Meet the Peate Family
Kayla and Jeff met through a mutual acquaintance of theirs, her Mother. At the time, Kayla's Mom feared that Kayla might be gay or depressed or just a hermit, because at the age of eighteen she had yet to even go on a single date with a guy.... or girl for that matter. So, when the young man she cleaned houses for said he had an extra ticket to a Globe Trotters game and needed someone to go with, Kayla's mother volunteered her. They hit it off, their ambitions and goals are very similar; they both want to one day work for themselves, both of them love animals, and they both love the idea of living on a farm. So, because Kayla was told that when you meet someone with similar goals, ideals, and ambitions you marry them; that is exactly what she did.
Jeff and Kayla were married on October 4th of 2008, and sense then they have impulsively purchased a wide variety of farm animals. While Kayla knows many things about dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, mice, and even bats, what Kayla and Jeff knew about farm animals prior to the purchase of theirs would not have even filled a college ruled sheet of note paper. When they purchased their first batch of chicks they where planning on keeping all the animals in their backyard on less then a 1/4 of an acre plot, but they have since set up pens for the larger animal behind Kayla's father's house on the 14 acres her family owns. They are now in the process of moving their farm to the Western NY - Northeastern PA area.
Jeff and Kayla were married on October 4th of 2008, and sense then they have impulsively purchased a wide variety of farm animals. While Kayla knows many things about dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves, mice, and even bats, what Kayla and Jeff knew about farm animals prior to the purchase of theirs would not have even filled a college ruled sheet of note paper. When they purchased their first batch of chicks they where planning on keeping all the animals in their backyard on less then a 1/4 of an acre plot, but they have since set up pens for the larger animal behind Kayla's father's house on the 14 acres her family owns. They are now in the process of moving their farm to the Western NY - Northeastern PA area.
More about Kayla
Kayla is a semi-vegetarian (she has nothing against eating meat, she merely refuses to eat commercially produced meat) that has worked as a veterinarian's assistant, animal shelter kennel assistant, real estate agent, secretary, and general office person. After changing her degree multiple times she decided to give up on college and focus more on turning her hobbies into a career. She is currently working on improving her Photography portfolio and starting her small family farm. Kayla is in charge of the animals and their care. She leaves anything that comes from the soil to Jeff and his green thumb.
More about Jeff
Jeff worked for 9 years at IBM as an Engineering Technician, until he left to work as a Wind Turbine Warranty Technician for GE, he is now working at GE Transportation in Erie, PA. He received an Associates in Occupational Studies Degree in Electronic Technology from ITT Technical Institute in Getzville, NY. He also runs a small landscaping and remodeling company on the side call J.Peate Enterprises. He's a bit of a workaholic. Jeff is king of all things green! He leaves the animals to Kayla and manages the vegetables and herbs that they grow.
