Vineyard Journal

Kicking it Off! As Black Friday approaches we are working hard to get our products ready to launch.  Labels are orders.  Boxes are ready. Packaging is being prepared.  We are excited to share these handcrafted products with you.  From luxurious soaps to moisturizing salves. Clean and relaxing candles to beautifully scented essential oils. Please peruse the website and and pick out some products for holiday gifts or for your own relaxation.  We hope you enjoy these products as much as we have enjoyed growing and making them.   Cheers from Willcox,   Todd and Michelle

“I had a farm in Africa “ were words that profoundly affected me when I was a teen. The adventure, learning a new way of life, and the romance. After seeing the movie Out Of Africa I was enthralled, so I read the book, twice. Now in my 40’s I recall those words when I think of the direction my life has taken. My name is Michelle and I have a farm in Arizona at the foot of the Dos Cabezas mountains. I didn’t travel to another country. I didn’t even travel to a different state. I just went a...

As I mentioned previously, the property we bought was rough. We had a lot of work to do. Clearing the land and getting it fenced were at the top of the list. When I said there were a lot of mesquites I was not exaggerating. This land was once beautiful grass lands. The mesquites have been encroaching and taking over for centuries, so I was on a mission to get rid of these trees. The crew started clearing the fence line first to install the 8ft deer fencing. Deer apparently love grapes. Deer are very expensive to keep out We...

What is a Rhumb Line?

Green Acres is the place to be!  Farm Living is the life for me. After much discussion and several trips to Willcox Todd and I decided green acres was the place to be.  For those of you who have never been to Willcox, there is nothing green about it, but it does have a very unique beauty.  It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and it has the most amazing sun rises and sun sets I have ever seen. The next step was a realtor.  It seemed the Land Baron aka Josh Moffet was the obvious choice, so off we went...