The Farmhouse

The existing farmhouse on the property is estimated to have been built in the late 1800's. According to the heir that was at our closing, her father was born there in 1910. The property was part of the Hawkin's family land at least 2 generations prior to that. The "old" homestead is further up the road on property adjacent to us. It is in sad disrepair - part of it has already fallen in on itself and is overgrown with vines.

We are Farm Owners

Greetings Friends & Family!


We are now officially owners of our very own 14.3 acres farm in Prosperity, SC. We thought it would be fun to chronicle our journey for ourselves . . . and well . . . why not include those of you who would like to follow along.

First, I guess we should explain a little more. This all started with 2010 New Year Goals - one of which was what would we like to do in our retirement, when will that be, where, etc., etc. Pete & I have always talked about having some acreage, planting a big garden, maybe raising some animals. In our early relationship, that idea was along the lines of homesteading in Alaska and "living off the land". There have been a variety of iterations over the years including completely abandoning the whole idea. But, as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary this year, we find that our old dream continues to resurface.