What We Do
Like historical manors, we produce goods for our own use first and for sale second. This means that our products are of the high quality we expect both from and for ourselves. We try to make things beautiful, but they must be functional. We often experiment on ourselves with new products for years before we start selling them to others. This allows us to tailor tools, materials, and products to a unique vision of homestead life.
No farm and no manor stands alone but is part of a wider community. We exist not just to make a living for ourselves, but also to preserve and pass on as many of the skills we have learned as we can. We conduct educational programs on and off the farm, participate in home school groups, and the proprietors were co-founders of the Well-Fed Neighbor Alliance, an effort to foster strong communities, local cottage industry, and a revitalized American economy.
Our premise is that neither the old nor the new is the way. We can appreciate modern scientific knowledge and industry without losing sight of our traditions, our principles, and our unique heritage. We can preserve our freedoms without denying our responsibility to the land. Our aim is to show people that this can be done in the simplest way possible: by living it ourselves.
