Our farm is located in a very historic although largely uknown area on the grounds of the old Baker/Wyche plantation. Col. Dixon Rd. - before being named after our neighbor Col. Dixon - was part of Baker's Ferry road which was one of the main north/south routes in Revolutionary times. There were schools and stores and churches in a settlement around the plantation which are now gone. The plantation house burned down in the 1960's. We built our farm house on the highest point with the plantation graveyard in our backyard. Wildlife is abundant here and often competes for our crops. (Our heritage and wildiife)

We have an intensive organic program to restore what were once depleted plantation cotton fields and then commercially planted pine to full organic vigor and tilth. Eventually, we plan to run a sustainable farm but our soils are not yet fully developed. Starting with a mixture of Georgia clay (complete with organic rocks and boulders) and sandy loam we have progressively enriched the soil by growing clovers and companion crops such as wheat and oats, plowing them under, and growing more. The improvement has been dramatic over a three year period as barren, crusted fields have given rise to lush green mulch and cover crops. This can be seen by comparing our more developed fields - the Upper 40, the Teepee Patch and the Darlin' Patch - with the New 40 and Back 40, which were cleared two years ago. The mature fields have stands of knee high clover while the New 40 and Back 40 will only support winter wheat and sparse legumes at the moment. The Upper 40, our main production field, was cleared only three years ago and is a clear example of how symbiotic rather than industrial agricultural production can restore and enrich the land. (Our fields)