and learn about the workings of a truly natural farm, meet your farmers and the animals they raise. Watch how we farm first hand, see how the animals work with nature for optimal health, collect eggs, milk a cow, and enjoy God’s creation! There will be a milking demonstration and dairy samples. We will have our “chef” at the grill for you to sample some of our meats. Learning Opportunities: After the tour, we will have tent talks on various subjects such as natural health, homesteading, foraging, cooking, and more. It is both interesting and fun for kids & adults!
Petting Zoo
We will have an area as soon as you get to the farm where you can visit, pet, hold, and enjoy the animals while shopping or waiting for the farm tour. To see calves, chicks, cats & kittens, dogs, a horse, and more!
Sales + Specials in Farm Store
Grass-fed beef, pasture-raised chicken, raw milk cheeses from a small certified organic, Amish dairy farm. We will be stocked with our usual variety of other items: beauty lotion, healing salves, supplements, super-foods, etc.
Bake Sale
Breads, Cookies, Rolls, Soups, and much more! Goodies to make a picnic out of or take home for later.
We are excited to see you all on the farm soon!~The Fuhrmann’s Spread the word and bring your friends!
We are launching a well prayed over incredible new series of classes packed with relevant and empowering information about divine design and wellness strategies! The first of the three classes will be an in-depth all-day workshop taking place Saturday and will include a delicious superfood lunch. The two following will be evening classes focused on immune health.
Home Wellness Practitioner Workshop Series
Foundations for Health
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Time: 10:00 – 4:00
Location: 2664 Deer View Rd Gretna VA 24557
Immune System 101:
Date: Monday, November 23rd
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Best immune support practices and procedures:
Date: Monday, November 30th
Time: 7:00-9:00
Register today for early bird pricing. Click the link below for details.
After years of growing and learning in practice as a certified Naturopath ND, Kim is launching a new series of classes geared to prepare home wellness advocates for uncertain times. It is so important to understand, think through, and prepare for what life might throw at you before it happens.
Those best prepared are often spared.
The first day-long workshop
Focuses on how our bodies are designed and how the body systems work. We also focus on transforming your home into a healing center and your mindset into that of a wellness practitioner.
With this knowledge, you will save a considerable amount of time and resources by learning how to support wellness at the deepest level. Addressing foundations alone is often all that is needed to achieve wellness!
We will follow with two intensive workshops teaching
The immune system, viral, bacterial, parasitical, and physiological issues 101
Faith and knowledge over fear. What to do in a crisis. Procedures and best practices of the “home health trade”.
Join us for a wonderful packed day of learning which will equip and empower you to “be your own doctor”.
Sample of topics we will explore:
-Understand the physiology of your body and how to support and take care of it for strength and wellness.
-Make your kitchen your hospital (if you let “food be your medicine and medicine be your food” it will become just that)
-Develop lifestyle and emotional tools vital to whole health wellness
-Understand how your body works. It is complex and interconnected, if you understand this caring for it becomes a no-brainer
-Lose weight and keep it off. For real. No gimmicks. No powder or pill. Just lifestyle and root cause support!
-How to care for yourself and others with powerful strategies
-Understand how the body is designed and what it is trying to do. Work with it to heal and thrive instead of stuffing symptoms and making them extreme.
-Transform meals into medicinal nutrient-dense super-food body and energy building deliciousness.
-Herbal home wellness superfoods, super practices, super mindset!
-Herbal/homemade first aid
-What to do in real emergencies.
-What is growing right in my yard that could be used to “save” me or my loved one in a crisis?
Faith and Understanding over Fear.
Being well prepared helps everyone remain calm and peaceful in potentially stressful or frightening circumstances. The time is now to learn this valuable information. We find ourselves in troubled times. Our heart is to equip others so that many will be, as the wise woman in Proverbs:
“…clothed with strength and dignity … she laughs without fear of the future!” Proverbs 31:25
In Greek, the word “doctor” means teacher. That is what Kim loves to do. Teach. Those who have invested in and taught her have changed and blessed her life and she loves blessing others with the truth about our bodies, health, and wellness so that God’s people can rise up and serve Him in all the health and strength they were designed to enjoy!
We are seeking ways that we can help you all through this time. See below for specials and packages we have made to assist you in stocking up and caring for your loved ones.
The number one way to navigate through a pandemic is to keep your immune system and hygiene up!
Tips for boosting your immune system:
Bone Broth
Exercise, fresh air, deep breathing!
Pro and Prebiotics (found in kefir and yogurt)
Rest and Stay Hydrated
1/2 off Herd Share Purchase
Raw dairy is a wonderful source of calcium and a way to boost your body. If you are looking to join the herd or add another share on to yours now is the time. Offer ends 4/6/2020
We are grateful to be going through this time TOGETHER! and also for the knowledge we have of the creator God who knows all.
“When God is the center of a soul, although disasters may crowd in on all sides and roar like the waves of the sea, there is a constant calm within. The world can neither give nor take away this kind of peace.” – R. Leighton
“If you don’t take care of your body, where are you supposed to live?”
