Guest Reviews

As a pretty adventurous single mom, I was itching to take my three sons on a farm adventure over Spring break. I wanted them to unplug, get out of the Bay Area, CA suburbs and get dirty, run off their boundless energy, play with animals and see what it’s like to live and work on a farm! Willow Witt Ranch was the perfect anecdote! It was the most magical vacation! We went in early April this year. There were actually snow flurries on and off throughout our stay there, which enhanced the magic. Fortunately I packed everyone’s rugged snow boots and lots of extra socks as was recommended since there was lots of playing on the muddy ground. We stayed in the studio, which is so cozy and charming. Suzanne had just started the first fire in our little stove so the studio was warm and so inviting after our long drive from Northern California.

Our few days at Willow Witt were spent playing with all the young puppies, petting the big goats, watching the mama goats get milked; helping Suzanne wean the baby goats off their moms and onto bottles while playing in the barn for hours; learning how to collect the chicken eggs from the coup and feeding all the hundreds of chickens! We all learned how to start a fire in the stove to keep our studio cabin warm at all times. I was so impressed how this brought out such an adventurous side in my boys. They got sooo dirty; and all had their favorite farm animals who they knew by name; and even enjoyed drinking the freshest raw goats milk that was left in our fridge along with freshly collected eggs. We brought in all our other food to cook our meals in our tiny kitchen, and when we got too cold from the snow and rain, we would play board games and read, and enjoy the landscape scenes from all the many windows in the bright studio.

When we returned home, everyone else had just returned from their spring breaks at Disneyland and Hawaii, but I wouldn’t trade our stay at Willow Ranch for anything. I would love to come back some day in the late Spring or summer!