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GRANITE VALLEY FARMS

We're Caroline & Jake and we have a small little homestead located in East San Diego County. A total of about 2 acres.

Join us on our homesteading journey as we embrace the art of sustainable living in Southern California. Our mission is to inspire and equip fellow homesteaders, gardeners, and nature lovers with the tools and knowledge to cultivate a more self-sufficient lifestyle on a small scale.

We believe that farming and agriculture is becoming a long-lost art, so we LOVE the resurgence of homesteading as of late. And you don't need 50 acres to do it.

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Goat Milk Caramels

All of the does are in their peak production. Which means we're quite literally drowning in milk. Luckily, we have some pigs that love...

Jun 9, 2025

Are We Nuts?

Maybe a little. I mean I am trying to start a homestead blog with a toddler and a full-time job with a two-hour commute. We had only two...

Oct 9, 2024

Our Newest Adventure - Meat Rabbits

I am, by no means, an expert on meat rabbits. While I have raised Jersey Wooly rabbits in the 4H, so far meat rabbits are just different. I wanted to start a blog post series chronicling our adventures in meat rabbits, the good, the bad and the ugly. When my husband and I were starting to get serious, I told him I have only a few animals that I would NEVER have as a pet or raise, hamsters, iguanas, Guinea pigs, Ostriches/Emus, and RABBITS. Now I laugh thinking about the almos

Oct 9, 2024