Welcome to Simple Gifts Farmstead

Our Story:

We're Michael & Rhonda Donadieu!

We established Simple Gifts Farmstead in 2020.  After restoring our pre-1830's farmhouse, we began work to bring the farm property and the gardens back to life.  We brought on livestock, and have hosted various agritourism activities on the farmstead property. 
That Journey continues!

The farm is quietly moving along through these winter months! 
While there's always work to be done tending animals,
it's a time of rest, thoughtful reflection and planning, and a kind of Sabbath.

We are looking ahead into this new year and are seeing 2026 as a Year of everything
Simple, Wholesome, & Natural! 
Our God has been SO, SO good to us, and we are waiting, expectantly, to see how He will use Simple Gifts Farmstead as the year moves forward!   

We'll soon be starting seeds in the Grow Room in the barn and then planting our raised beds and containers inside and outside the greenhouse.  But until then, we wait. 
Hopefully, we'll have lots of vegetables, and flowers, and herbs... but not yet.  

  The chickens are beginning to lay again after their late fall break while they moult and rest. 
We'll be getting our next set of Gloucestershire Old Spot piglets in March! 
And our Hereford cattle are still living their best lives on pasture with a little hay supplement!  The two calves born to Marigold and Millie are growing strong and mighty in the Lord.  Their names are June (born June 30) and Major Harris (born July 7).  Rusty, our young steer has grown as big as his mama, and he now has a June 1 date for Freezer Camp! 
Our four Kitty Cats, Catherine Ann (also known as Mama Feline), Macy Gray, Weazie (also known as Blackie and Puma), and Fraidy Cat, are patrolling the farm, sometimes doing their jobs, but mostly, trying to sneak inside the farm house where it's warm and cozy.

We continue to have Big Dreams and intend to use every Simple Gift God has blessed us with to create space for our Family, Friends and Community to Gather and Grow in their Love for Jesus and each other. 

Watch for some great things coming soon!   We love being able to make connections that will be great for us AND our Friends of the Farm!