The Wolffstead is a small regenerative homestead on a few acres of land that incorporates annual and perennial gardens, fruit and nut trees, and a handful of farm animals in a food forest matrix that attempts to utilize the best holistic and integrated agricultural practices done on a small scale. We partner with neighboring homesteads to provide our families with an abundance of diverse, nutrient dense, year-round better-than-organic produce and meat as well as supporting our local and family economies in other ways. Our focus on 'localism' has enabled the Wolffstead and partners to ween ourselves from the large corporations that sell mass produced “foods” that are highly processed and genetically engineered with perhaps no nutritious value grown with an abundance of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Since all of our staple foods are grown locally by us and others attempting to be good stewards of our families and the land we work, we are not vulnerable to national or global food chain disruptions.
Or at least that is the vision.
The only part of this scenario that is actually real at this time is that we own land that was at one time part of a large ranch. But that's a start. A very good start. We don't currently live on the property but in another state a better part of a day's drive away. The reference to High Noon is significant to us for a few reasons, but we believe it defines this moment as “the time of a decisive confrontation or contest” (Merriam-Webster) on both a personal level as well as on a national and international level. It is ultimately a fight between localism and globalism. We are not alone with some version of our vision. Not by a long shot. Homesteading and other 'get back to the roots' movements are exploding in popularity and for good reason: our food, lifestyle, medicine, etc. is not making us healthier but sicker over time. You may have ended up on our website because you also understand the need to take more responsibility for the well-being of your family. We all need to have worthy goals to strive for and on this website we will catalog our journey toward better health and to develop and pursue the unique talents and skills God has given to us to share with others.