About The Farm

The Farm at Prophetstown is a working farm. The livestock enjoy a beautiful, healthy, free range farm setting and our crops are used to feed them throughout the year. Our animals’ big personalities truly speak for their happiness on The Farm!

Our farming is done in partnership with some wonderful, local farmers who help us to plant, grow, and harvest grains, hay, and straw for our animals. We strive to serve as a home to animals that are breeds commonly found in the 1920s. Our livestock includes Standardbred horses, miniature horses, heritage and endangered chicken breeds, Hereford cattle, Oxford/Suffolk cross sheep, and Berkshire hogs, among others.  We’re proud to provide a home to horses from the Indiana Horse Rescue out of Frankfort, Indiana.

The Team

Lee Goudy, Executive Director

In 1998, Lee, his wife, and their two children moved to Lafayette when Lee began a new career in the Quality Control Lab at Eli Lilly, while his wife, Traci, worked in senior health care services as a Registered Nurse. As Lee worked in the lab, he discovered a love for teaching and leading others, which quickly advanced him into training and onboarding new staff, and eventually into management at Eli Lilly for several years. Meanwhile, his wife Traci grew a stellar career in senior care, going on to open her own business, Homecare By Design, in 2008. Over the years, Lee grew an interest in business growth and community outreach, which led him to join Traci’s company in 2011, where he and his wife worked together for over a decade building and expanding the business. Homecare By Design was acquired by a larger senior care company in October 2021, which gave Lee the opportunity to seek new avenues to serve the community, ultimately leading him to join The Farm at Prophetstown team.

Lee Goudy enjoys the outdoors, whether it is on a lake in his boat, capturing photos of wildlife, or simply taking a walk in the woods. Lee also loves spending time with his three grandsons and teaching them how to fish, with hopes that they will develop an appreciation for nature as well. Lee is excited to work with Prophetstown State Park and eager to help The Farm reach its fullest potential as a place where others can experience farm living from times past and create fond new memories for years to come.

Hannah, Food Operations Specialist

I’ve worked at The Farm since 2017. I came to the Farm with a food service background having just moved back from New Orleans where I was the Banquets Manager of the Le Merdien for 2 years. Before that I worked for Purdue’s catering department. I started at Purdue when I was just 16 and by the time I graduated Purdue with a B.A. in Communication and Political Science I was working as a student catering coordinator. After Graduation I worked full time for the catering department before moving to New Orleans in 2015.

I love the Farm because it brings together many things I love including animals, history, and the beautiful outdoors. My love of all things that grow started when I was a small child spending time on my grandparents fruit and vegetable farm in southern Indiana. Here at The Farm at Prophetstown  I can’t wait to see you out at the Farm and introduce you to my favorite coworker, (though I love them all) our beautiful standardbred horse, Daisy.

Rusty, Farm Team Lead

Born and raised in Delphi, Indiana; Rusty is a self-taught chef and handyman with 25 years of experience in Indianapolis and surrounding areas as well as sunny Walton County Beach in Florida. 

Hobbies include from-scratch cooking with a Mediterranean influence, engineering, travelling, tent camping and nature.  Rusty enjoys his time at The Farm taking in the amazing views, smells and sounds and spending quality time with the amazing farm animals, as well as the fantastic crew. 

Madia (Sunshine), Marketing, Events & Educational Outreach

I joined The Farm in June of 2024 and came from Purdue University where I worked for the last 12 years in various marketing communication roles. I am a PENN state graduate with a degree in Communication.

I grew up in a small rural IL town and moved to Indiana in 1999. I have loved learning all the farm animals and greeting all the visitors to the farm. In my free time, I enjoy camping, traveling, music and Farmers Markets.

I hope to bring “Sunshine” to the farm daily!

Evan, Farm Team

Teresa, Farm Team

Skylar, Farm Team

Mary Grace, Farm Team