The McCauley Family
Christy's Farm is run by myself, Christy, and my husband, Jay McCauley, as well as a little help from our three small children.
Jay and I met in October of 2011 while Jay was stationed in Ft. Stewart, GA. I was a GA native attending Georgia Southern at the time and Jay was in the process of making a move to Ft. Bragg, NC. Jay and I had a whirl wind romance, getting engaged after only a few short months, and ultimately getting married in an intimate ceremony in May of 2012. We spent a year at Ft. Bragg before the Army brought us to the beautiful state of Tennessee, where we have since started a family and made this state our home.
Starting a farm was never in the plans, but it has happened organically. I have wanted to add backyard chickens since we moved to Tennessee, it was just never a good time to do so. In 2018, we purchased a new home with a bit more land. Chickens were finally possible! Everything simply spiraled from there. The farm began with five small pullets. Five quickly became ten. Then came the bunnies. Then a pot belly pig. Then a couple more chickens. Jay and I, along with our kids, spent Mother's Day weekend (and coincidentally, our 7th wedding anniversary) picking up our first feeder pigs. That evening, Jay surprised me by officially registering our farm - he chose to name it Christy's Farm, because although the farm is for all of us, he did it for me. Although constantly evolving, the farm was and continues to be the best gift he could have given me, with the exception of our babies, of course. Through this farm we have found our passion and healing. Our homestead has become the best form of therapy either of us could have ever imagined. It is an escape from a chaotic world and in it, we have found peace. What better environment could we ask for to bring up our children in?
Jay and I met in October of 2011 while Jay was stationed in Ft. Stewart, GA. I was a GA native attending Georgia Southern at the time and Jay was in the process of making a move to Ft. Bragg, NC. Jay and I had a whirl wind romance, getting engaged after only a few short months, and ultimately getting married in an intimate ceremony in May of 2012. We spent a year at Ft. Bragg before the Army brought us to the beautiful state of Tennessee, where we have since started a family and made this state our home.
Starting a farm was never in the plans, but it has happened organically. I have wanted to add backyard chickens since we moved to Tennessee, it was just never a good time to do so. In 2018, we purchased a new home with a bit more land. Chickens were finally possible! Everything simply spiraled from there. The farm began with five small pullets. Five quickly became ten. Then came the bunnies. Then a pot belly pig. Then a couple more chickens. Jay and I, along with our kids, spent Mother's Day weekend (and coincidentally, our 7th wedding anniversary) picking up our first feeder pigs. That evening, Jay surprised me by officially registering our farm - he chose to name it Christy's Farm, because although the farm is for all of us, he did it for me. Although constantly evolving, the farm was and continues to be the best gift he could have given me, with the exception of our babies, of course. Through this farm we have found our passion and healing. Our homestead has become the best form of therapy either of us could have ever imagined. It is an escape from a chaotic world and in it, we have found peace. What better environment could we ask for to bring up our children in?
