Here we go...the month of May! It's a big one for MMM! We're going places! Both in conversation and in location...

Our very own Maureen Sheaffer is one of five founding members of the brand spankin' new Deep Creek Farmers Market that starts on May 27th, so we've put together a series of interviews to celebrate this new community project! All five founding members are leading ladies here in Garrett County, MD and four of them are local farmers and producers. So this month, we're talking with the four farmers (and will interview Maureen in June too!) and are kicking things off with our friend and fellow mama Alea McClintock-Donahue of Yorkie Acres Farm in Friendsville, MD...

Alea has a very unique story and journey. She spent 16 years in the medical field, became a Nurse Practitioner, bought a farm at auction, bought a couple of goats, and is now a mama of two running a multi-faceted business out of she and husband Jason's farm. After working through post-partum depression and anxiety, she decided that being home and working the farm is where she needed to be. So she made a "big switch" from Nurse Practitioner to Friendsville Farmer...and from what we can see and from what Alea tells us, she's incredibly happy with her decision.

Holistic health, making and selling farm products, and hosting a space for agritourism is all part of what they do at Yorkie Acres Farm. Oh, and let's not forget the goat snuggles! We visited the farm recently and got to snuggle some goats ourselves (you'll hear the goats in the episode)! Alea, Jason and their two kiddos find themselves snuggling goats on the daily and you can see it all in their social media...it's seriously the cutest!

If you're in or close to Garrett County, consider visiting Yorkie Acres Farm for a farm tour...or attend one of their seasonal events! You can also stay overnight in their teal yurt and shop their Herbal Earth Apothacery products. You can find out more on their website: www.yorkieacresfarm.com. And like we said, they have some seriously cute social media: @yorkieacresfarm and @herbalearthapothecary on Instagram

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