We write every month on the activities going on at HiBar Ranch here in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee to give our readers a sense of the seasonality of farm life. It is hard to believe it is the middle of August already. The thrill of fall is beginning to arrive. The pumpkins on […]
Did We Just Capture A UFO Sighting At Our Farm During The Great American Eclipse Here In The Smokies?
We live adjacent to the Smoky Mountain National Park and we run an organic farm. We were blogging yesterday and capturing our research about how the farm animals would behave during the solar eclipse that was at 100% here at the farm. There is an article forthcoming about the animals. But, in my photo download […]
My Advice To The Small Farmer Who Wants To Sell Their Produce
As a medium scale farming family, it has been a privilege to take a small bit of acreage and grow produce just for the purpose of having local, organic food available to the locals and tourists. The marketing and selling of this set-aside portion has been completely different than how we sell our other goods, […]
We Are Finally Done ~ Our Two Year Landscaping Effort To Bring Back To Life A Southern Queen Anne Victorian Farm Is Complete
For those of you who have been following our journey over the last several years at HiBar Ranch here in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, you know how long and hard we have worked to bring this gorgeous Victorian Queen Anne farmhouse and farm back to its original state and to add farm features […]
Some Days On The Farm Are Just Plain Wierder Than Others!
Boy are there stories to tell of craziness on the farm in recent weeks. Riddles I tell you, Riddles. Farmers and homesteaders will probably tell you, if you have time to sit down for a cup of coffee, that deaths on the farm are head scratching riddles. When animals die it is a deep dive […]
History Of The Scarecrow – Rural Legends And Folklore
The scarecrow is a historical feature of American tradition that stands steady as time waxes on – even as Americans move from farm and field to cities and urban centers. Truly, the scarecrow is rooted in the rural life style. Hay stuffed scarecrows grace pumpkin patches, corn fields and many agri-tourism destinations across rural America […]
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