We don’t have generations of open acreage. We have a home lot in Greeneville, worked hard, and here’s the actual system behind it.
A 10×12 ft. greenhouse plus two indoor grow tents with dedicated climate control and lighting give us a controlled environment to start seed year-round and keep a steady pipeline of starts ready for the containers outside.
With 80 raised containers and rows of fabric grow bags, we grow at high density on a small footprint. Every container is individually filled, planted, and managed rather than relying on open field rows.
Fruit trees and berry plants go in as bare-root or potted stock and are individually sited and maintained as the orchard footprint expands year over year.
We build soil fertility with quality potting mix and garden soil at the start, then maintain it through the season using rabbit manure as a natural fertilizer.
Because everything is container-grown, daily irrigation and hands-on plant care aren't optional. Watering, feeding, and checking on plants happens every day of the season.
Seed from our strongest crops is saved and cleaned for next season's plantings, and for the seasonal starts we raise for other home gardeners, a step toward closing the loop on our own production.
Container and raised-bed growing lets us hit real production volume on a home-scale lot while keeping every planting mobile, protectable, and easy to expand: a deliberate choice suited to a first-generation farm building from zero.
