Question & Answer with Hannah & Daniel of Ballerina Farm

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Published 2024-05-19
Hannah and Daniel sit down together to answer some questions that many have asked about their family and how Ballerina Farm was started. Originally filmed late 2023 before the Mrs. World Competition, the birth of baby Flora Jo and the passing of Hannah's father, Chad.

Note: Flora Jo was born in January of 2024 prior to the release of this video

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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00:00 Hannah and Daniel Neeleman FAQs about Ballerina Farm
01:29 How many kids in the Ballerina Farm family?
02:55 Do your parents help run the farm business? How involved are they?
03:00 We grew up in families of entrepreneurs
04:04 Our day jobs before going full time with Ballerina Farm
05:56. Dinner conversations about starting a business
06:40. The Dirty Truth about the Ballerina Farm AGA stove
09:15 What it takes to instal an AGA stove
10:47 How does the Ballerina Farm stove work?
12:33 How Hannah and Daniel divide work at Ballerina Farm
15:15 Tips for starting out on social media as content creators
16:32. Why we added sourdough to our business - do what you love
18:29 What do you need to start a business?
19:29 How social media has changed our lives
19:40 How farmers can make their living with social media
20:50 What are the dos and don'ts of social media?
21:02. What it was like to hit 1,000,000 followers on Instagram
23:10. Why do you have so many kids at Ballerina Farm?
24:28 What do the Ballerina Farm Kids think of being on social media?
26:04 Why did Daniel start his own @hogfathering Instagram?
27:30 Announcing our 8th pregnancy
29:12 Why we don't think we've "made it" in business and in life


Sharing our day-to-day adventures of farming, homemade sourdough, home-cooked meals and reaching for your dreams while raising a family.


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COMING IN 2024 - The Ballerina Farm Dairy, Creamery, Café and in-store Shopping

SHARING OUR DREAM WITH YOU

This channel is all about the adventures, hard work, and farm lifestyle chosen by two city kids who wanted live the dream of modern farming, while preserving the quality of life found in traditional home cooking and living off the land.

Nestled in the fertile, mountain valleys of Utah, Ballerina Farm is named after Hannah, a former Miss New York City and graduate of the Juilliard School of Dance. Daniel is a history major and now holds his MBA to guide the ever-growing business. The children are wild, hardworking, and homeschooled by their mother as they learn to farm, rodeo, dance, and grow barefoot and free.


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All Comments (21)
  • “She dreams of the farms, and I build them.” Hogfathering has the sweetest soul ❤
  • @nicolems
    People spend 30k+ on a bag and no one bats an eye, but on a stove and people go mad.
  • Don't let anyone dim your light. Keep going. My parents raised ten smart kids with great leadership skills on a farm in Alabama.
  • @CosmicGlowUP
    girl i love how your husband talks about you .. he respects you and your mind !!! bravo daniel
  • 12K is a steal for that beautiful stove and well worth it! Thank you for this Q&A. It is always easy for others to sit back and believe that everything is handed to someone who has success in life. I love the story Daniel told of his family sitting at the dinner table and it was common for them to talk about business and how it works. Just on a side note, I ordered a Ballerina Farm meat box for my husband for Christmas last year and everything was delicious! Even the pastries and cookies. Oh my! That will be a tradition, for sure. I would subscribe, but we live rural and are blessed to have a nice mennonite meat farm nearby where we purchase our meat.
  • @Sarara-mv5sx
    Always such a privilege when you let us into your home. Thank you both. You're such an inspiring, dynamic couple - great role models.
  • @clivejames5058
    It's so amazing that you have 7 brothers Hannah and Daniel has 7 sisters! Children are such a blessing.
  • @TerriSpringer
    That stove was a great investment. I bet you will never need a new stove. I really enjoy seeing how you both work together
  • I appreciate how upfront you are about the value of your things! It frustrates me to see people offended that things are "unattainable", and it frustrates me when people refuse to disclose to cost of what they have. Being upfront about the monetary and time costs of your lifestyle empowers people to set concrete goals and determine exactly what steps to take to achieve whatever they desire to be, do, or have.
  • @noma6214
    I saw this on FB and had to find her. Imagine being this beautiful, pageant winner, and she stays at home and cooks meals for her family. 8 kids and still looks this good. Goodness God help me be this feminine and beautiful
  • @pureprairie
    You both have a very inspiring story. I appreciate how Daniel explained that growing up, talks around the dinner table were about how to start a business, etc. We desperately need to become more entrepreneurial minded here in America. That's what built our nation. We have become such a consumer society, relying on everything being imported. Local businesses are the backbone of communities. You guys are doing a great job! Forget about the drama people. 😊 ❤
  • How beautiful you accepted all the children God has given to you. Its such a lovely way to live
  • @jp5419
    This is what a partnership looks like. They both look and sound tired, but family is a commitment and damn worth it. I pray America gets back to this kind of lifestyle. We need bigger families if America is going to thrive again.
  • @camilojames1
    Also, raising healthy happy whole children is the best thing you can offer to better the world! They are the future!
  • @teresawest2861
    Aren't these two just the best? Their videos are calming and relaxing in this fast world. Praise God for the 8 children.
  • @maryyake5955
    They are like most chill and honest couple I ever met!
  • @denissemorera
    I agree, kids are always a blessing. They bring light, love, hope and joy to the world. They make us adults better and the world better. They make us want to create a better world for them. 💘
  • One aspect that I’d love to hear you talk more about is how the kids are cared for. How much help do you have? When you’re filming videos like this, what are they doing? You do homeschool? How do you manage that along with all of the food preparation and the daily cleaning? Just really fascinating to try to understand how the family operates
  • I love how honest they are, God has blessed them with the fruit of his Spirit