The Farm Chicks

🎪Serena, Founder of The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair📍Spokane, WA I describe it as the best weekend of the year.

In 2002, after my long-held dreams of creating a fun and happy little event to sell my vintage and handmade goods, I held my first “sale” in my neighbor’s barn with a handful of friends and neighbors. The sale became wildly popular and began attracting visitors from across the country and recognition in national magazines. Today The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair fills the Spokane County Fair

06/08/2026

Filled with 🌈 , contentment, and love after 24 years. Thank you for being there with me. I’ve run The Farm Chicks Fair with the mindset of prosperity for all - a place where everyone is welcome, we’re treated equally, and everyone succeeds. I wish this for the world too. Over the years I’ve shared deeply personally things about myself because I have a platform and it’s important for me to help normalize things that many people aren’t familiar with. It’s Pride month and as the mom of a transgender daughter, I have the opportunity to say that trans people exist. Our family is no different than yours and deserves to have access to spaces that everyone else does too. Thank you for being here with me for all this time. I have cherished it. Now The Farm Chicks moves forward, minus the fair. I plan to keep creating happy little things and so much more. From time to time I’ll share them here. This isn’t goodbye, just, I’ll see you soon. Love, me …….. oh! and 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💕

05/30/2026

One last special time, Saturday June 6 & Sunday June 7 in Spokane. Thanks for the memories. 🪎✨

05/29/2026

The many amazing creatives, creators, and artists commissioned over the years for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair

05/15/2026

It’s all the happiest things 🐝
and it’s the best weekend of the year 🌻

Original art by Elizabeth Mayville
Cookie art by Morgan G Co.

05/09/2026

This is really hard, but here goes. I’ve lived with a secret for many years and I’ve never shared it because I don’t want to be treated differently, like I have a handicap, and not taken seriously. Right now my business has a lot of exposure, I’m getting a lot of views, and I think that sharing my story can make a difference for others like me. Did I cry before deciding to finally share? Yes. Will I regret this tomorrow? Definitely yes, but here goes. I have autism.
Asperger’s, if we’re going to be completely transparent, even though it’s not really called that anymore. Autism Spectrum Disorder. (That name sounds terrible to me. A disorder!) It’s a spectrum and those of us who are on it exist in a very wide range, and it affects all of us differently. A therapist once said when you meet someone with autism, you’ve met one person with autism. We aren’t to be stereotyped or grouped. We aren’t weirdos or freaks.
Navigating life on the spectrum can be really hard for me. I struggle with new things, social interactions, have a strong sense of fairness and justice and when that’s missing, it affects me in a big way. With every ounce of me, I want everyone to have a chance. It also affects me in great ways too. I can hyper-fixate and make things great because of it. I have a strong sense of empathy. I feel things deeply.
There’s a million more things that exist on my highlight reel of what makes me… ME but that’s not important right now. I’m doing this for and I hope by sharing, it might change your perception of autism.
Love, me

05/07/2026

Grand Finale for The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair! Shop hundreds of curated spaces filled with vintage and handmade goods, June 6 & 7 in Spokane, WA rain or shine, all indoors 🎪 We can’t wait to see you there for the happiest weekend of the year, one last time. 🙋🏻‍♀️💕

04/25/2026

The best weekend of the year! Hundreds of curated little shops under one roof. Come shop with your friends, gather creative inspiration, eat treats, and leave with a happy heart! See you soon! 🫶🏼

12/04/2025

Sometimes I see little moments that are worth capturing. Then I’ll look back on my camera roll and think oh! the garland auto shop with the old Santa on the rooftop that I bet they’ve been placing up there every Christmas since they’ve operated and oh! The Woman’s Club looking so lovely dusted in snow! and oh! the Duncan Gardens are so regal, even in winter.