Katherine Harrison

Goat Yoga Superstar Esperanza invites you to join her for shenanigans, cuddles, and joy at the Harrison Farm! May 17th at 9:30 or 11:30 May 31st at 9:30 or 11:30 A year ago, little Esperanza Katerina Bonita was gearing up to make her Goat Yoga debut. Now this precocious little lady is the proud mother of twins Bambi & Zane, and Esperanza would love to introduce you to her adorable offspring. Well — she wants you to hold them, so she can have a few moments of peace from her chaos twins! 🤣🐐🐐 Goat Yoga with @dana__bernstein is a magical life-changing experience. It is the fusion of relaxing yoga, hooligan behavior from the unruly creatures, and the opportunity to connect with farm life. Harrison Farm is a real working farm, that focuses on education & agritourism, while honoring the circle of life and empowering the next generation of agriculturalists. It is my home, it is my dream, and I would love to share it with you! Message the farm to register for our May dates, or any of our upcoming Goat Yoga classes. ❤️🐐🧘🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🌾

Happy Unruly Goat Yoga Season 🎉🎉 Thank you @harrisonfarm13 @dana__bernstein

Happy May! Our Farm Stand resumes its Sunday hours this weekend! Each Sunday afternoon 1-3pm May through September, guests are welcome to stop by the farm to visit the animals and pick up products at our Farm Stand. No RSVP is necessary and there is no cost to visit during this time. We have lots of farm fresh chicken, duck, and turkey eggs currently available! Turkey eggs?!? Yes, you read that correctly. Female turkeys need to be at least a year old to start laying. Since most turkeys are a part of Thanksgiving celebrations, it is rare to have adult females who are kept for egg production. Our first turkeys were essentially failed 4H projects, of whom I grew incredibly fond. Olivia Colman & Dame Judi Dench the Turkeys (Broad Breasted Black turkeys) began laying eggs last year. Turkey eggs are incredibly creamy, and distinctive for their precious brown freckles on the shell. This year, our newer turkeys (Bourbon Reds) Rose, Forrester, Angel, Pappy, and Tracy have begun to lay eggs, so we have enough to share with our community. Stop by our Farm Stand this Sunday for farm fresh chicken and duck eggs, or pick up the special sampler with 4 chicken, 4 duck, and 4 turkey eggs. Our big daddy turkey Woodford would love to welcome you to the farm with his majestic dance moves! #harrisonfarm13 #farmstand #farmfresheggs

It was an outstanding weekend, and I have much for which to be grateful! The @odditiesandcuriositiesexpo hosted their 200th show, and I had the privilege to be a part of it. The opportunity to participate in these shows has been such a blessing to my farm, and has allowed me to connect with a wonderful new community of people who appreciate the beauty of my animals. At the end of their journey, my animals get to become art, and that is phenomenal to me. It was wonderful to see my friends from @rebelrosecuriosities , @mzjonescurio , and @_swampfoxcreations_ at this event. Definitely give these remarkable artisans a follow, to see the beautiful pieces which they create! While I was enjoying the Oddities & Curiosities Expo, the farm stayed super busy. We hosted our first event of the season at The Hangar, had numerous campers stay at the farm, and sold a LOT of farm fresh chicken, duck, and turkey eggs. I am able to do what I do because of the extraordinary team that supports me. Sincere thanks to Austin, Ophelia, Maddie XC, Evelyn, Brandee, Pei, Wrenne, and Noelle for helping at the farm; to Bella, Maddie OG, and Maddie 3P for helping at the Oddities show; and to Elsa for helping at both. I am profoundly blessed to have such a remarkable group of individuals supporting the farm and the farmer! Columbus was my 4th show of this year — and my 26th amazing experience with the Oddities & Curiosities Expo. I have eleven more cities I will visit this year: Indianapolis, Tulsa, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Austin, Detroit, Grand Rapids, San Antonio, Richmond, Seattle, and Tampa. I look forward to seeing friends and meeting new ones during these travels . . . and I am so tremendously grateful for this event, which has changed the trajectory of my life & my farm. 👩🏻‍🌾❤️

