Meet a “Face” of the Cook County Farm BureauDeer Creek Farm
DEER CREEK FARM
Jo Ann and Wally Shults - CCFB members since 2012
360 Glenwood Dyer Rd Glenwood, IL 60425
(708) 441-7751
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ deercreekfarm.farm/
Website: www.deercreekgoatyoga.com
WHAT DO YOU “SPECIALIZE” IN? Here at Deer Creek Farm we specialize in Goat Yoga and farm activities, petting zoo, farm tours, and archery range. We also sell eggs from our free-range chickens and ducks, and raw honey from our bees on site. In 2025 will be selling cut flowers as well.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO FARMING? We got into farming when the opportunity arose to purchase the property and Wally brought home some goats. People kept sending me posts on Facebook about goats and goat yoga, so we tried it and people seem to really enjoy coming out to the farm and getting away from it all.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FARM RELATED MEMORY? My favorite farm memories as a kid growing up and going to a family friends farm in Grant Park, Il and playing in the hayloft seemed so gigantic to me then.
WHAT IS YOUR DAY LIKE ON THE FARM? When on the farm usually working feeding and tending the animals, weeding, planting, picking, always much to do. I love to meet all the visitors and educating about raising animals and basic farm life.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL QUESTION OR REQUEST YOU HAVE RECEIVED? One of the most unusual request was for one of my baby goats to be rented for a high school senior graduation party and she spent the night at the family’s home.
WHT IS AYOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Honey of course-is that food…lol
WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO OR CONSIDER A MENTOR? Raising goats was a huge learning curve. I joined Facebook groups regarding raising goats and learned much from them. I am very lucky to have some great large animal vets in this area who help, also the Cook County Farm Bureau has great resources, have taken some of their classes on raising bees and some other opportunities to make revenue off the farm and of course the Farm Crawl was fun.
WHAT BRINGS JOY TO YOU? I am blessed to be able to live here and have the country life so close to an urban area.