Smoot’s Farm

08/24/2026

Good Afternoon!

I missed my morning post. Sorry!

Last week I personally slowed things down and my little farm stand kept right on selling, so now I’m getting behind! 😄 I’m one of those folks that would rather work a little each day than be rushed or feel behind and have to play catch up!

Barry and I got up early and picked Muscadines in Milner. The gentleman I got the first round of muscadines gave me more that he and his wife had picked and then invited us to pick our own! So my freezer is over 100 lbs heavier with Muscadines!
I still have about 6 jars of muscadine jam in the farm stand. I will be making more soon!
It is so good! It’s low sugar jam, not jelly. Just enough sweet, but you can still taste the full flavor of fruit!

The rest of our day has been all sorts of little projects; Barry cleaned and put some beekeeping equipment away, he cooked sausage, bacon and biscuits for breakfast this week. Grilled some teres major, air fried some okra and make some field peas for lunch. I worked on bagging Muscadines, emptying the dehydrator and refilling the dehydrator, dishes. Barry worked on securing the new coop to the run so the chickens will all be in the run now and we can let them out to free range each day.

Now we have settled in for the rest of the day to watch movies. I’m working on my “to do” and “project list”. I have a lot of jam to get to making this week and then I have other projects to work on. New products and remaking what has sold out. Supplies to order or make sure I have in stock. So y’all know where I’ll be!

Picture: Dehydrated Cayenne Peppers. I have some plans for these little hot ones! Stay tuned!

Anyway, I hope y’all are having a wonderful day!

08/24/2026

Local Peeps! A fabric and sewing class store coming to Forsyth Georgia!

Small Town Stitches - Give them a follow if it suits your interest!

I have been enjoying my little sewing projects lately.

🧵 BEGINNER SEWERS — WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! ✂️

We’re working on our Beginner Sewing Classes at Small Town Stitches, and we want to make sure they cover the things you actually want to learn!

If you’re new to sewing—or maybe you have a sewing machine but aren’t quite sure what to do with it—what would you most like to learn in a beginner class?

Maybe it’s:

🪡 How to use and set up your sewing machine
🧵 How to thread your machine and wind a bobbin
✂️ How to choose and cut fabric correctly
📏 Understanding seam allowances
🧷 Sewing straight lines, curves, and corners
📖 How to read a sewing pattern
🧶 Choosing the right thread, needles, and other supplies
👝 Completing a simple first project
❓ Or something completely different!

Tell us in the comments! What is the ONE thing you’d really like to walk away from a beginner sewing class knowing how to do?

Your answers will help us build our beginner classes around what you actually want to learn. ❤️

08/23/2026

Wellhouse’s Why… Why do they do what they do. Such an inspiration.

Wellhouse began with a simple realization:

We are whole people, and we need spaces that care for the whole person.

The body carries stress.
The mind becomes weary.
The spirit struggles to hear through the noise.
And sometimes we have lived disconnected from ourselves for so long that we no longer recognize how deeply we need to rest.

At Wellhouse, we believe restoration can meet us in many ways.

Through nourishing food thoughtfully prepared.
Through beauty and time spent close to nature.
Through movement, deep breathing, creativity, and meaningful conversation.
Through laughter around a table and quiet moments alone.
Through opportunities to reconnect with ourselves, with one another, and with the things that give our lives meaning.

For me, this understanding is deeply connected to my Christian faith.

In 1 Kings 19, when Elijah was spiritually depleted, emotionally overwhelmed, and physically exhausted, God did not begin with a lecture.

He allowed Elijah to sleep.
He provided food and water.
He acknowledged that the journey had been too great.

God cared for the whole person.

Rest.
Food.
Water.
A gentle touch.
And then, later, a quiet voice.

That picture of care has helped shape the heart of Wellhouse.

Some Wellhouse experiences, such as Selah, are intentionally centered on Christian teaching. Others do not have a formal faith component. But all of them are created from my belief that every person deserves to feel seen, welcomed, nourished, and given room to breathe.

You do not have to share my faith to have a place at a Wellhouse table.

You may arrive tired, hopeful, curious, joyful, uncertain, or simply ready for something different.

However you arrive, you are welcome.

There is a place for you here—and room to exhale. 💛

08/22/2026

Good Morning!

I have been up, processed one large Excalibur Dehydrator full of basil and have another load currently being dried along with other herbs waiting to go in. I am working with Chris that owns The Community Market and he is growing my produce and herbs for me. I purchased peaches, plums and strawberries this year and I was given Muscadines. Everything else either we grow ourselves or we have bought from The Community Market. Not sure if you know, it is located .7 miles from our farm stand. Right on Community House Road in Redbone.

As for me today, I’ll keep processing herbs, I have another product to package (stay tuned!) and I’m working on organizing jars and supplies for the farm stand. I got a good size order in this week in preparation of new products plus restocking my jam making supplies. Barry is out in his work shop with the puppies, at least until it gets too hot!

Picture: Jalapeno Salt! Fresh sliced jalapeños and dehydrated and mixed with kosher salt.

Uses:
Savory Foods & Snacks:
Sprinkle over hot popcorn, French fries, potato chips, or roasted nuts and pumpkin seeds.

