Agritourism Marketing Grant

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New Beginnings Historic Farm is blessed to have been awarded a marketing cost share from the  North Carolina Agritourism Marketing Grant made possible by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund. This is really helpful to promote our projects we have this year for the farm. We are thrilled and can’t wait to see how this helps us move forward as a farm and gain exposure in the community.

We just added our farm stand to our property. It is a self service Farm Stand. Where we have eggs, flowers, herbs, muscadines, green peppers. It has been exciting decorating it and adding our harvest so far.

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Vintage Farm Girls

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Vintage Farm Girl Gathering Tricia Mills Baehr teaching us to make bread and butter! You can not imagine how good the house smelt. It so wonderful to be with like minded women learning this together. Can not wait where are Vintage Farm Girls takes us this year. NB Historic Farm

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Tom Brody teaching on seed starts. Very knowledgable class. Learned so much from this class!

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Restoring a Farm Back to Its Roots – in Rutherford Weekly

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New Beginnings Farm was featured in Rutherford Weekly!

A Rutherfordton couple is giving an old farmhouse a new beginning by restoring it to a working farm and event venue.

John and Sheri Crenshaw purchased the Rucker-Biggerstaff House, which was built in 1910, two years ago and have been working to restore the property, now known as New Beginnings Historic Farm. Built by Guilford Nanney – who built the first steps from the parking lot to the top of Chimney Rock – the structure served as not only the private residence for a physician but was also home to his medical office.

Through research Sheri learned that the property was once a working farm, and the couple is working to restore it to its roots as such.

“We’ve always wanted to have something that was self-supporting,” John said. The farm is home not only to the couple and their children, but also George the donkey, goats, rabbits and chickens. Eventually, the couple would like to have goats for milking as well.

Read the Full Article on Rutherford Weekly

Baby Nubians on the Farm

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April 1st we had a wonderful surprise here on the farm. We had twin baby goats one male and one female. They have been such a joy. The first few days I was pretty worried because Carrie their mama would not nurse them. (Not uncommon for first time moms) We helped her along and they all finally got the hang of it. Snow Bear our great pyrenese here acts like there mama although they are are disappointed when trying to seek out dinner from Snow Bear. She makes a great baby sitter when mama wants a break.  I never knew how wonderful baby goat can be. We have decided to call them Samuel and Naomi.  If you have time one day come by and see them. They are so precious and you will be sure to fall in love like we have.