Wild Edge Farms

Wild Edge Farms Homer, Alaska ➡️ Knoxville, TN

"The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've been and the memories we've made along the way" We are a farm family who traded farm life for more "yes days" with our sons.

We've been a bit quiet over here, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy. Over the past few months, we have been bus...
11/15/2025

We've been a bit quiet over here, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy.

Over the past few months, we have been busy not only here at home with our dogs, chickens, and garden, but also with travel both for fun and with our boys' comp soccer teams. We have traveled nearly every weekend since school started. We've been to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and The Bahamas.

This weekend, Ryan is traveling back towards Nashville with Nick for the Governor's Cup. I am pretty sure this is Ryan's 5th time driving that route in as many weeks.

If Nick's team does well, they'll be traveling back to Nashville next weekend for State Cup.

This is why we pushed the pause button on full-time farming and opted for a neighborhood home with chickens.

We are thankful for the opportunities we are giving our boys as they develop their skills in soccer while playing at a higher level.

However, I still love visiting our flock in their whimsi coop by the forest. Thanks to Ryan, they now have lights and heated water.

Our chicken coop has been working out great. We filled the run with rough sand, and the girls enjoy dust bathing in it. ...
08/31/2025

Our chicken coop has been working out great. We filled the run with rough sand, and the girls enjoy dust bathing in it. They also use it as grit.

We are getting our numbers more manageable. Five pullets went to a new home today. Several more will go tomorrow.

We really only want a personal flock. One where we are able to give each chicken individual attention and also not have an overabundance of eggs.

Our days of managing monthly egg subscriptions, hundreds of eggs, and twice a week egg deliveries are over. It feels good to be at a more manageable place with our flock.

We still have a Buckeye Rooster and several Easter Egger pullets up for discussion. Reach out if you're in East TN and would like to add to your flock.

Our chickens have been moved from the garage brooder box to our new coop. They seem to be very happy with their new spac...
08/06/2025

Our chickens have been moved from the garage brooder box to our new coop.

They seem to be very happy with their new space.

Ryan designed a foundation of pebbles and cinderblock that should prevent any predators from digging under. He is also going to hot wire the perimeter.

We haven't had eggs from our farm since March of last year. We can't wait to have a colorful basket of eggs again.

I had never heard of ghost peppers before our spice loving 12 year old taught me about them. Until then, I thought haben...
07/28/2025

I had never heard of ghost peppers before our spice loving 12 year old taught me about them. Until then, I thought habeneroes were the hottest pepper.

For the past two summers, we've grown ghost peppers, habenero, and jalapeño. This plant has 6 ghost peppers on it currently, and we have another plant with just as many.

I can't handle that much heat, but Nate will eat this thing whole if we let him. If you have any recipes with ghost pepper, let us know.

Ryan has been working hard to get our chicken coop secure. He has a plan that involves burying cinderblocks, which will...
07/28/2025

Ryan has been working hard to get our chicken coop secure. He has a plan that involves burying cinderblocks, which will make our coop predator proof.

He's using a trencher today and will be working more in the coming days so that we can get our chickens out of the brooder box. We have a 4 ft. by 4 ft. brooder box, so they've had plenty of room, but it's time for them to graduate outside of the garage.

We love this spot against the forest behind our house. It's near our fruit trees and back deck, and it gets shade most of the day.

We will be selling 10 of them, so if anyone local is looking for laying hens, message me for details.

Have you ever seen a tomato hornworm with white rice-like objects attached to its back? Until tonight, I had not. Hornwo...
07/26/2025

Have you ever seen a tomato hornworm with white rice-like objects attached to its back? Until tonight, I had not.

Hornworms give me the ick. My natural reaction is to ask Ryan to grab them and feed them to the chickens.

Tonight, while watering, I saw this one and instantly reacted, texting Ryan and telling him that he'll need to deal with it when he gets home from Lowes.

Then, I did a bit of research. Turns out these rice like objects are a good thing, and the hornworm should be left alone, allowing the Braconid Wasp larvae to pupate. These wasps are beneficial and will naturally control our hornworm population.

I've grown tomatoes since the 1900s 🤣 and have never seen this. I'm now wondering if this is a southern phenomenon. Do any of you know?

This morning's harvest. This is my first time growing purple bell peppers and Asian eggplant. Our garden makes me so hap...
07/20/2025

This morning's harvest.

This is my first time growing purple bell peppers and Asian eggplant.

Our garden makes me so happy.

Happy 3rd birthday, Glacier. You were the very BEST decision after a summer from Hell.Nick had asked for a cat since he ...
07/20/2025

Happy 3rd birthday, Glacier.

You were the very BEST decision after a summer from Hell.

Nick had asked for a cat since he was two years old. We never felt like we were in a position to adopt a cat. Finally, that summer...we knew it was time. You were exactly what our boys needed to help them heal.

You are such a fiesty love bug. You are mostly predictable but occasionally surprise us and keep us on our toes. My favorite is our quiet cuddles when the rest of the house is still asleep. I love kissing that nose of yours and telling you what an amazing boy you are. You seem to melt, as if you understand exactly what I'm saying to you.

I'm so glad we made the impromptu decision to adopt you. You really are the best!

Happy 3rd birthday to our sweet girl. Bristol Joy is such a gentle soul. She's our ever-present sidekick who positions h...
07/16/2025

Happy 3rd birthday to our sweet girl.

Bristol Joy is such a gentle soul. She's our ever-present sidekick who positions herself at our hip when we are in the dog yard.

She loves her people. Her eyes smile when we are near. People have said that some Pyrenees enjoy being house dogs. Before Bristol, I didn't believe it. But, she would be so happy to be near her people all day long.

Unfortunately, that is not possible. So, we give her as much love and attention as we can when we are in the dog yard.

She is truly the best dog. Happy birthday, sweet girl!

We recently had a family day at to celebrate our 12 year old. This adventure park perched on a peak in the Great Smoky ...
07/15/2025

We recently had a family day at to celebrate our 12 year old.

This adventure park perched on a peak in the Great Smoky Mountains is full of mountain charm.

We got a couple of Tastes of America cards and ate our way through the day.

We have season passes, so there's no doubt we'll go again when the fall leaves show of their colors.

Happy 4th of July! What a view. We are so excited to celebrate America's birthday with frienda on top of their dock whi...
07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July!

What a view. We are so excited to celebrate America's birthday with frienda on top of their dock while watching fireworks over Lake Loudon.

Summer 2025 has been nothing short of amazing. Lake life, friends, soccer, pool days, gardening, baby chicks, cocktails, good food, and family time!

It doesn't get much better than that!

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These are the YES Day experiences that we traded farm life for. Trading livestock husbandry for more time with our boys...
06/16/2025

These are the YES Day experiences that we traded farm life for. Trading livestock husbandry for more time with our boys has been the best decision.

The other night, we took our boys and their friends to our fourth game of the season.

Cheering for Knoxville's professional soccer team has become one of our family's favorite ways to spend an evening.

This weekend's game had a weather delay in the first half that ended in the game being postponed to a future date. We will return to watch that rescheduled game, as well as another game in early July for Nate's 12th birthday.

Summer 2025 is shaping up to be extraordinary!

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Wild Edge Farms is a 40 acre family homestead in Homer Alaska. Follow our adventure as we build an organic, family homestead with rental cabins at the edge of State wilderness land.