The Farm has always been known for being home to some pretty unusual characters. Stephen asked Ina May once, “Why do we have such weird friends?”
“That’s just who likes us,” she replied.
One of our weird friends of late is the Henslow’s Sparrow, whose habitat has been in steady decline for most of a century now, [...]

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I got these statistics from a recent episode of “Stuff Happens” on the Planet Green channel.
There are 1 1/2 billion cows in the world.
Cows create 20% of all greenhouse gases, more than trains, planes and cars combined.
Methane released by cows has 23 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide.
Each beef-eating American contributes an extra [...]

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Apple Butter
Now is the time to put up fall apples. Apple butter on toast along with a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter morning…MMMMM. It doesn’t get any better.
If you don’t have your own apple trees, visit your local orchard or farmer’s market.

Peel and core 20 medium size to large apples [...]

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Quite often in “green” circles of conversation, the question is often asked, “Is The Farm an Ecovillage?

To the critical eye, the answer may be No. After all, virtually all homes and businesses are connected to the grid. While there are various examples of passive solar design and other forms of alternative construction spread throughout the [...]

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Land Rush!
There’s a land rush happening in Tennessee. Land in Tennessee currently represents some of the most affordable and attractive real estate left in the country, with development and investment dollars pouring in to take advantage of the great potential for profits. At the same time, this major shift in property ownership has also [...]

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