Longshadows Ranch

Life begins where the pavement ends ♥

A family-owned, teaching homestead farm and ranch, offering life lessons, farm experiences, and volunteer opportunities to preserve and pass on traditional Cherokee life ways. We give children and families a chance to experience life lived in a different way.

Explore the Cherokee way

Visit for a farm experience

Life Lessons E-Book

Learn and teach life lessons

Volunteer

Products

Welcome to our online store.

You can either order online, visit us at the ranch, or stop by a Farmers Market. It is best to shoot us an email if you would like us to bring something specific to market.

About Us

Natural, Non-GMO, Organic Practices

Latest News from Longshadows Ranch

Hügelkultur (Mound Planting) – Our second year garden
29Jan

Hügelkultur (Mound Planting) – Our…

It is early January, the year 2023, and we have started our planting for the year. Before landing here at…

Not your typical homestead…
19Nov

Not your typical homestead…

The other day, Sophia got a fortune cookie that said, “Don’t start anything new unless you can see how to…

French Quarter sourdough bread with Brian!
02Sep

French Quarter sourdough bread with…

We have gotten so many requests for how to make our French Quarter sourdough bread, about ingredients and other general…

What we make, grow, raise and buy at Longshadows Ranch
04Aug

What we make, grow, raise…

So many people have been asking us if growing our own food and raising animals (chickens) saves money. The short…

When the Land Calls
02Aug

When the Land Calls

Both Brian and I cannot really say either of us grew up on a farm. What we can say is…

Adventures of Straw Bale Gardening: Pros and Cons
19Jul

Adventures of Straw Bale Gardening:…

Hello everyone and welcome back! Today, I am talking about our adventures with straw bale gardening.  We have a 100’…