In 2018, my husband and I put money down on our first homestead in Snowflake, Arizona. I had never owned a rabbit before as my mom didn't allow me to have pets growing up. I had recently finished college from Oregon State University where I majored in agriculture and Horticultural Therapy, and minored in Bioenergy. My husband and I always knew that we wanted our own homestead. After all, both of us were farm kids. We were taught that farm animals had to have a purpose, or else we didn't raise them. They weren't pets. 

We knew that we wanted goats for milking and meat, chickens for eggs and meat, bees, and rabbits for meat, fiber, and pelts. We started with goats and chicks, and then I bought my first rabbit which was a Lionhead Cross. The first thing that I learned was how fragile they are. Every summer we we have monsoons, and even though my new rabbit was inside, I came out the next day and she had died from a heart attack. At that point I didn't know if I wanted to continue raising rabbits. But obviously, we did. It was then that I decided that I needed to do what I had grown to love in college, research. And that's what I did. 

A couple months later I bought some New Zealands, Californians, and Giant Chinchillas. And thus began our journey. Little did we realize that we were about to be one of the only homesteads in the area raising meat rabbits when Covid hit. 

One thing that all rabbit breeders know is, you can't just have a couple rabbits. By 2022, we had expanded to having over 75 rabbits, including 9 different breeds. Why so many you ask? I wanted to have bunnies that could fulfil the needs of many . 

When we moved to Bandon, Oregon our business continued to expand as we were now providing rabbits for 4H and FFA as well as for homesteads. Then we sold some rabbits to a local nursery called Dragonfly Nursery in Langlois, Oregon and the owners invited us to come out for Easter. But instead of bringing rabbits for people to buy, we offered bunny therapy where anyone, of any age, could come out and hold, groom, or just sit in with the rabbits as they hopped around and explored their fenced in area. This had a profound effect as there were people who had never held a rabbit before, to some that even broke down into tears. I had never thought of rabbits as an emotional support animal, even though I suffer from PTSD from military trauma myself. 

My family and friends are my biggest supporters, and even plan to be my handlers for upcoming shows. 

We look forward to providing you and your family with high quality rabbits that fulfill your wants and needs. We look forward to meeting you. 

Who is Who?

Wendy Hopping; Owner/Marketing/Education

Matt Hopping: Co-Owner/PR and Education

Sandy Kessler: Rabbit Care Manager