Lauren White

I´d love to know more, I am on the route to get married, so it would be my future husband and I. We are in Western NC. He is learning the trade of plumbing at the time through a friends company and has a dream for woodworking and carpentry. He is an architect by degree and does some self contracted work sporadically. We live on a small farm with 3 cows, chickens, ducks, a garden and a self built pond with a lovely forest as the backyard. We chop wood, forage, milk, bake, make dairy consumables, enjoying music with the folks who we are working for, they are in a local band that plays some good ol bluegrass, folk, old time roots music. They homeschool their 3 kids and we are learning hands on how to raise a family amidst the many tasks a homestead bring. I have a degree in arts and science but I dont use it much besides hosting pottery, bookbinding and pine needle weaving workshops when I find a venue that lets me do so while also being a super curious gardener and forager/herbalist.

Our dream is ultimately to raise a family that is keen on stewarding the land well and inviting community to learn along side us. We would love to hear more about the tasks needed in full detail for an opportunity such as this. If not us, we do have a community around us with many like-minds seeking the same and maybe we could be messengers if we aren´t fit for the occasion. We are near Rosman NC.

Nice to meet ya

Hey you all, I´d like to open a topic of discussion, rather connection for the people of western NC. I´m in Transylvania County and I see the beauty of the landscape and people here who are pacticing the ways of old and stewarding the land well. Id love to open up an introduction and I suppose a list for people to connect to each other - Feel free to reply with who you are and what skills you offer as well as crops you grow or the animals you´re raising if youre near Western NC. Lets say within a few hours (2-3)

I'll introduce myself first, Im Lauren, a 28 year old with a passion for regenerating the land and stewarding it well. I am currently WWOOFing for the 5th(?) time in my life, this time with my future husband! We make quite the team, but this post isn´t about us this time! Rather me for now, I am skillful in many crafts like pottery, bookbinding and basketry. I enjoy gardening with permaculture practices, trying to recreate the garden of eden some may say I operate a one-woman soap and herbal wellness business making salves and non-toxic goods while selling locally and among friends. The place I am currently work-trading for is a small dairy farm with organic gardening and chickens in the mix. We hand milk and make a bunch of dairy products to sell and consume ourselves. This is not my own farm but it's been quite the experience of living on a piece of land that truly requires you to work it in order to eat and keep warm. We have been foraging seasonally and it's been amazing to learn so much and connect with the land. I can offer my helping hands if youre local or offer a trade if you have any goods you´d want to trade any of my products for. Here is my catalog if it's of interest! Back to Eden Wellness

I´m aspiring to make more connections and dive into how we can all live a little more harmoniously, helping each other out in ways where many hands make light work and making life a little more supported through great community. Looking forward to connecting!