About Plant & Peck
My name is Kayleigh, and the farm and market aspects of Plant & Peck are run almost entirely by me (with some help from family along the way). I describe Plant & Peck as a community-oriented micro-farm, where we focus not only on what we produce, but what we can share with the community as well through craft workshops, education, and more
Though we officially incorporated in 2025, our story starts much earlier. While attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta, I became obsessed with the indie video game Stardew Valley and made it a goal of mine to experience that kind of simple living in real life as well. At the time, the closest I could get was the IKEA houseplants in my midtown apartment. But when COVID lockdown hit and I had to move back home, I started a small garden with elementary school kids from the cul-de-sac, and snuck 3 hens into our HOA backyard (bribing the neighbors with eggs to keep our little secret). This first iteration of my “farm” kicked off a love for all things gardening and animals, as well as the joy of sharing that with others.
In 2021, our family moved to a larger property, where I was freed not only from HOA restrictions, but a lot of county restrictions as well. There were several ups and downs during this time while I tried to figure out how to care for additional animals mostly on my own–which are a lot more complicated to care for than they are in Stardew Valley (believe it or not!). Predators, escaping goats, chickens destroying my garden, and more feature in this part of the story.
But, through trial and error, I started to get the hang of things. And as both my knowledge and interest grew, I started to educate others about animal characteristics and care. Some highlights have been story times and photo booths with bunnies at the library where I work. I also do an annual program on how to get started raising chickens, and run a monthly backyard chicken keepers’ club out of the library.
In 2025, I decided to switch my focus from eggs and vegetable gardening (though I still do both), to fiber and fiber arts. I purchased and adopted several angora rabbits and an angora goat, and began experimenting with natural dyes. It’s been a great experience meeting other farmers and homesteaders, connecting with the fiber arts community, and being able to share the joy of it all with the community.
I now care for over 50 animals from 5 different species, have a growing fiber arts portfolio, and I aim to share my love of fiber arts and animals with as many as possible–all while working full time as a public librarian. The connection between the library and my farm has been a great way to offer classes while I don’t have a space of my own–but I hope to change that in 2026.
Moving forward, I plan to expand our dye garden, obtain a small flock of sheep (I would love some alpacas too, but for right now they are a dream), and increase the number and types of classes I offer. We are also adding a Bunny Barn to our property, which will give me the space to expand my workspace, offer private lessons, and more!
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