Plant nursery/Homestead with focus on native, edible, and useful plants, w/Mushrooms, chickens, bees

Georgia
Plant nursery/Homestead with focus on native, edible, and useful plants, w/Mushrooms, chickens, bees
Plant nursery/Homestead with focus on native, edible, and useful plants, w/Mushrooms, chickens, bees Four years ago, we started with cardboard, straw bales, some tools and seeds!!
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We are a certified live plant nursery and sell at Atlanta area farmers markets. We focus on native, edible, useful, medicinal and pollinator-friendly plants. We have about 2 acres and are also growing grains and have chickens for eggs, and bees for honey (still consider ourselves inexperienced in both). Organic methods: Low-Income/Low-Cost, Low-Input Food/Herb/Flower production, Composting, Companion planting, Pollinator-friendly gardens, Seed saving, no pesticides or herbicides, hugelkulture, terracing, forest farming, rain barrels, natural erosion control. Using natural, free, cheap local materials for building. Certifications: I am only selling seedlings, and while I am organic we're not certified organic. Current projects: Terracing hillsides, 2-3 more chicken coops build out, establishing bee hives, larger composting center, felling trees for more sunlight, planting seedlings, watering, transplanting, harvesting, saving seeds, collecting eggs, cleaning out chicken coops, build squirrel/bird/rabbit/chipmunk/deer/possom deterrents, wattling fences, creating spaces for water overflow to prevent flooding in heavy rain events along our creek, expand native plant ecosystem, install bat houses for mosquito control, create lovely space for outside education or event space (labelling all flora and sustainable growing methods), more herb spirals and keyhole gardens...so much more! Internet access available
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Grain farming
Poultry farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Production farm
Former WWOOFer
0.8 Hectares | 2 Acres
Accommodation
2 WWOOFers
Bedroom
Campsite
Children accepted
Pets not accepted
Meals
Omnivore
Vegetarian
Vegan
Length of stay
1 day (local)
Weekend
Less than a week
Emily
Emily
Member since 2021
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish
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Response rate: 90% Response time: typically within 3 days
Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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Alexandra
Alexandra
United States • August 2026
For my first local WWOOFing experience, Emily and her haven of a homestead made for the perfect day! I learned so much from her thorough explanations as we worked side by side. She introduced different native plant species, propagation, seeding, the wonderful projects she has planned, and even sent me home with some delicious stinging nettle pesto, herbs and a new plant. Our conversations were inspiring and I can’t wait to spend more time helping in whatever way I can!
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Dabria
Dabria
United States • August 2026
Amazing WWOOF experience! Emily had a great set up and expansive knowledge. I learned so much about small scale food production and the ability to use plants for so many parts of our lives! It was a wonderful living situation and I especially loved how she had a rotation of activities.
Kelli
Kelli
United States • July 2026
Emily was a wonderful host. I’m so grateful her and her homestead was my first WWOOF experience. I learned so much and really connected to the land and the work. We planted peppers, pumpkins, started seeds and identified native plants. Emily’s knowledge and skills are extensive and impressive. She’s a wonderful teacher and I loved learning from her during this experience. Her home was comfortable and I felt so welcomed. The food was amazing and I had so much fun while on this experience. I’m looking forward to coming back!
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Emma
Emma
United States • April 2026
I had a great stay at Emily's place! Emily is so knowledgeable about plants and gardening and very interesting to talk with. I enjoyed working with her and hearing her perspectives on life and homesteading. While I was there, I mostly worked on seed starting, planting, and organizing some things in the yard. I got to learn the names of many plants and their characteristics, as well as Emily's method and philosophy for maintaining her property and running her business. I love how she figures out creative ways to reuse free items or even objects found on her property to build her homestead and garden, like using stones she dug up to create a firepit. She said she wants her homestead to be a relaxing place to WWOOF, and it is! There is plenty of time to chill out and spend some time looking at the creek or laying in the hammock or doing whatever you want. I really enjoyed the food she made, too, including a pesto made from stinging nettles!
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Nathalie
Nathalie
United States • March 2026
Emily was absolutely lovely and I had a blast during my day working with her! She walked us through her property and explained her projects, thought processes, and to do lists. She cooked us lunch from scratch, which was super yummy. We started a whole lot of seeds and mulched her garden. She had a whole lot of native plants and taught me about lots of them, which is an area of interest for me and I greatly appreciated. I would absolutely go back in the future, highly recommend!
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Russell
Russell
Canada • January 2026
Emily and her family were very kind and they were very welcoming to me! I learned a lot about propagating plants, and the outdoor work we did together allowed me to learn about how blackberries and raspberries are planted. Emily also prepared a delicious meal for me, and she went the extra mile to make sure I felt at-home. She is a very pleasant and open-minded person, and she is easy to have a conversation with. I am very grateful to Emily for giving me the opportunity for my first WWOOF experience! She is a great mentor for people who want to learn more about farming like me!
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