We’re heading down home… to your farms! Urban, suburban, or rural — whatever you’re growing and doing, we want to see it.
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Welcome, Bent Nail Farm!
Today, Andi S., blogger at Declared Unto Him, shares her urban farm in Northern Wyoming: The Bent Nail Farm. In a moment you’ll learn the cute story behind the name. 🙂 Below you’ll see Andi’s answers to our farm tour questions, and also a lovely photo tour of her urban property. Be sure to visit her blog and say hi!
What is your name and the names of your family members?
We are a family of three. I am the mom, Andi.
Where is your farm?
Northern Wyoming.
How long have you been farming/homesteading?
I have been farming and homesteading on and off my whole life. I was raised on a farm by a whole family of farmers on my mother’s side.
What is the name of your farm?
The Bent Nail Chicken Farm. I have a sign over our chicken coop that says “The Bent Nail Chicken Farm” — because every nail in our coop was recycled and at some point, bent …. but FREE is for ME!
Share a brief description of your farm/homestead.
A little piece of something bigger… but officially we are residing in a rental house with a fairly small lawn, which is slowly being turned into more growing space, as our landlord blesses. Our ‘living’ yard is home to five laying hens, a black lab named Gaelyn, a clothes line, raspberry bushes, grapevines, strawberry plants and various herbs, plus a vegetable garden. The most recent addition to our ecosystem are six additional raised garden beds, giving our family over three hundred square feet of growing space this year. Oh, and we also have a small worm bin, but we still learning on that one.
Any future plans?
Our plan for right now is to continue on here until Abba moves us, working to pay off dept, and increase our knowledge and understanding of heirloom gardening and preserving food. We want to be an inspiration to others, showing others that you can grow much in little spaces!
Let’s Tour The Bent Nail Chicken Farm!
(Wardee: In the captions below, you’re hearing from Andi, as she tells you what is in each picture.)
Our gardens in summer and winter…
Our chickens that reside in the coop… made from bent nails. 😉
Our backyard is a little piece of something bigger. We just added six additional raised garden beds this year, giving us 300 square feet of gardening space. Slowly we are converting the lawn to food production.
(Back to Wardee) Andi, thank you for sharing your urban farm with us! We hope you enjoy your free thank you video, our gift to you. Plus, feel free to display the following graphic on your site. (Right-click and save to your computer, then upload to your site and link to this farm tour post.)
Would you like to be featured?
Are you a homesteader or farmer at any level? You don’t have to live in the country, you don’t have to be doing everything.
Being on the journey is the only qualification. We want to see what you’re doing, no matter how big or small.
Click here for submission guidelines for the Down Home Farm Tours series. We’re excited to hear from you!
If you’re selected, we will share your farm/homestead pictures and stories in a dedicated blog post, plus you can add the featured graphic to your blog or website. And, we’ll give you a free thank you video of your choice!
Thank you for sharing your urban farm with us, Andi. Please give Andi’s family a warm welcome in the comments.
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Thank you so much Wardee for feature us, the posted looked so cute… I am looking forward to the next farm visit too! ;0)
Farm is a perfect place that ease a kind of pain, I do love to stay here for a lifetime…
Wow, Andi, you all are doing a lot in an average size backyard! And it looks so neat and tidy, too–thanks for the inspiration.
Love the name of your farm Andi! You’ve done a terrific job. Maybe some day we can make it up to your home 🙂
Andi, I LOVE your lounge chair. How creative. I think I might have a few extra pallets laying around. Thanks for your creativity!
Cool farm! The greens are awesome! It’s fun to live here! Thanks for sharing some of your photos..
I love your farm Andi and i like what you are doing, i have a dream to start a poultry farm one day. Thanks for sharing this with us!