Fallen Oak Farm

The name “Kinderwood” is an homage to where, and how, we started on our journey of sustainability. Nestled in the Coastal Redwoods lies our little ranchette, where our herd of “Kinders” (the German word for children & the breed of goat that we raise) first wandered the wooded hills and graced our lives with their love and affection. Book a stay,inquire about events,join us for goat yoga, or follow us on Facebookand Instagramfor regular farm fun and announcements. Our little farm set roots in 2010 when we bought property in the Aptos Hills. We have been renovating the house and hillside to work within our ambitions and interests. We began by taking a chicken keeping class in the summer of 2015 and officially opened up shop in 2017. Everything that we are doing now has come about through a lot of love and hard work. Our little Kinders, a special breed of goat, are dear to our hearts and our farm’s namesake. We are so excited to be part of a local, sustainable food movement, that is obviously progressing and will begin to flourish, especially with the excitement and encouragement of other loving and thoughtful community members. As newbies to the “farm life”, with a ton of ambition and a lot of optimistic realism we focus our life around learning as much as we possibly can, as quickly as we can. We work hard to find mentors and absolutely love mentoring others on the conscious stewardship of land and animal care. All surfaces in our home are usually filled up with educational books about the many facets of permaculture & organic farming. Was born and raised in Santa Cruz, mostly Aptos, and her interests were always more water based, being an avid sailor. You can imagine how different and exciting it is to be working hard to utilize the land. She graduated from the exceptional Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program at Cabrillo Collegein 2010, Started the catering company Something To Taste, & now enjoys sharing her creations with guests and friends. As one might expect, was destined to be a farmer. Having moved to Santa Cruz in 1993, he has pursued many artistic interests, musically and visually. Through research and practice, he has become an incredibly handy builder and worker of the land. He could not be more grateful for the opportunity to raise animals healthfully and happily, with the care that all of God’s creatures deserve. Good Times-https://goodtimes.sc/columns/wellness/goat-yoga-wins-santa-cruz-converts/​ ​Cabrillo College–https://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/cahm/grads-at-work.html#cooking Growing Up in Santa Cruz-https://growingupsc.com/goat-yoga/ Refinery 29–https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/monterey-itinerary-vacation-cost Santa Cruz Style Magazine–http://www.santacruzstyle.net/fall_2018/magazine/page#52​ Calaveras Enterprise- ​http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_c8928c4e-f972-11e8-b7be-8b82f85cd1ff.html Frequently Asked Questions While it may seem unconventional, baby goats and yoga go hand in hand on a spiritual level. Yoga is the training of the body and mind toward self awareness and enlightenment. The meaning of the word yoga, is “union”.  Through this union, we have found that baby goats, and their unabashed enthusiasm for the present moment, can assist the open heart in reaching this higher consciousness. Our classes consist of a gentle yoga class that encourages interaction between the goats and yogis while allowing the goats to interact at their leisure. One of the cool thing