Description
Come see what regenerative growing looks like on a working homestead.
The Skinny
Date: August 15
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM
Location: Holler Homestead, Lancaster, Tennessee
A working homestead changes with the seasons, which means a farm tour in August doesn’t look exactly like a farm tour in September.
The land, animals, gardens, weather, and projects underway are always changing. The systems we use get adapted, too, as we learn more about what the land needs and what we can realistically manage.
Come walk the Holler Homestead with Nicole Sauce and the Tactical Redneck and see how 18 years of successes, failures, and course corrections have shaped the way we manage three steep, rocky acres in Middle Tennessee.
What You’ll See
- Integrated homestead systems design
- Composting and building healthy soil
- Small-scale vegetable production
- Rotational grazing with small ruminants
- Erosion mitigation and reducing soil runoff
- Food forest/orchard development through succession planting
- Food preservation and storage
- What is working right now
- What we’re changing and why
- Things that failed and the lessons we took from them
This is a 1–2 hour walking tour of our working homestead. Expect tall grass, hills, rocky terrain, insects, animals, gardens, compost piles, successful systems, and things underway. We don’t hide the truth of homesteading from you.
About Your Tour Guides
Nicole Sauce has spent 19 years developing Holler Homestead while learning firsthand what happens when regenerative ideas meet livestock, difficult terrain, limited time, weather, food production, and real life. Her work includes homestead systems design, food preservation, livestock, perennial food systems, fermentation, cheesemaking, and connecting people with local food and practical skills.
The Tactical Redneck has managed sheep and fencing at Holler Homestead for five years. Drawing on his background in mechanics with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marine Corps, he focuses on practical systems for livestock management, erosion mitigation and reducing soil runoff, and designing landscapes that work with the realities of Middle Tennessee terrain.
Before You Come
Wear weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes that can handle tall grass, hills, and rough, rocky terrain. Bring bug spray, sunscreen and rain protection when needed.
Water is provided. A composting outhouse and running water for hand washing are available.
After the tour, stick around for Holler Roast Coffee, cold brew, or iced tea and visit the Holler Homestead pop-up store. There may even be some snack items for sale under the Tennessee Cottage Food Law!
