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Welcome to Ivory Oak!
I'm Mary Anne Duren, and I founded Ivory Oak Heritage Farm in 2012. We are a goat dairy in Austin, MN operating under organic and sustainable practices. We specialize in goat milk soaps, lip balm, and eggs from our pastured chickens. I have loved animals my entire life. I've been told that ever since I first saw my first animal (a dog) at age 1, I was hooked. Growing up, I could always be found where the animals were. And while I grew up in the city, I always knew that one day I would have a farm. |
Growing up with illnesses.
As children, my brothers and I were sick frequently. I suffered from chronic stomach aches & digestive issues, congestion, and was sick more often than the average kid. We ate regular food and didn't think what we ate determined how we felt. We were normal. But when conventional medicine stopped helping us get better, we found the alternative medicine of homeopathy and the power of diet to promote health and wellness. It was also at that age that I was introduced to dairy goats! We were very sensitive to cow milk, so goat milk products became what we used for dairy.
I knew that when I started my farm, we were going to do things a little differently. We were going to be a farm that was connected people to sustainable products. A place committed to inspiring better care of the earth, the animals, ourselves, and each other. A place that restored broken things and brought them back to a place of abundance.
Why We Exist
To fuel sustainable connections that lead to inspired stewardship and abundant living.
Sustainable ConnectionsWe are committed to connecting people to products grown and farmed with long term sustainability in mind.
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Inspired StewardshipWe are committed to inspiring respectful, responsible care for the land, animals, ourselves, and others.
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Abundant LivingWe are committed to living a life of abundance that is rooted in pure, organic practices.
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