On the Edge of Wild

07/27/2025

07/11/2025

On the Edge of Wild welcomed its newest rescue yesterday courtesy of the Pittsylvania Pet Center.
If you haven't checked out their available pets lately, go take a look! Adopt one! Maybe even two!

While we tend to focus on livestock rescue, we do also take in select dogs who are a good match for the sanctuary and the pack.
♡ Princess Leia ♡, you're a foster right now, but we cannot wait to formally adopt you!! Welcome to the sanctuary little one. You're safe, spoiled and very very loved!!

06/08/2025

I wasn’t prepared for this part of homesteading.
No one really talks about it.
Not in the starter guides. Not in the feed store. Not on the sunny Instagram reels.

The part where you pour your heart into something—
into someone—
and lose them anyway.

The chick you helped hatch.
The goat you stayed up with all night.
The duckling that followed your kids around the yard.
The quiet moments when you whisper “come on, baby” and they still slip away.

I didn’t expect how heavy it would hit.
I didn’t realize how quickly a little life could become part of your every day.
How deeply you could grieve something so small.

And still—we do it again.
We mend the fence.
We clean the stall.
We gather eggs with a lump in our throat.

Because this is part of the life we chose.
A life full of sunrises and heartbreak.
Of muddy boots and miracles.
Of losing, and loving, and doing it all again.

No, it never gets easier.
You just learn to keep going.
To hold the hard alongside the beautiful.
To let your heart break open and still believe in new life.

That’s the farm life.
That’s the cost of raising anything worth loving.

06/04/2025

What's this? A new little fluff has come to join us on the homestead! Wonder what we should name him?

05/24/2025

After a long day of working on the homestead everyone's a little worn out.

Chris Herbon Zen Lissette Herbon

05/10/2025

Big news, friends! After a lot of thought and heart, my little business has a brand new name — one that truly reflects everything we do here on the homestead.

What started as Zen’s Garden & Apothecary has grown into something so much more: a space for healing, a working homestead, and a peaceful sanctuary for all who visit. It only felt right to choose a name that holds all of that.

Welcome to On the Edge of Wild — a division of Spark the Fairy , and the next evolution of her journey. This name carries the heart of what Spark & friends have always done: promoting natural living, encouraging deep respect and love for the environment, healing people inside and out, and fostering meaningful connections with the land and the power of herbal medicine.

This isn’t just a new name — it’s a reflection of where we’ve been and where we’re going. I can’t wait to share more about the offerings we’re expanding into — from herbal consultations and natural wellness to seasonal workshops and soulful connections with the land.

Thank you for being part of this journey. The best is yet to come.

With gratitude,

~Zen 🧚🏻⚕️🐂🌿🌸🌼