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 still thriving with the beauty of summertime, but autumn is just around the corner! 
There's always work to be done tending animals, and we're working in garden beds as we continue to harvest what we planted, but also readying them to be put to rest for the winter.

The chickens are still laying, but starting to slow down a bit!  
Four of the five of our Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs will go to Freezer Camp in October. 
The fifth will be butchered on farm for our workshop,
Hog Butchering in the Appalachian Tradition on Saturday, November 14th!
Click on the Store to sign up for that! 
The Workshop includes 10 lbs of Sausage that you'll help make yourself!
Our Hereford cattle are still living their best lives on pasture with just a little hay supplement because of a three year drought!  Marigold, Millie, and June shared the field with our friends' bull, Otis, so hopefully, we'll have calves again at the end of March 2027. 
Major Harris, our remaining steer, is growing strong and mighty in the Lord!  
We now have five Kitty Cats, Catherine Ann (also known as Mama Feline), Macy Gray, Weazie (also known as Blackie and Puma), Fraidy Cat, and a new little fellow, Herbie! 
The big girls are patrolling the farm, sometimes doing their jobs, but mostly, trying to sneak inside the farm house where they love to curl up for a nap and spar with their little rival.

We have been busy shaping 2026 into 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 continue to use
Simple Gifts Farmstead as the year moves forward!
We've renovated portions of our People Barn to better accommodate the events we host, and we are happy to make the Barn available to the Community for hosting Parties, Weddings, Showers, and more!
Contact us for details on how to rent!
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 our
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!