It was such an ordinary day. Doris the hen awoke bright and early to the sound of one of the rooster’s loud calls ringing through the dusty, semi-dark air of the hen house. She looked up to see which rooster was onwake-up duty today. Sitting on the section of perch appointed to the holder ofthat […]

“I don’t know howyou manage, James,” a customer at the Watauga County Farmer’s Market laughingly observes.  “A farm, bees, a professorship…and kids?  I’d be in an insane asylum!”  The man is a stranger to me but is apparently well known to my companion, to whom this quip has been addressed.  James Wilkes responds with an […]

Post authored by Margaret Wilkes, 20 year old daughter of James and Shannon Wilkes and Chief Food Officer, among other duties, at Faith Mountain Farm I have observed that girls, by their nature and talents,usually carry their duties out in the home and surrounding environs, involvingthemselves in pursuits that are rightly theirs to do. We […]

For the blogging part of this assignment, you need to create a blog for yourself or use one you already have and make a post to the blog.  There are numerous blogging sites, and you can use any blogging site you want, blogspot.com is an easy one to use. You also have to “reply” or […]

Hi folks!  We are gearing up for another year of growing and going to market along with a few new things.  Pastured poultry is in the experimental stage with a few growing right now and plans to do a larger batch this summer.  The bee operation is going to grow to 75 or so hives […]