“A HOBBY farm is when you work full-time,
but you have a garden, maybe
chickens, a couple of goats and horses,”
Heather says.
“Just enough to really enjoy the animals, more of a
hobby,” says Dave.
Dave and Heather, who work in the pharmaceutical
industry, both come from rural upbringings. The
itch to get back to the country began one day while
horseback riding near the land they now own.
“We rode all around the neighborhood and fell
in love with this area because it’s just so charming,”
Heather says. “This all used to be a flower farm. When
we found this piece of property, we jumped on it.”
Construction of the modern farmhouse was
completed in February of 2020 followed by a custom
chicken coop and greenhouse built by Dave and
Heather themselves. The Wild Hearts Farm name
was decided on one evening while enjoying a sunset
on the front porch.
“When the sun starts to set, you’ll start hearing
the owls hooting, little bats start flying around, you’ll
start seeing deer coming up across the field. You can
sit on that front porch and there’s no reason for a TV
or your phone, you’ve got all the entertainment you
need just out there,” Dave says.
Architect Cory Thompson pulled inspiration from his
family farm in the design of the Fisher’s home, using a
traditional farmhouse vernacular in the pitch of the roof
atop a wrap-around front porch. Dave hunts on their
property, which backs up to 3,000 acres of state-owned
game land. Heather enjoys gardening and creating floral
designs from her cut-flower garden.
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