Growing hearts and Raising livestock
Welcome to Wild Willows Homestead!
A place for community and connection to the transformative life of homesteading, livestock raising, and loving well.
Our Family Mission…
Our mission is to educate the community, including our children, about the incredible creations God has provided. We aim to teach sustainable practices for caring for and raising livestock while demonstrating Christ’s love to everyone we encounter!
What’s happening around the Homestead…
Sponsor a Goat!
STARTING FALL 2025 – Contact Us today for signups!
Ever wondered what goes into taking care of a goat? Now’s your chance to find out. With our Goat Sponsorship Program, your family or classroom can experience the joys and responsibilities of goat care! When you sponsor a goat, you’ll receive monthly updates on its health, activities, and milestones. You’ll be the first to know when new babies arrive, and you’ll get a glimpse into the day-to-day life of your goat. Our sponsorship packages also include educational activity sheets and fun learning opportunities for everyone involved! At the end of your sponsorship, you’ll have the special chance to meet your goat and it’s adorable babies!
Our Kidding (Breeding) Schedule
Schedule for 2025/2026
Kidding is the birthing process for goats. It’s the final stage of the breeding process and marks the end of the goat’s gestation period, which is about 150 days! Follow along as we
At the homestead, we’ve welcomed small family groups, school classes, and even international visitors. It’s a joy to see the kids take on teaching roles, sharing their insights about the animals with others. Randee plans to expand this educational mission by bringing the animals into local public-school classrooms in the coming years, allowing children to learn about farm life firsthand.
Randee Steinke
“So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:21
From the blog
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Greta Running Away
Easter morning can be rush, rush, rush. Trying to get out the door for church with all your Easter goodies for your family events can be difficult. The Easter of 2021 was much different. Randee had awoken early to get the chores done before waking up the children and getting ready for church. She opened…
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Moana & Hermione in pjs chasing mail man… !
Shortly after bringing home our first four goats, two became very sick. They had lost weight and had trouble controlling their body temperature, so Randee decided to use some of her children’s baby pjs to keep them warm. The one was in a red fleece footed pj (made for a 3- month-old) and the other…
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