Aldridge Family Farm

06/07/2026

The back of the house -- and our new main entry -- is almost done!

05/29/2026

Historic Preservation Month is wrapping up, and ours is beginning to wrap up, too. (Although, I think whoever said 'old houses are lifelong projects' hit the cut nail on the head!)

In our new family room, which was once where our kitchen stood, I'm particularly excited about these floors. Having to rebuild our circa-1900 addition was tough, and there simply werent enough salvageable original floorboards for the rebuild. Thankfully, we were blessed by a distant cousin around the corner, who allowed us to very carefully reclaim the floors of his old homeplace.

So, now we have a very special blend of hardwoods taken from both the Anderson house in Pleasant Grove and our own home, which was also an Anderson house. Professionally installed and sealed with oil and wax, these these hundred-year-old pine planks will be able to wear the steps of several more generations, and we have managed to honor two historic homes with the effort.

Pictured also are the log beams on which our home's old addition stood, now featured proudly on the kitchen and family room ceiling.

More to come...

05/28/2026

Can hardly wait!

05/09/2026

Check out these beautiful roots! If you need some healthy plant starts, check out at the .

Tomatoes are finally IN THE GROUND!

04/02/2026

🐣 Egg-cellent Easter Deal! 🐣

The hens have been working overtime and frankly… we’re running out of space! 😅

So here’s the deal:
🥚 Buy one dozen for $6, get one FREE
📅 Now through the weekend (or until the girls take a well-deserved break)

These eggs are fresher than your auntie's holiday gossip and already dressed in their Easter colors. 😉

Swing by the humble farmstand at the end of the driveway and stock up before the Easter Bunny beats you to it! 🐰

03/12/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LJSSQJ8go/

State leaders are sounding the alarm on farmland loss in North Carolina.
Link in comments below.

03/11/2026

Ode to a Hen

Lacy was never the friendliest hen in the yard. She kept her distance, carried herself with quiet dignity, and rarely suffered fools—feathered or otherwise. But she was lovely in a way that made you stop and look twice, her silver-laced feathers etched like fine filigree, as if each one had been carefully painted. She had presence.

Lacy came into our lives as one of nine tiny chicks, a birthday gift for Malcolm when he turned seven. That little flock was the beginning of so much learning, laughter, and backyard adventure. Over the years the flock changed, as flocks do. Hens came and went, chicks were hatched, personalities rose and fell in the pecking order. Through it all, Lacy remained.

She outlasted them all—the final survivor of that very first flock.

And what a life she lived along the way. Lacy endured more than her fair share of barnyard drama. She survived a dog attack, held her own among a band of overconfident guinea bullies, tolerated more than a few ridiculous roosters, and watched several generations of silly young chicks grow up under her steady, unimpressed gaze. If there was chaos in the yard, Lacy stood just outside of it, observing. She was never very sentimental about the world, but steadfast in it.

Eight years is a long life for a chicken, and Lacy earned every one of them. Recently she had begun to slow down, moving a little more deliberately, resting a little more often. The other night, she looked especially tired. By now, we recognize the signs. I placed her gently in a nesting box—one of the places that had been part of her daily rhythm for so many years. There, warm and safe, she passed peacefully.
For a hen who preferred her space, she leaves behind a surprising amount of it.

Lacy was the last living thread tying us to that first birthday flock and to the small, fluffy beginning of our family's chicken-keeping days. In losing her, we’re reminded how much life can grow from something as simple as nine chicks and a backyard coop.

Goodbye, Lacy. You were tough, beautiful, and entirely yourself. The coop will be quieter without you.

03/03/2026

Limited Spots Available on our Weekly Egg Route!

$6/dozen, paid monthly, dropped off weekly, within 5 miles of the farm. Cancel or skip a week anytime.

March delivery starts tomorrow! Message me to subscribe.

02/03/2026

Who loves canning?
Pickles are my favorite thing to put up, and jams of course, juices, and bone broth.
I love trying new things, but we don't always use them like I envision. But canned tomatoes, relish, and green beans are always on my favorites list.

February is National Canned Foods Month! 😋🥫

Many people across our state can produce items, make jellies and more throughout the year. What are some of your favorite items to can?

02/03/2026

Clean snow does a great job of revealing visitors. What do we think was touring the chicken yard last night....raccoon? Could be possum or squirrel.

Everyone is fine. Found a weak spot in the fence to correct today.