Garrison Valley Farms
http://www.garrisonvalleyfarms.com/cattle.html
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Our Method
Our cattle are Garrison Valley cattle, meaning that they are all born and raised on the Curl and Lee farms. By keeping our herds local, we significantly reduce incidents of disease. Our calves are gently weaned and then, depending on time of year, placed in fields growing high quality seasonal forages such as oats, rye, and pearl millet.
We do not feed our cattle growth stimulants or therapeutic antibiotics. Our cattle are selected and raised to be wholesome, healthy and thrive on local forages, just as they have for thousands of years.
We believe that the best way to raise our cattle is to let them freely graze the grass we grow. That said, in times of stress (i.e. weaning, illness, drought, extreme cold/heat) we do hand-feed our cattle minimal amounts of wholesome, natural grains to supplement their diet. To get a better idea of our management practices, check out Whit's presentation to the 2014 Tri-State Beef Conference.
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Our Cattle
We raise Angus cattle because of their well-established reputation for producing high quality meat. Because we are in daily contact with our cattle, we place a primary emphasis on temperament--calm cattle aren’t just safer to be around, they generally make for a bigger, better tasting end product.
We pride ourselves on selecting the very best breeding stock available. This means selecting cattle that will thrive in the Middle Tennessee climate on our native grasses. We routinely incorporate the latest technology available for genetic testing and software-based qualitative analysis in our management protocol, but fundamentally, those are just tools that help to focus our own experience-based decision making process—there is simply no substitute for a lifetime spent raising cattle.
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George Martin Honey
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WELCOME to Martin’s Honey House and commercial kitchen located at 59 Bashaw Creek Road, Manchester, Tennessee Our honey house is annually inspected and CERTIFIED by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services. We extract, bottle and label our local 100% pure raw strained honey in Martin’s Honey House along with our cut comb honey. Also, our Creamed Honey and Infused Honey are made, bottled, and labeled in Martin’s Honey House.
Don’t Fear A Swarm!
More than likely if bees swarm, they have run out of room because they are growing and healthy.
DO NOT call exterminators, instead call me at (931)808-5654. I will come to the place of the swarm outside of your home and remove the bees free of charge in Coffee, Grundy, Franklin, Bedford and Rutherford counties.
Bees are extremely valuable pollinators and we do not want to kill them unnecessarily. Our handmade soaps, flavored and unflavored lip balms, scented and unscented hand lotion bars, and Beeswax candles are made in Martin’s Honey House from the Beeswax produced by our own honey bees. Our beeswax by-products are registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A small beginning has led to a thriving business supplying family members, friends and many others like you with pure local honey and beeswax products. We look forward to providing you with local 100% pure raw strained honey, cut comb honey, Creamed Honey, Infused Honey and our handmade skin care products or pure beeswax candles.
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Doddy Creek Farms - Akaushi Wagyu
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We take a special and unique approach at Doddy Creek Farms. We're uninterested in producing large quantities of meat for the masses. Instead, we've taken a boutique approach that delivers fresh, clean beef to Nashville and the surrounding areas. Our passion for raising and harvesting cattle with care and in superior conditions has resulted in the highest quality beef for our customers.
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OUR ANIMALS ARE BORN AND RAISED ON THE FARM WITH THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL:
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No antibiotics, hormones or steroids to promote growth
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We use Registered Akaushi Bulls for the best marbling genetics
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We produce our cattle as an F1 cross of Angus and Charolais cows to Akaushi sires to increase the marbling characteristics due to phenotypic genetics
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They are grass fed and finished on natural grain for eleven months prior to harvest
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Cattle are rotated on pastures with a clean spring fed watering system in all paddocks
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We provide a low stress environment and treat the cattle humanely
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Feathered Nest Event Company
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CREATING MEMORABLE EVENTS
We are a full-service event planning and catering company, that specializes in custom events and grazing tables. We create the perfect ambiance for all of life's magical moments!
From stunning personalized celebrations to luxurious food tablescapes, our wide range of services ensure you have the event of your dreams!
Nothing brings people together like a party, so let's plan one!
