Our Farm
Farmland Preservation
A Personal Note from the Owner
Our farm has been in the Peterson family for over a hundred years. During that time, products and offerings have changed. And we continue to mold ourselves to what works best for the times at hand. But no matter what products or offerings are on our menu for you, your support is critical to the success of our operations.
I want to point out the most important result of someone directly supporting a farmer is simply this: farmland preservation. North Carolina is losing its farmland at an astonishing rate. By boarding your horse with us or buying our products or livestock, you are doing your part to reverse that trend. By helping to sustain this Twiddle Dee farmer, you sustain the farmland. And what a beautiful 100+-year-old farm it is!
A Farm Well-Designed with Community in Mind
Our generation built the infrastructure of this farm. And, in designing it, we kept our community in mind.
Our fences are strong and secure. They keep our livestock and equine safe and secure and protect our neighbors also.
Our trails wind down to a pond and creek, through a wooded preserve that is certified as a wildlife habitat. We keep and maintain this natural habitat.
Our farming activities are framed with beautiful flower and veggie gardens. Plus, along the edge of the paths, we planted fruit and nut trees. Even though Twiddle Dee is a working farm, we still pay attention to its beauty.
The old homeplace, used as the Welcome Center and office for the farm, provides a heated/cooled facility with a restroom and lounge areas. In addition, you'll find tables, chairs, umbrellas, and commercially-licensed, streaming music at the large brick courtyard. If you are boarding your horse with us or buying our livestock, we made your experience here a top priority.
Small Perks
For our horse boarding clients, we make this farm fascinating for their time here by adding splashes of artwork around the farm. Plus, we try to have goodies available to eat, such as a blackberry milkshake made from blackberries grown here on the farm. What about a blueberry, pecan, peach dessert before you leave? Blueberry and pecan products are grown right here. Plus there is the Enchanted Forest Trail, with figures carved from a pecan tree harvested right here on the farm, plus more.
The farm is open roughly seven days a week, 365 days a year, for our horse boarding clients and those people who come to pick up livestock. We work with your schedule. And we do not allow large human crowds here, no high livestock stocking rates. That's good for us, for you, and the environment.
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