ABOUT
Eochaid Acres is the adventure in progress of Dierdre and Garrett towards sustainability and homegrown life. While we are learning as we go, we are enjoying the challenge. Keep an eye on the website to see as we grow our farm and expand what we are capable of.
The name Eochaid comes from an old Irish (Gaelic) word "Eoch" or "Ech" meaning horse. Eochaid was a name given the the master or lord of horses. Along with the historical significance, the choice of Eochaid has to do with how it is pronounced. A very loose pronunciation would be "yE/O-kHay" (click button below for pronunciation). When we first started the farm, Garrett and I had a hard time settling on a farm name, so our family started referring to us as the O'Heys (a mash up of our last names). So when searching for an appropriate descriptor for our home, it seemed fitting that a name that suited our equestrian life style would be Anglicized from Eochaid to O'Hey.
US
Garrett
Head vintner and Mead god
Garrett has a passion for the finer things in life including his own vintages of wine and mead made from honey from our hives and (in the future) grapes from our vines.
Dierdre
Animal Wrangler
Dierdre is in charge of (or the reason for) all the animals on the farm. She also tries to grow crops and, on occasion, succeeds.