BearRidgeRanchMarket

Our children moved out and we moved to a farm! We've always loved the outdoors, building things ourselves, and raising animals. So why not start a rescue farm?

We bought 8.5 acres just outside of San Diego, California in a little town called Valley Center. The property had a main house and an almost tiny house on it. But it was not a farm. We fell in love immediately with the property with its amazing front porch views, and decided we could turn it into the farm of our dreams.

We've always been that family who takes in every stray imaginable. We're the folks who stop to help a lost dog running in the street, save a bird caught in wire, and try to nurse an injured squirrel. All of our dogs and cats over the years have been rescues. We care about animals, especially about trying to preserve heritage breeds and helping abused, neglected, or unwanted farm animals.

So we started buying chickens and ducks. And quickly our friends started sending us or telling us about rescued and abandoned ducks.

While most people see ducks as messy and noisy (which they absolutely are), we see them as hilariously entertaining and quirky pets. We continue to get more heritage breed ducklings and raise them, in an effort to aid in the genetic conservation and promotion of these endangered breeds. Recently we added a guardian goose (also from a threatened breed) to our flock.

Our dreams are big, but are pocketbook is small! So we sell our wares on Etsy and other places to help fund our rescue efforts.