Cumberland Homesteads Baptist Church on Reels

Cumberland Homesteads Baptist Church on Reels

We rang in the new year planning for change. A change that can impact homesteads and small family farms across Tennessee. I will always be on the grassroots side of politics, and I am fortunate to have friends who are involved in the political side. Together, one step at a time, without fail, we will push to amend the existing cottage laws that block small producers from using many of the goods their homesteads or small family farm offer. By doing so, it will allow small producers to achieve foo

Before modern stoves, families at 18th- and 19th-century homesteads baked their bread in outdoor ovens — dome-shaped brick ovens built into the hearth or outdoors near the kitchen. These ovens were the heart of the home, used not just for bread, but for pies, beans, and roasts as the heat slowly cooled. At the Museum of the Waxhaws Homestead, our beehive oven shows how early settlers lived self-sufficiently — baking, cooking, and gathering around the fire together. Join us for Old Waxhaw Christm