My name is Andrea and I started Copperhead Homestead while pregnant with my second child. Have you ever felt so defeated by all the information about modern food? For years, I had been sick with worry; with every news article about antibiotic resistant bacteria in meat and corn fed beef flooding the “grass fed” market, I became more and more sickened. One day it clicked: I can do this myself. I was raised on a working farm and my daddy always had free range cattle, “woods cattle” as he calls them, we always had an amazing garden and seasonal produce to sell. My husband and I had lived in Atlanta since getting married, so starting a working farm would be a big challenge for us, but it’s something I felt I had to do. Luckily, I have loving parents and family members with years and years of experience to help guide me in my venture. It seems like new challenges arise every day: will foxes and bobcats eat all of my chickens, how do I keep the deer away from my vegetables, how many tornados are going to hit us this winter?! However, no worry can compete with the peace of mind and passion I feel for growing my own food. It’s a labor of love and I hope to work at it for a long time to come. Any questions, advice? Want to visit the farm? Email me at andrea@copperheadhomestead.com