Meet the family at Big October Homestead!

Hey y’all! We are Jenn & Todd Baker and we are so happy you are here! When we became parents several years ago, we began to move toward a simpler, more natural & self sustainable lifestyle. Those steps toward living well & faith in God’s plans for our family have led to a calling of providing our community with responsibly produced meat & eggs, empowering other families to be more self sufficient by educating them about homesteading skills, and offering unique rustic decor made mostly from found & repurposed items.

We live & work on our one acre homestead in Franklin County, North Carolina, where we currently raise pastured nonGMO broilers and pigs for meat and maintain a laying flock for eggs. Our broilers are humanely processed by us and packed with care right here on the homestead using NCDA standards. We also have ducks on the homestead for some added fun! We believe that you don’t have to have a lot of land to homestead when you care for it well using intensive, regenerative agricultural practices. We also believe you can homestead almost anywhere, whether you live on lots of land in a rural area or in a city apartment! Homesteading is a lifestyle with skills that anybody can learn and that the whole family can get involved with.

In addition work here at Big October Homestead, Todd works in health care & Jenn leads outdoor, family-centered Tinkergarten classes at local parks.

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