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Grazing Tables
Grazing Table Includes: Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes), variety of fruit, variety of meats (spicy salami, regular salami, prosciutto, ham and turkey), variety of cheeses (Cheddar, white cheddar, gouda, pepper jack, brie, and specialty cheeses), Crackers, Pretzels, Breads, Croissants, Dips (hummus, ranch, pimento cheese, chicken salad), pickles, nuts, and a variety of sweets ((muffins, brownie bites, cheesecake bites, etc.) Grazing Table minimum 25 people !
Feathered Nest Event Company
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Spruce and Ivy
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Flower arrangements for all occasions.
Garrison Valley Farms
http://www.garrisonvalleyfarms.com/cattle.html
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Our Method
Our cattle are Garrison Valley cattle, meaning that they are all born and raised on the Curl and Lee farms. By keeping our herds local, we significantly reduce incidents of disease. Our calves are gently weaned and then, depending on time of year, placed in fields growing high quality seasonal forages such as oats, rye, and pearl millet.
We do not feed our cattle growth stimulants or therapeutic antibiotics. Our cattle are selected and raised to be wholesome, healthy and thrive on local forages, just as they have for thousands of years.
We believe that the best way to raise our cattle is to let them freely graze the grass we grow. That said, in times of stress (i.e. weaning, illness, drought, extreme cold/heat) we do hand-feed our cattle minimal amounts of wholesome, natural grains to supplement their diet. To get a better idea of our management practices, check out Whit's presentation to the 2014 Tri-State Beef Conference.
​
Our Cattle
We raise Angus cattle because of their well-established reputation for producing high quality meat. Because we are in daily contact with our cattle, we place a primary emphasis on temperament--calm cattle aren’t just safer to be around, they generally make for a bigger, better tasting end product.
We pride ourselves on selecting the very best breeding stock available. This means selecting cattle that will thrive in the Middle Tennessee climate on our native grasses. We routinely incorporate the latest technology available for genetic testing and software-based qualitative analysis in our management protocol, but fundamentally, those are just tools that help to focus our own experience-based decision making process—there is simply no substitute for a lifetime spent raising cattle.
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George Martin Honey
​
WELCOME to Martin’s Honey House and commercial kitchen located at 59 Bashaw Creek Road, Manchester, Tennessee Our honey house is annually inspected and CERTIFIED by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services. We extract, bottle and label our local 100% pure raw strained honey in Martin’s Honey House along with our cut comb honey. Also, our Creamed Honey and Infused Honey are made, bottled, and labeled in Martin’s Honey House.
Don’t Fear A Swarm!
More than likely if bees swarm, they have run out of room because they are growing and healthy.
DO NOT call exterminators, instead call me at (931)808-5654. I will come to the place of the swarm outside of your home and remove the bees free of charge in Coffee, Grundy, Franklin, Bedford and Rutherford counties.
Bees are extremely valuable pollinators and we do not want to kill them unnecessarily. Our handmade soaps, flavored and unflavored lip balms, scented and unscented hand lotion bars, and Beeswax candles are made in Martin’s Honey House from the Beeswax produced by our own honey bees. Our beeswax by-products are registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A small beginning has led to a thriving business supplying family members, friends and many others like you with pure local honey and beeswax products. We look forward to providing you with local 100% pure raw strained honey, cut comb honey, Creamed Honey, Infused Honey and our handmade skin care products or pure beeswax candles.
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Doddy Creek Farms - Akaushi Wagyu
​
We take a special and unique approach at Doddy Creek Farms. We're uninterested in producing large quantities of meat for the masses. Instead, we've taken a boutique approach that delivers fresh, clean beef to Nashville and the surrounding areas. Our passion for raising and harvesting cattle with care and in superior conditions has resulted in the highest quality beef for our customers.
​
OUR ANIMALS ARE BORN AND RAISED ON THE FARM WITH THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL:
-
No antibiotics, hormones or steroids to promote growth
-
We use Registered Akaushi Bulls for the best marbling genetics
-
We produce our cattle as an F1 cross of Angus and Charolais cows to Akaushi sires to increase the marbling characteristics due to phenotypic genetics
-
They are grass fed and finished on natural grain for eleven months prior to harvest
-
Cattle are rotated on pastures with a clean spring fed watering system in all paddocks
-
We provide a low stress environment and treat the cattle humanely
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Feathered Nest Event Company
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CREATING MEMORABLE EVENTS
We are a full-service event planning and catering company, that specializes in custom events and grazing tables. We create the perfect ambiance for all of life's magical moments!
