Our Story

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Our Story

We are the Kuhlers. Shady Hill Homestead in New Market, VA, was born out of passion and grit. We were tired of waiting for the perfect moment to start farming and providing good food for our family, so we took our one acre and got to work. We keep a huge garden, lease land to grow cut flowers, and recently transitioned from selling our pasture-raised non-GMO chicken to just providing it for our family. “Shady Hill” comes from the steep hill our house sits on, which is covered in shade trees.

We don’t have a lot to work with, but that is not what matters. We are working hard as first-generation farmers to nourish our bodies with good food, regenerate our land, and connect people to their food supply. We hand-craft, host events with flowers and Christmas wreaths, and educate on pasture-raising chicken and food preservation. One day we believe your support and our dedication will allow us to grow our homestead in the future to feed and connect with even more families.

We are enjoying the shift to focus more on homesteading education and being Farmer Florists.

Meet Your Farmers

Farm(her)
Ashley was born and raised in Shenandoah County. She didn’t grow up on a farm so she chose hobbies related to music, sports, and student council. When she joined FFA in middle school, her perspective changed. She started farm blogs, working at a flower shop, and pursuing FFA.
She served as a state FFA officer, later to meet her husband who was also a state officer. She studied agricultural sciences at Virginia Tech and minored in leadership and social change. After graduation, she taught middle school agriscience and FFA where she went to middle school.
After teaching during the pandemic, her career switched to marketing at an organic chicken company in the Valley, Farmer Focus. She has taken what she has learned from education, marketing products, and on-farm visits, to build the vision for how animals and plants are treated and raised at Shady Hill. In her spare time (lol what?!) she enjoys local coffee shops and naps.

Farmer
Chris is from a small town called Remington in Fauquier County. Know where that is? He is an Eagle Scout and “doomsday prepper”. Chris went to Virginia Tech and studied Agribusiness. A lot of his time at VT was spent taking Ashley Dunkin’ lattes to win her over. He also led the agriculture division of a commodity investing group that had a 1 million dollar portfolio. After graduating he moved on to be a portfolio manager and had some loans of his own with First Bank and Trust. Now, he is a credit analyst for Horizon Farm Credit. He’s at his desk by day, and once he’s home, he is outside where he loves to be. After winning Novice Showman in high school with sheep, he knew he was destined to own a flock. For now, he is the master planner for all things chicken and are the true hands and brain behind the mechanics at Shady Hill. In his spare time he enjoys eating authentic Mexican Cuisine, woodworking projects, and washing his 21 year-old Ford truck.

featured products

FREE Wedding & Event Flower Consultation

$0.00

You either know what you’re looking for with wedding florals or don’t know where to start. Let us help you get the flowers of your dreams! Book a free consultation to learn more about Shady Hill Flowers and discuss your wants and needs so we can understand your budget and get your fresh flowers. “add to cart”, fill out our form, then we’ll contact you within 48 hours of receiving your form.

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Coffee w/ a Side of Flowers

$35.00

Let someone know you’re thinking of them by sending a beautiful jar of flowers and their favorite coffee (or drink)! Flowers include what is in bloom at Shady Hill.

Here’s how it works, place your order with Shady Hill by adding to your cart, then a form will pop up for you to give all the details to make a successful delivery.

We have a list of participating coffee shops (this means they are extra awesome and help us promote this product, however, all coffee shops are available to order from as long as they are open.

If you need more than 10 for an order, contact us directly for a reduced price.