Our Story

We started Owl Creek Farm in 2019 to provide our family, community and other permaculture enthusiasts a source of high-quality trees, fruit and nuts. Our philosophy is to grow the very best trees and crops, utilizing best practices and minimal to no herbicides/pesticides.

We want to be a part of creating a future for our children and future generations. In the advent of modern agriculture practices, which is destroying our soils and environment, we would like to be the generational wave that paves the way for transitional permaculture. We want to preserve a world where people can enjoy wholesome food that isn’t chalked full of preservatives, fillers and nutrient deficiencies. A future where you can still hunt and fish and consume food the way nature intended.

I know this sounds grandeur, but we can ALL be a part of the change. I had a life changing experience which was a driver for our farm, many years earlier in life. I was working the annual, “Day in the Park” as an employee for the health department and we were giving away bicycle helmets to children if they could name three vegetables and fruits. It was a sad day in the park, as most children in attendance couldn’t name three of each. It was an epiphany, that our society is digressing down a path that was unnatural and unsustainable. That day weighed on me for years and I wanted to be a part of change.

I hope others participate in helping to remediate the damage done by large food companies in the name of profit. We need to get back to the basics, growing our own food. It can be as simple as planting a couple of pawpaw trees below the pecan tree in your backyard, planting two chestnuts on a steep hillside on your property, a trio of hazelnuts along your walkway. You can make pawpaw ice cream, a healthy hazelnut spread similar to Nutella, or pancakes out of chestnut flour, or eat them as nature intended, raw straight from the tree. I would also encourage people to plant heirloom vegetables and save the seeds every year, work with your local rancher to purchase meat and get out in nature and hunt and fish. To many people’s surprises you can do these things affordably with cunning and determination. These activities help with depression, anxiety and many of other mental health issues brought on by modern life. We need to set an example for future generations and every little thing counts!