From farm to home one cotton field at a time

by Amanda Wells // December 9, 2019 // No Comments

Getting dirty was never my thing but then I married a farmer and dirt is quite literally our whole life now. It’s something our four boys appreciate and the girls accept as their lifestyle. From the beginning, I embraced all... Continue reading →

What homeschooling on the farm looks like for us

by Amanda Wells // August 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

When does school start for you? This is probably one of the questions I’m asked most as a homeschooling mom. It used to bother me, especially when followed with a statement like, “Oh, well we’ve already started,” and it’s... Continue reading →

Dads, it’s not up to farmers to teach your sons hard work

by Amanda Wells // August 5, 2019 // No Comments

“I need my boys to come work on your farm and learn how to a real man’s job–working with their hands.” It was another man wanting to send his sons to learn from my husband some good old fashioned... Continue reading →

From dairy beginnings to agritourism, the Southern Belle Farm has it all

by Amanda Wells // June 3, 2019 // No Comments

For almost twenty years, this Georgia farm sat untouched, the gates shut tight leaving the townspeople wondering if it would ever make a comeback. But when Jake Carter, the fifth generation of this farming family, came home from college... Continue reading →

Farm Tour Across America: Educating the public on farming

by Amanda Wells // May 30, 2019 // No Comments

Sometimes people think they know what they’re talking about. They offer advice and give their two cents. But they don’t always know when it’s appropriate to share or keep it shut. Like farming. We get calls all the time about... Continue reading →

We Are Different From Each Other And Its A Beautiful Thing

by Amanda Wells // January 20, 2019 // No Comments

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Genesis 1:26 We heard about him. He was an outsider trying to fit in among our people. The country. The farmers. The locals. But no one wanted... Continue reading →

Trusting God in the Harvest: Hope after the hard times by farmwyfe.com

Trusting God with the Harvest: Hope after Hard Times

by Amanda Wells // July 9, 2018 // 2 Comments

My mother-in-law laughed unbelievingly as I shared what the message was about. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Hope. A story of death and life. We’d been inundated with the same story for the past two months and I felt sure... Continue reading →

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