Author: Slim

https://youtu.be/R1ekf5FzO9Q We are celebrating Heritage Breeds week with two Build and Learn events to promote and teach about regional heritage breeds and emphasize the breeds we work with on the farm. May 14 will focus on Pineywoods cattle and May 21 will focus on Buckeye chickens. Both days will include a farm tour, workshops, lunch,… Continue reading Heritage Breeds Week Build & Learn

As I write this, I'm sitting in a hardware store parking lot waiting for a tow. And while my truck may not be running at its best, I thought I'd take the time to write an update on the oxen team. Moses (left) and Aaron (right) As of today, the boys - Moses and Aaron… Continue reading The new boys

We recently concluded a crowdfunding drive to bring oxen to the farm! Here is more information on the project: Feed the People Farms believes that the future of farming in America needs to look a lot more like the rest of the world - not the other way around. Worldwide, the majority of food is… Continue reading Bringin’ in the Oxen

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread into rural areas, higher risks of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 begin to show themselves everywhere. Whether its average age (73 years), occupation (mining and manufacturing), underlying health issues (diabetes, heart disease, etc.), an ongoing drug overdose epidemic, distance from hospitals, and a crumbling healthcare system, the risks… Continue reading COVID-19 and the Future of Food

Year 2020 marks our third year in business! 2019 was a little rough, moving from Madison, GA two hours west to my ancestral homeland in the Appalachian foothills of Carroll County. Last season saw ups and downs. Ups like a small loan from West Georgia Slow Money Club for seeds and poultry stock, and donations… Continue reading Two thousand and twenty