Beautiful Views at Bent Limb Farm
TL;DR: Bent Limb Farm, a Pennsylvania gem, joins Harvest Hosts, offering RVers an authentic farm experience with alpacas, goats, and more. Shop alpaca products and locally-sourced meats at their welcoming farm store.
Harvest Hosts is a unique RV membership program. Through this program, members are granted access to 6000 host locations across North America for overnight accommodations with no camping fees. In exchange for the overnight stay, members typically make a small purchase to support that business. Locations include establishments such as farms, wineries, breweries, museums, restaurants, attractions, and more. Bent Limb Farm is a newer Host but has rave reviews. Continue on to learn all about the farm, the animals, the business today, and its joining of the Harvest Hosts program.
Nestled between rolling hills of Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, lies Bent Limb Farm. In order to reach this secluded paradise, RVers need to navigate down a few residential roads before reaching the farm’s driveway. Upon arrival, visitors will see a large banner sign and promptly be greeted by three well-behaved dogs on their front lawn. Veering off to the right fork of their driveway will take visitors down to the barn and closer to the animals. Owner Pam always assists Harvest Hosts members with getting parked and situated.
The Farm
Pam began farming in 2010 and currently raises alpacas, chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and goats on her farm. Some visitors will be lucky enough to visit when there are baby animals, such as goats or piglets. They typically have a few new litters each year. All of the animals at the farm serve a purpose, which Pam describes in full detail:
“Each animal brings several assets to the table. The alpacas provide fiber, manure and keep the fields trimmed. Our fainting goats eat their way through the brush and poison ivy, plus provide great entertainment. There’s nothing like the joy of a newborn goat running and jumping, just because they can.The pigs follow the goats to clean up roots of the pest plants and till the fields. Pork is available at the farm since we work with a USDA butcher for all of our processing. [...] The chickens follow the animals scratching and spreading manure as they search for bugs and larva. [...]Angora rabbits provide the same benefits as the alpaca — fiber and manure but on a smaller scale. In the winter the chickens live in the same area of the barn as the bunnies aerating the bedding as they scratch through it looking for food. This helps keep odors and vermin down in the barn when it is closed for the winter.”