Welcome to Frenchie Farm! If you're looking for a modern homesteading blog, then you're in the right place. I'm Colleen - a former city girl and Child Therapist turned regenerative farmer and farm class educator.  My husband, Ben, and I are self-taught farmers residing in the Chicago suburbs. In an effort to live a more simplified life with intention and gratitude, our family made the decision to pursue modern homesteading. We grow and raise as much of our own food as possible while raising dairy goats, chickens, ducks, Highland Cattle, and Great Pyrenees.  ...and Frenchies!  Photo