Hoot & Holler Homestead

Hoot & Holler Homestead A new homestead in Talking Rock, GA with big dreams.

Emme has officially launched her own little egg business to help save for summer camp, learn about entrepreneurship, and...
03/08/2026

Emme has officially launched her own little egg business to help save for summer camp, learn about entrepreneurship, and grow her savings account. Eggs are $5 a dozen (as we catch up a bit, our hens have been laying so many), and you can choose washed or unwashed. We’re happy to deliver locally, or you can swing by and pick some up.

She’s also working on a roadside stand that will be ready soon. These eggs come from pasture‑raised, organically fed hens—and I might be biased, but they’re truly the best around.

Thank you for supporting her big dreams.

The secret is out. 🔒The book I thought I was writing a year ago isn’t the book I have today. It morphed. It grew. It dem...
01/13/2026

The secret is out. 🔒

The book I thought I was writing a year ago isn’t the book I have today. It morphed. It grew. It demanded to be more than just a collection of recipes.

I’m finally ready to introduce: ROOTED IN RED CLAY.

It’s not just a cookbook; it’s a manual for resilience. It organizes the conflicting wisdom of my ancestors—The Soldier 🛡️, The Nurse ❤️‍🩹, The Exile 🏰, and The Steward 🔧—into a system that actually works in 2026.

BUT HERE IS THE KICKER... 📱

I couldn’t just write a book. I’m a software developer, remember?

I realized the biggest enemy on the homestead isn’t the weather—it’s the mental load. So, I built a Companion App to go with the book. I’m building a complete Operating System for the Homestead.

When you back the project, you get the tools to run your kitchen like a pro:

🥓 The Bacon Calculator: Input meat weight ➔ Get exact curing salt math. Safe every time.

🧊 The Visual Butcher: An interactive map of your freezer. Watch the cow/pig fill up as you stock it, and empty as you cook.

🐙 Git for the Kitchen: “Version Control” for your food. Branch your sourdough recipe, test a tweak, and merge the winner.

🤝 Family Stand-Up: Real-time sync. I check off “Fed Pigs,” and it updates instantly on Jennie’s phone.

🤖 Consult The Council: An AI chatbot trained on the book. Stuck? Ask the app, and get answers in the voice of the ancestors.

Analog Wisdom + Digital Precision.

Before much longer, I’ll launch a Kickstarter to bring both the Hardcover Book and the App to life. 🚀

We have incredible rewards lined up (including lifetime app access). If you’ve been waiting for this... get ready.

Tell me below: Which feature saves your sanity most? The Freezer Map 🧊 or the Chore Sync 🤝? 👇

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The roadmap is locked. 🔒It’s January 5th, 2026, and Volume 1 of our homestead cookbook, Rooted in Red Clay, is officiall...
01/05/2026

The roadmap is locked. 🔒

It’s January 5th, 2026, and Volume 1 of our homestead cookbook, Rooted in Red Clay, is officially in production mode.

For those who might have missed earlier posts, here is the quick overview of what we are building:

Rooted in Red Clay is a seasonal guide to the “New Southern Homestead.” It’s about blending my Midwestern roots and Czech heritage with the red clay soil of Georgia that we now call home. It’s a return to the “Old Ways” of cooking—prioritizing nutrient density, nose-to-tail butchery, real fats like lard and tallow, sourdough fermentation, and eating in strict rhythm with the seasons.

Right now, the garden is sleeping, which means it’s time to build the foundation. You can’t cook the rest of this book if the Larder is empty.

This week’s focus is on the essentials: rendering leaf lard for spring pastry crusts and keeping a continuous batch of Master Bone Stock simmering.

Once the Larder is stocked, we are moving straight into testing recipes for Chapter 6: Deep Winter. First up on the docket: Cornbread & Kimchi “Soup Beans.”

Deep winter is for hunkering down and letting things simmer. What’s bubbling on your stove this week?