Eggs: Elevate fried, scrambled, or poached eggs, or add a dash to avocado toast.

Dips & Spreads: Mix into guacamole, queso, hummus, or salsa.

Grilled & Smoked Meats: Rub onto steaks, chicken breasts, pork chops, or burgers before cooking, or use as a finishing pinch on grilled shrimp.

Tacos & Mexican Dishes: Dust over tacos, chilaquiles, elote (street corn), or mix into rice and beans.

Soups & Chili: Stir into tortilla soup, pho, or white bean and turkey chili for extra depth.

Cocktails: Use it to rim glasses for margaritas, palomas, or spicy bloody marys.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and I hope y’all have a wonderful day!

Smoot’s Farm is open 7 days a week, from 8 to 8. The Community Market is open 7 days a week from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM.

08/21/2026

Next to The Country Cupboard in Thomaston, Georgia.

It looks like a neat place to hang out!

Join us in welcoming our new business neighbors, the Lovely Co!🥳.They have a lovely selection of books, Bible study materials and even a chest with free Bibles. You’ll also enjoy yummy pastries and a variety of drinks. It’s set up to hang out and enjoy each other, and there’s even a play area for the kids.

Go check them out! I’ll tag them in the comments.

08/21/2026

It’s not FINISHED yet but any guesses as to what is up my sleeve today? 😄

This won’t be out in the farm stand any time soon. I have to figure my labeling. I wish I could standardize my packaging and I’m sure I will eventually get there. I’m just not there yet! Different size jars, bottles, bags, boxes, labels. You name it… it’s a different size!

Stay tuned for more info!

08/21/2026

Good Morning!

Barry and I got up early and watered fruit trees, blackberries and all sorts of plants. I keep praying for rain. I restocked the farm stand with the few things I had to add. My brother called and I headed to his house (behind our house) and re-sawed some lumber with him. Back home, showered, resting and getting ready to fix puppies and I some lunch. After that I’ll see what I am going to get into. It might just be reading and an afternoon nap! 😁

Picture: the 3 lone Black & Blue Jams left. This to me was my favorite jam. It had the sweet distinctive flavor of blueberries along with the little tartness of the blackberries. I haven’t check yet but I’m hoping I have more blueberries in my freezer to make more of this and blueberry jam before next season! I’m also going to try to start printing a menu that will mention what is in the farm stand. I thought yesterday that I was out of fig preserves but I still have a few but I’m out of peach. I can’t keep it straight myself.

Anyway, I hope y’all have a wonderful day!

08/21/2026

The Community Market will have their fall vegetable plants ready soon! Follow their page for up to date info!

08/20/2026

Good Morning!

I am so thankful right now that I have the products in the farm stand that I do and I don’t have a ton of plants like I had last year. This weather is brutal. I’m not even planning on making jams this week because of the heat. The farm stand still looks relatively full. Yesterday we had an amazing sells day and it wasn’t all creamed honey! 😂

I still have plenty of “non-heat related” projects I want to do and that is what I am going to focus on until next week. Not only do I have things I want to read, research and experiment with, but I also have picking out, washing and ironing fabrics, cutting out of patterns, sewing, dehydrating, research, ordering or making packaging, I have new candle molds coming in as well. So I have plenty to keep me busy and quite. I’ll share more of each project as I go along. I have been so enjoying this change of pace and doing all sorts of little projects. Trying new things!

Picture: One of the new guys on the block. This is Rocky, he is a Silver Laced Brahma Rooster. He is a sweetheart too. He likes to come and stand beside me when I am out visiting the chickens. Not in an aggressive way. He likes me talking to him and seeing what treats I bring. We rehoused the lavender Orpington rooster and he went to a home that has lavender Orpington hens. We are back to having two roosters again. I’ll introduce yall to Urkel soon. Rocky and Urkel were raised together so they get along well.

Anyway, I hope y’all have a wonderful day!

08/19/2026

Creamed Honey Update!

I had several people waiting for the next round of creamed honey and it is out in the stand today! Two kinds to boot!

I want to explain between the two jars/colors. I did not pull the remaining orders of creamed honey because there’s plenty of creamed honey out there for whoever wants it. Plus I didn’t know which one you wanted so I thought I would let you choose.

So if you noticed the two colors of honey. The dark one I think is the one that people are talking about being “traditional” and what they remember when they were growing up. I took naturally crystallized honey and combined it with runny honey, and let it sit until the runny honey took on the granulation of the other honey. (Slow process)

The lighter colored creamed honey I took honey, dehydrated it and blended it into a powder. It sits up faster. It’s still honey, but it’s a different texture. I will try to make both creamed honey’s moving forward. However one takes way longer than the other.

Both are SO good!

Note: put them in the fridge to firm up; set them on the counter to soften up. The lighter one is already shelf stable in an air conditioned room. It’s just hot outside in the farm stand.

Thank y’all so much for your patience with me on this. Often when I tell y’all I’m reading and studying it’s learning about stuff like this.

Also: All our regular (runny) honey that’s is available for 2026 is in the farm stand. It will be next spring before we harvest again.

All creamed honey is made with Smoot’s Farm honey! We do not buy bottles or rebottle honey.