Happy 1st Birthday to Esperanza! I never dreamed I would be celebrating this superstar’s birthday, AND sharing the amazing good news of her motherhood at the same time. One week ago today, Esperanza gave birth to beautiful twins: Bambi & Zane. She is flourishing as a mother, and I am tremendously proud (and relieved 😅). Esperanza Katerina Bonita is an icon. She has more personality than most creatures, and she has trained me well to provide her desired quality of life. From tiny bottle baby, she has grown into the Queen of Shenanigans, and now a strong maternal force. Want to meet Esperanza’s beautiful babies Bambi & Zane? Goat Yoga kicks off in May! Join us on 5/17 or 5/31 for yoga with @dana__bernstein at 9:30 or 11:30. Open Farm Sundays resume the first weekend of May! Each Sunday 1-3pm from May to September, our Farm Stand will be open and guests are welcome to stop by the farm. Purchase some farm fresh eggs, and get complimentary goat snuggles! Private tours are available by appointment, and this gives you the opportunity to meet lots of Harrison Farm animals — and enjoy all the ridiculous stories of the @fearlessfemalefarmer . Happy Birthday to Her Majesty Esperanza! And happy One Week Birthday to her beautiful twins! #harrisonfarm13 #goatyoga #goat #babygoats

My grandfather Virgil Harrison was born on this date in 1919. I am who I am because of this man’s belief in me. We spent the anniversary of his birth doing some heavy duty farming. Bottle babies were fed, eggs were gathered, daily chores were completed, a rogue mama hen & her newly hatched chicks were rescued, rabbit pens were all deep cleaned, Christmas trees were unwrapped & fed to the goats, egg orders were picked up, animal towels were washed, errands were completed, a bonfire cleaned up more Christmas tree stumps (in a brief window after the burn ban/before the storm), and a lot of time was spent catching up with my amazing intern team. It was a great day at the Harrison Farm! What I do today is thanks to having my grandfather as a role model. He taught me to respect each animal and show care at every stage of its journey. He illustrated to me the importance of perseverance and grit. He inspired me to love reading and history. He made it clear that there was nothing which limited me as a girl, and that I could achieve whatever I set my mind to doing. He gave me a safe haven and a ready hug when I needed it. My work today — as a farmer, as a mentor, and as a writer — is all a credit to this extraordinary man who believed in me.

we had such a wonderful time visiting @harrisonfarm13 on this beautiful, windy sunday. weekend roadtripping is so much fun, especially when doing beloved things and visiting beloved people. i’ve collected several littles that were not ready to face the winter - all equally and endlessly loved, as seen by katherine’s endearing way of labeling. also to be tended to is a multitude of salt dried hides. i cannot wait to have them tanned so that they can be petted and admired again! katherine, thank you so much for having us and for the trust. we are going to have a blast unveiling, meeting, and preserving your babies (just as we had a blast meeting the live ones). ☮️ & 💟.

Dear friends, on the afternoon of Saturday 16 May we will host a celebration of my aunt’s life at the Harrison Farm. I would be honored to have you join us as we honor her life and share memories of this remarkable woman. She began her life at Harrison Farm, traveled all over the world, and then found her peace back home on the farm. We had a tradition that we would always go out to lunch for her January birthday once spring arrived — as she was not a fan of cold weather. Thus, it feels fitting to host the “Celebration of Auntie” as warmer weather arrives. Celebration of Auntie Saturday 16 May 2026 Gathering 1:30 Service 2:00 Refreshments to follow The Hangar at Harrison Farm After two challenging months of mourning, a brutal winter, and a very tough lambing season, I finally found the words to reflect on the impact Auntie had on my life. You can find this piece at the Fearless Female Farmer Substack (link in stories). Auntie lived a fascinating life, and I look forward to welcoming her friends to the farm to remember her!