About this Class
After two years of growing and learning in practice as a Naturopathic Doctor (health and wellness coach), we’re seeing God do amazing things in the lives of so many! There are simple foundations we all need to understand and there are fundamental things about how our bodies were designed that we should all know. This class is like getting six hours of private consultation/health coaching for the price of one. If you end up wanting more so you can dig deeper into the root cause behind what might ail you, you will have saved a considerable amount of your time and resources learning how to improve your health on the deepest levels. Addressing foundations alone is often all that is needed to achieve a better quality of life and wellness. So we’ve encapsulated the foundations of Kim’s Naturopathic education and practice into a day of intense learning, seeing, tasting, and doing. Participants walk away equipped with the knowledge to build ultimate and abundant wellness for themselves and their loved ones.
Register: Pre-register for $95. Included in the day, will be a brief tour of our “Beyond organic” farm as well as an abundant array of foods and drinks to sample. A class book will be available for purchase.
Join us for a wonderful packed day of learning which will equip and empower you to “be your own doctor”.
We will be learning how to:
-Understand the physiology of your body and how to support and take care of it for strength and wellness.
-Make your kitchen your hospital (if you let “food be your medicine and medicine be your food” it will become just that)
-Develop lifestyle and emotional tools vital to whole health wellness
-Understand how your body works. It is complex and interconnected if you understand this caring for it becomes a no-brainer
-Lose weight and keep it off. For real. No gimmicks. No powder or pill. Just lifestyle and root cause support!
-How to care for yourself and others with powerful strategies
-Understand how the body is designed and what it is trying to do. Work with it to heal and thrive instead of stuffing symptoms and making them extreme.
-Transform meals into medicinal nutrient-dense super-food body and energy building deliciousness.
In Greek the word “doctor” means teacher. That is what Kim loves to do. Teach. Those who have invested in and taught her have changed and blessed her life and she loves blessing others with the truths about bodies, health, and wellness so that God’s people can rise up and serve Him in all the health and strength they were designed to enjoy!
Winter on the farm has been a little different… December and January have been incredibly warm and freezing days/nights are more of a rarity then the common. Some of us don’t mind it but others are missing the snow and seasons normal. 😉
Trying new tactics to help the cows stay out of the mud and keep somewhat clean. We’ve had several new calves born over the past couple of weeks and were milking a record of 40 cows per day! It’s been wonderful to have plenty of milk during the winter months.
Meet Jolly! He is a 6 week old calf who we adopted since he wasn’t doing well with his mom. He is one of the most friendly calves we’ve had, he follows you like a dog and loves to play in the yard with the kids. 🙂
In November only: Receive 50% off your initial herd share purchase and a free sample of one of our dairy products.
If you are already part of our program please consider referring friends and family. For each new herd share member you refer, You receive a $50 credit for our dairy.
Pay the $50 reservation by check, Credit card (by phone), or paypal (on our website prices page). Our Address: 2664 Deer View Road Gretna VA 24557
Price: $7.50/lb.
– Join us –Fall fun and Turkey Pick-up day come enjoy fall on the farm. Pick-up your fresh turkey on: Saturday, November, 23rd, 2019.Time: 10-1Come to the farm the Saturday before Thanksgiving to pick up your turkey, hot apple cider, a bake sale, and specials in our farm store! Nourish Yourselves. You’re worth it! Specials on beef and chicken in our store!
Farm Tour Schedule: 1st tour at 11:00 am the 2nd tour at 1:00 pm.
Farm Tours
See, touch, and learn about the workings of a truly natural farm and meet your farmers and the animals they raise. Learn homesteading skills. We will offer 2 farm tours during the day. The first tour will be at 11:00 and the second will be held at 1:00. You will see and learn about the milk cows, calves, chicks, broiler chickens, laying hens, the horse, dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens! Bonus! There will be a milking demonstration and milk + ice cream samples. At the end of each tour, Kim will take a few minutes to do a hands-on healthy living class including yummy samples and demo/explanation time. It is both interesting and fun for kids & adults! (parents you won’t believe the stuff she will get your kids to try) 🙂
Petting Zoo
We will have an area as soon as you get to the farm where you can visit, pet, hold, and enjoy the animals while shopping or waiting for a farm tour. To see: calves, chicks, cats & kittens, dogs, puppies, a horse, and more!
Sales + Specials in Farm Store
Raw Milk Special! (Only on May 4th) Half off initial herd share purchase! $100 $50Grass fed beef, pasture raised chicken, fresh herb mixes for grilling and cooking (family favorites), kombucha, organic juices, raw milk cheeses from a small certified organic, Amish dairy farm. We will be stocked with our usual variety of other items: beauty lotion, healing salves, supplements, super-foods, Apple Cider Vinegar, etc.
BAKE SALE offering all different kinds of bread, cookies, rolls, and more! Plenty of goodies to make a picnic out of or take home for later.
Samples & Door Prizes
There will be samples of milk, ice-cream, and hamburgers.We will be drawing names for special prizes during each tour!
For every friend who comes by your invite you will get a credit to our farm store!Spread the word and bring your friends!