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🦌 Transforming a tiny strip of land into a year-round wildlife buffet! 🌿Instead of seeing scarcity, I'm focusing on Natu...
12/14/2025

🦌 Transforming a tiny strip of land into a year-round wildlife buffet! 🌿

Instead of seeing scarcity, I'm focusing on Nature's abundance. By investing in the health and vitality of the wildlife on my property—especially deer—I'm building a thriving ecosystem. This isn't just about creating a beautiful space; it's about participating in the natural cycles of life.

A healthy ecosystem provides an incredible return: sustainably harvesting some of that natural abundance to feed my family is a far better, more ethical, and more nourishing option than relying solely on store-bought meat.

This is more than gardening or hunting—it’s actively engaging with the natural world and embracing the cycle of life that sustains us all. Stewardship, not scarcity.

A little dreaming of things to come…✨ From the gold-encrusted hills of North Georgia, where fortunes were once sought in...
11/05/2025

A little dreaming of things to come…

✨ From the gold-encrusted hills of North Georgia, where fortunes were once sought in the rivers, a new and far more delicious treasure is being crafted. ✨

At Georgia Gold Pastures, we believe true wealth isn’t just found beneath the earth, but nurtured upon it. We’re not mining for nuggets; we’re meticulously raising the ultimate gourmet proteins, right here in the heart of our beautiful state.

🐷 North Georgia Gold: The Ultimate Pork
We’ve dedicated ourselves to a unique vision: marrying the best of two extraordinary heritage breeds. Meet our Heritage Blend: the efficient grazing Idaho Pasture Pig and the legendary Meishan—“China’s National Treasure”—celebrated for its unparalleled marbling, rich, fine-grained fat, and succulent flavor. The result? Pork that truly redefines “premium.”

🐔 Feathered Gold: Pasture-Raised Heritage Chicken
Our commitment to flavor and welfare extends to our flocks. We raise robust, slower-growing Heritage Breed chickens that spend their entire lives on fresh pasture, foraging bugs and diverse plants. This natural diet and lifestyle translates directly into meat that is notably richer, more flavorful, and has a superior, firmer texture. Prepare for chicken that actually tastes like it should!

Imagine cutting into our Velvet Loin Steaks or serving a perfectly roasted, golden-skinned Heritage bird. This isn’t just food; it’s an experience—deeply flavorful, ethically raised, and distinctively Georgian.

When you choose Georgia Gold Pastures, you’re investing in quality, sustainability, and a taste that harkens back to a time when food was truly exceptional.

Taste the treasure from the hills. Taste Georgia Gold Pastures.

Dwarf Everbearing Black Mulberry and Weeping Willow. Two trees that are part of a “Mulberry Pig Plan” that we’re working...
11/04/2025

Dwarf Everbearing Black Mulberry and Weeping Willow. Two trees that are part of a “Mulberry Pig Plan” that we’re working on. Mulberry is a quick growing, versatile food source for pigs; providing fruit, foliage, and branches. It will be teamed up with willow, Jerusalem artichokes, white clover, alfalfa, forage turnips/radishes, pumpkins & squash, and more to help provide a balanced diet.

Playing around with farm ideas using AI. It’s certainly not a replacement for expert knowledge and experience but does h...
10/21/2025

Playing around with farm ideas using AI. It’s certainly not a replacement for expert knowledge and experience but does help get the ball rolling with ideation and speeding up the planning process.

Gave the pigs a little more room and put them to work breaking down a fallen oak. They were destroying the stationary sh...
10/09/2025

Gave the pigs a little more room and put them to work breaking down a fallen oak. They were destroying the stationary shelter so getting it out of there as well.

A new shelter for the pigs
10/08/2025

A new shelter for the pigs

Our meat birds have a nice new mobile home
10/02/2025

Our meat birds have a nice new mobile home

Wild persimmons on our property
09/24/2025

Wild persimmons on our property

Our pigs eat pretty well. We’re always supplementing their feed with other things from the garden and some additional tr...
09/24/2025

Our pigs eat pretty well. We’re always supplementing their feed with other things from the garden and some additional treats. They loved the overripe pears and trimmings…and some sardines that were a little past date.

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