EVERY day is #internationalwomensday at the @harrisonfarm13 👩🏻‍🌾💪🏻

It has been a time. When things get tough, I focus on the animals and the people in my care. Over the last few weeks, the brutal winter weather coincided with a very busy season of lambing. When temperatures fall below zero, my workload increases as I do everything I can to look after the animals. Beyond the normal challenges of lambing, there was the harsh reality that many babies had to come in the farmhouse for warmth if they were going to survive. The perfect storm of subzero temperatures and many new lives meant that I have been feeding 30 bottle babies, which has taken over my life. Add on to all this the stress of grieving my Auntie and navigating her estate, and I will acknowledge that I have been overwhelmed. The last weekend of January was particularly challenging, as temperatures plummeted. When Austin arrived to the farm on that Friday morning, I shared with him that I had learned from the BBC Global Podcast that the bone-chilling cold in Ukraine had led to a temporary ceasefire. We laughed at the idea that even Russian soldiers got a snow day off, but the work of Harrison Farm continued. While we tried to believe this meant we were double tough, I began to question my own sanity when I was in the barn at 3am that night and it was 12 degrees below zero. Perhaps the reality is that my tiny adorable baby goat & lamb dictators are even more demanding than a Russian authoritarian one! I am very grateful that I had amazing help from the Harrison Farm intern team over the weekend, along with a volunteer morning with the @osuzoologyclub (a group of students who always lift my spirits). For the first time in weeks, I was finally able to do some cleaning in the farmhouse kitchen, which has been overtaken by the bottle baby lamb army.. I am behind on dishes, laundry, sleep, emails. I have been in a tough reality where I can try to save a life or I can answer messages. I have chosen to prioritize the lives in my care. It will get warmer, the grass will get green, the bottle babies will move to the barn, and we have plans to move forward to better days. I am grateful for the support & love I have received during this challenging time!

My Auntie was a woman of great grace, and I am abundantly thankful that she was gifted a graceful exit from this world. Auntie passed peacefully, and I am still struggling to get my heart around this unexpected loss. As a child, she was my glamorous & sophisticated Auntie who traveled the world and had remarkable stories. I am so grateful that our relationship was in a good place, and Auntie had been in excellent spirits. Over the last couple years she had really engaged with the farm, and a whole new generation of my young farmers were calling her “Auntie”. This picture was taken at my birthday lunch in October, when Auntie hosted me & two of my young people for a joy-filled luncheon. That beautiful memory is now keenly precious to me. The circle of life stops for no one, and I am navigating grief and arrangements, while also kidding and lambing. Over the last three days we have had 30 lambs born, and the animals have ensured I have no time to “wallow in self-pity” (that was an Auntie phrase for when someone overindulged their emotions in a counter-productive way). I am asking for grace as I prioritize my family and my flocks over office work. Thank you for being a part of the Harrison Farm community. My farm exists because of the legacy of my family. I am going to take time to honor my Auntie, and discern how to use the lessons she taught me to be a better human and build a better world. I am grateful for the love, support, and kindness which has been shown to me so generously as I have navigated this loss.

Who still has their Christmas tree? Inside… outside… judging you quietly from the backyard? 🎄😅 Fun fact: goats eat Christmas trees. And they LOVE them. Like… potato chips level love. Crunchy, irresistible, zero regrets. As you know, I’m a huge supporter of Harrison Farm, and Katherine would gladly welcome your tree. Donating trees helps offset the cost of feed and keeps the goats happy through the winter. We dropped off three trees yesterday and let me tell you, the goats were thrilled. Branches stripped clean. No crumbs left behind. If your tree is still hanging around, consider helping a local farmer get through the winter. Message me if you want me to do a tree pickup. I’ll deliver it straight to the farm. Bonus for me: I get to see the baby goats. They’re adorable. I regret nothing. 🐐💚