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Pass It On!
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated "I ordered one jar for a friend. We sat and ate the whole jar in one sitting. Can I order four jars now? It's the best honey I have ever had!" "He just got bit by a copperhead. We have to get him to the hospital." Matt was carrying Elijah on his back from deep into our woods. Elijah was a very pale shade of yellow and he was moaning, unable to speak or stand. His hand was already as swollen as if you had taken a glove and blew
Shannon Benton
Oct 214 min read


Grounded
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated "He actually had five cut tendons, but we could not find one of them." ~Dr. David Azouz "He gets what he gets," explained Dr. Azouz. We had only met Dr. Azouz the day before where he explained that Malachi would have to have surgery on his hand next day. Leading up to meeting Dr. Azouz was instigated by a whittling accident. The boys had just received brand new set of whittling tools for Christmas. They were practicing whittling a
Shannon Benton
Oct 213 min read


Everything Sourdough Bread
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated Farm Stand Friday was an amazing success. We were so busy with all of costumers, we barely remembered to take pictures. Thank you to all who came out. Top picks included Lemon Blueberry Sourdough, Honey (of course) and multiple custom Woodworking orders!! Our next Farm Stand Friday will be October 24th. New Featured Product Everything Sourdough Bread The perfect sourdough for just about any meal! See you at our next Farm Stand Fr
Shannon Benton
Oct 11 min read


Pass It On!
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated "I ordered one jar for a friend. We sat and ate the whole jar in one sitting. Can I order four jars now? It's the best honey I have ever had!" "He just got bit by a copperhead. We have to get him to the hospital." Matt was carrying Elijah on his back from deep into our woods. Elijah was a very pale shade of yellow and he was moaning, unable to speak or stand. His hand was already as swollen as if you had taken a glove and blew
Shannon Benton
Sep 174 min read


See How It Is Done!
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated Honey, Honey, Honey A few years ago, the Benton bunch ventured out to do their first entrepreneurial market. The customers were amazing and they had an excellent return. There was a customer who genuinely asked, "Is this real honey?" We stuttered a bit not expecting this question. "Yeees, it is real honey that was extracted from our own bee hives on our land." He replied with, "Your own beehives?" We again explained, "Yes, we ext
Shannon Benton
Aug 194 min read


Something Happening Here
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated And so the story begins.... And so it was…five years ago. Matt was driving to the land during his lunch break while we hosted our Nature Group. That day’s lesson was all about bees. As he pulled in, one of the students came sprinting toward the road in a panic, waving him down. Cars were stuck in the mud from the morning rain, our bees were swarming, and parents and children were stranded at the back of the property waiting to be
Shannon Benton
Aug 193 min read


Something Happening Here
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated And so the story begins.... And so it was…five years ago. Matt was driving to the land during his lunch break while we hosted our Nature Group. That day’s lesson was all about bees. As he pulled in, one of the students came sprinting toward the road in a panic, waving him down. Cars were stuck in the mud from the morning rain, our bees were swarming, and parents and children were stranded at the back of the property waiting to be
Shannon Benton
Aug 193 min read


Something Happening Here
Family Owned, Parent Taught, Kid Operated And so the story begins.... And so it was…five years ago. Matt was driving to the land during his lunch break while we hosted our Nature Group. That day’s lesson was all about bees. As he pulled in, one of the students came sprinting toward the road in a panic, waving him down. Cars were stuck in the mud from the morning rain, our bees were swarming, and parents and children were stranded at the back of the property waiting to be
Shannon Benton
Aug 63 min read


Welcome to Gathering Branch Homestead
Family Owned, Kid Operated Our Humble Story Our Homestead Products Our Heritage Hints It feels a little like Noah building an ark in the middle of the desert. “Go build a homestead bakery and woodworking shop in the middle of the country.” Or maybe it’s a little like Field of Dreams—“If you build it, they will come.” Or perhaps it’s like building an airplane while it’s already in flight. Each picture requires faith. And faith is exactly what we are walking in today. But
Shannon Benton
Aug 33 min read
Welcome to Gathering Branch Homestead
Family Owned, Kid Operated Our Humble Story Our Homestead Products Our Heritage Hints It feels a little like Noah building an ark in the middle of the desert. “Go build a homestead bakery and woodworking shop in the middle of the country.” Or maybe it’s a little like Field of Dreams—“If you build it, they will come.” Or perhaps it’s like building an airplane while it’s already in flight. Each picture requires faith. And faith is exactly what we are walking in today. But
Shannon Benton
Jul 233 min read
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