Dragonfly Downs Farm

09/05/2026

Big things start with the first tiny steps!

(and sometimes, tiny sheep!)

08/27/2026

Welcomed ten new sheep to the farm yesterday—and boy, is it starting to feel like a proper flock!

We’re *almost* to 100 head and so delighted with the wonderful stock we’ve been entrusted with from some really great Shetland breeders.

It’s been pretty wild to go from 0 to (nearly) 100 in just a few months. The garden and orchard have definitely suffered, but we are so excited for where this enterprise might take us, and so grateful to all the wonderful friends, family, and mentors who have helped us get running and keep the flock healthy.

08/13/2026

Don’t miss this great chance to learn about food preservation this fall, at one of my favorite places!

I’ll be going over a strong foundation of food preservation science, pros and cons between methods, basic equipment, and more. We aren’t offering on-farm classes this year, so this is your chance to learn from my 16+ years of real-world food preservation experience, including tips for working food preservation into busy modern households & creating foods your family will actually eat!

08/12/2026

We’re trying our best to handle our flock with professional level care. Being a small farm and just getting running, we have to sometimes be pretty creative with setting up management systems, though!

Kennel panels, pallets, temporary fencing, and even hay bale walls have all served for working lanes and temporary chutes for these ladies. Sometimes it’s silly, but the plus side is we are learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t before committing to a more permanent setup.

It sure would be nice to have a fancy professional handling system, though!

08/07/2026

Build it and they will come!

07/26/2026

Did you know that the modern concept of a lawn originated from medieval shepherding?

Sheep are the original lawnmowers! That tidy, even, close-cropped look started with well-off landowners with healthy pastures grazing plenty of sheep.

On our farm we don’t use our sheep as a total replacement of our lawnmower, because we’ve learned that the type of continuous grazing that created those original lawns isn’t the healthiest for the soil OR the sheep. We prefer adaptive, rotational grazing methods that keep our sheep moving across the landscape and give our ground plenty of rest between “grazing events.”

This practice ensures continued biodiversity (the sheep can’t continuously eat their favorite plants, eventually killing them), a mosaic of plant maturity types across the farm (maximizing habitat for insects & other wildlife), and reduces parasite exposure for the flock.

So, we will mow the actual yard a couple times between grazing (at least until front yard pasture becomes a little more socially acceptable!), but we still run our sheep through a couple of times a year!

Less mowing AND I can sit and watch the flock from my back deck—what’s not to love?

(I also had the ladies clear out the fallow & overgrown section of garden—only fitting considering it’s their fault I only planted half the garden this year 🫣)

07/15/2026

It’s a joy to serve on the administrative council for the North-Central Region Sustainable Ag Research & Education, and touring SARE-funded projects is definitely the best part. Today I got to tour three amazing projects near Madison, Wisconsin and see some truly inspiring work.

My favorite was visiting with Alex Tanke, learning about his exciting work on hickory cultivation, grafting, and processing. This cold-hardy native nut tree was once the foundation of many Indigenous peoples’ diets, and holds great promise as a nutritive, delicious, and native perennial crop today. The work he (and others in the agroforestry community) is doing is so incredibly powerful as we work to build healthy alternatives to our extractive agricultural systems, and it’s so exciting to see the progress being made!

07/12/2026

I don’t buy flowers often; we have enough growing on our farm it’s easy to cut a bouquet when I want one. However, I was SO pleased to discover our local Meijer featuring bouquets from a local flower farm, I had to purchase one!

If we want to have our small farms, we have to purchase their products, and if we want big retailers to carry locally produced products, we have to signal that by purchasing them when they’re there.

Thank you Meijer for supporting local farmers!& congrats to henningsonfarms!

07/11/2026

What an honor to be recognized as Eaton Conservation District’s Farmer conservationist of the year!

Congratulations to our Conservation Farmer of the Year - Egypt Krohn

Egypt Krohn of Dragonfly Downs Farm has been selected as Eaton Conservation District’s Farmer of the Year in recognition of her outstanding commitment to regenerative farming practices. Krohn manages 3 different farm sites with her main farm residing in Delta Township, Eaton County, where she has adopted a holistic approach to livestock management and specialty crop production. Her efforts focus on improving the health and sustainability of grazing lands while simultaneously boosting livestock productivity and enhancing water quality. As a new District cooperator, joining in January of this year, Krohn is being honored for her proactive approach to land stewardship and her support for district conservation programs.

In May, Krohn achieved Verification through the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP), reinforcing her dedication to safeguarding groundwater and other natural resources. Throughout the verification process, Krohn implemented 16 environmental risk-reduction practices on her farm, including effective nutrient management, soil and water monitoring, and odor management.

As a District supporter, Krohn has been serving on Eaton Conservation District’s Agricultural Workgroup Committee to help provide guidance for programming. She regularly hosts and participates in conservation education programs, both with the District and on her own farm. She also recently joined together with other local regenerative farmers, including Joe Hetrick of Joe’s Happy Acres, 2025 Conservation Farmer awardee, to form a new farmer network, Regenerative Ecology & Livestock Integration Collective (RELIC).

Congratulations to Egypt Krohn, for her efforts in conserving and protecting our natural resources and her support of Eaton Conservation District.



Photo credit: David Kenyon, Eaton CD volunteer photographer

06/30/2026

Looking for top-quality, farm fresh, and reliably available eggs? We have you covered!

We have several spots available in our upcoming egg subscription—and we’re offering the perfect, low-commitment way to try our program out and see if it’s the right fit for you!

This four-week mini session will run through the month of July. No more hoping you get to your favorite farmstand or market booth before they sell out— You make one convenient order, and have fresh eggs reserved for you each week. We even offer free delivery to select neighborhoods! (Grand Ledge and Lansing’s Eastside).

Our chickens receive the best possible care—meaning our eggs offer the best possible nutrition for you and your family. Pasture raised, genuinely free-range hens who make beautiful, rich eggs. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Registration link in the comment. Hurry, our spots fill fast!