From stunning personalized celebrations to luxurious food tablescapes, our wide range of services ensure you have the event of your dreams!
Nothing brings people together like a party, so let's plan one!
​
Grazing Tables
Grazing Table Includes: Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes), variety of fruit, variety of meats (spicy salami, regular salami, prosciutto, ham and turkey), variety of cheeses (Cheddar, white cheddar, gouda, pepper jack, brie, and specialty cheeses), Crackers, Pretzels, Breads, Croissants, Dips (hummus, ranch, pimento cheese, chicken salad), pickles, nuts, and a variety of sweets ((muffins, brownie bites, cheesecake bites, etc.) Grazing Table minimum 25 people !
Feathered Nest Event Company
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Spruce and Ivy
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Flower arrangements for all occasions.
Cackleberry Grove, Winchester, TN
This Is UsJune 3, 2024
Thank you for following my Facebook group as our family attempts to homestead. I always have some kind of project going on! I definitely do not claim to know how to do it all, but I enjoy trying to figure it out! I promise yall will probably get a lot of laughs during the process, but please be kind (mostly for all of my typos and errors and if I ever get brave enough for videos)We are the Peace family! Brad and I have been married for 23 years and have four children Kait (22), Haley(20),Kyran(16)and Josiah(9). We moved to Winchester, TN in 2017. Our home is slowly coming together over time, it just looks different than we had originally planned. (it’s so funny we think we actually had a “plan” God sure has a way of reminding us who is in control)Our plan was to sell our beautiful two story dream house in the county and downsize so that I could stay home with the kids while Brad worked. I was going to homeschool the kids and just slow life down a little bit….you know, hop out of the fast lane or back to the simple life! Those plans did happen, but only for a short time. God had different plans for our family. In 2022, I went back to work full time. The week I was to start my new job (I am still currently there) our world was turned upside down. My husband, Brad, became disabled and was no longer able to work. Actually, work was the last thing on our mind. We spent two and a half weeks in the hospital in Nashville trying to get answers as to what had happened. Long story short, Brads body stopped making Testosterone causing his bones to become fragile. Formal diagnosis is Hypogonadism with secondary Osteoporosis. He had five compression fractures in his back. Lots of doctor appointments, surgeries and procedures. Life is very different now. Brad was always the provider (and the project leader), but our roles switched completely. I work full time and he stays home and fills in with what he can to help around the house. (My house wife as he says) I run the power tools, do the heavy lifting and do my best to follow his instructions. This wasn’t our plan, but it is Gods plan and we trust in Him to continue to make a way. (So for all those wondering , now you know why Brad doesn’t work and why he is a stay at home Dad. Please continue to pray that his bones get stronger and the pain will ease up- especially when the weather changes)Going on six years later, our girls are adults now and it’s just the boys home. I’m kind of a boy mom now. Let’s just say…it’s very different! I am completely out numbered and boys are just….well, BOYS! Our boys are both involved in sports and we are at a court or field several times a week. Honestly, I love it! Kait just did her final walk through on her home she is purchasing! The girls will be roommates with my grand pups, Mozzie and Nola. Kyran just got his first job (same place as Haley- which she is excellent at) I am curious to see where he will find the extra time. His school/sports keep him busy! Josiah passed the 3rd grade TCAP exam and is headed to 4th grade. He also made the school basketball team! Me…well, when I am not at work or the boys sports you will find me working on one of my many projects or side hustle (my kids say I’m a collector of small businesses)(Garden, chickens, crafts and making Tallow) I’m not ADHD….apparently I’m A-Z. Brad says I have the whole alphabet! Actually, I’m not even sure where this homesteading journey will take us. I’m just trying to make the most of what we have to the best of our ability. Now that we are all caught up on where everyone is these days, let talk homesteading! First thing I’m gonna say is….IT IS HARD WORK! So, I started out small….three dogs, 27 chicken, bucket garden and lots of Pure Tallow. To be continued
