HISTORY OF THE LAND

It took almost a year to find the perfect place to farm...to check-out....

A mile off the road...

A relocated, restored late 1700's Adams county cabin on 10 heavily wooded acres in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in Adams County, Southeast Ohio.

Two hole outhouse. No running water. No electricity.

The precise location is a secret for now.

Our farm was a small part of a large Adams County, Ohio farm that has been owned by the same family for generations. Many of the family members stop to say hello, to hunt or run the fence line.

The homestead consists of several relocated and restored late 1700’s log cabins. The main house consists of 2 cabins attached together with a large native stone fireplace with a working iron cookarm. The barn has a brick 1st floor and a massive hand hewn log staircase leading to the large wooden loft. As no homestead would be complete without plumbing, we have an antique hand crank water pump and a 2 hole outhouse. Rounding out the homestead is a woodshed made from split red cedar logs from the farm.

Truely pioneer; there is no electricity and no running water. We have had to rely on imagination, creativity and a pond for a lot of what we are doing! Spending weekends in the winter have been a challenge, though there is an awesome fireplace, we have come to understand and appreciate the struggles of Ohio pioneers in winter!

Read further to learn about our farm practices, how we use the land and water.