What's in My Farm Store?
I wanted to share a little “behind the scenes” of my Farm Store…
I get asked frequently about the spoons or other woodworking projects I’m doing and if they’ll ever come up for sale. Many of you appreciate the quality of hand-made products done right, and you don’t mind paying more knowing that the product was a labor of love.
What I wanted to share about my Farm Store is that it’s not just filled with products I’ve made myself. There are shirts and stickers with hand-painted designs and hand-stamped leather coffee coasters made by dear friends trying to earn a living with a family-owned business, and even the wood spoons, coffee paddles, and butter paddles started as trees from my farm.
So when you’re looking at these products, I hope you see so much more than just a shirt, or a kitchen utensil (one that you could buy for under $5 at a big box store, but that lacks the attention to detail - and strength in wood grain and quality of care while being hand-carved), etc.
To give you more of a glimpse at what is in the Farm Store, I’ll be sharing some photos below. At any time if you’d like to make a purchase, which goes directly to support these small, US-based businesses and business owners, you can visit the Farm Store right here.
Wooden Spoons, Coffee & Butter Paddles & Spoon Blanks
There are new spoons available!
As I mentioned above, I’m not a production carver, and that fact is reflected in the prices of these items - they take me a long time to carve. They start out as a tree on my farm and become useful wooden objects during zoom meetings, when I need to de-stress from the day, or to keep my hands busy while I think through a problem.
None of them are perfect, few of them are similar enough to be indistinguishable from one another. But each and every one has a little part of me!
If you’re an aspiring spoon carver and want to get started with some quality green wood spoon blanks (which sourcing the incorrect wood is one of the main reasons wooden spoons don’t last as long as they should), you can purchase some ready-to-carve spoon blanks - also made by a dear friend!
Leather Goods
There’s also a new item in the store I’m really, really excited about - hand-stamped leather coasters.
These are SO MUCH MORE than Anne of All Trades “merch” to me. They’re a small step towards something I’m really passionate about which is collaborating with other folks to support their own desire to do what they love and create more financial freedom for their families.
It made sense to do this first collaboration with one of my very best friends and favorite people, Jason Thigpen (pictured above), because he and I met and started our businesses at the same time. We’ve been through all the ups and downs together, and our families have become lifelong friends in the process.
Tees, Tanks, Posters & Stickers
If you’ve visited my Farm Store in the past, surely you’re familiar with the “goat stack” and my “first harvest” tee, both hand-painted by my friend Josh Nava.
In fact, most of my summertime YouTube videos show me wearing one of these shirts as they’re not only super-soft, but I love getting to be reminded of my first garden here in Tennessee, as well as seeing Milk Dud’s cute face (up to no good, as per usual).
That being said, I can attest to the quality of these shirts because mine get worn and put to the test for durability!
Be sure to check out the AOAT Logo shirts, as well as our posters and stickers!
Thank You For Your Support!
Your purchases are truly, TRULY appreciated, and they support my friends and me doing the best we can with the time, skills and materials we have available, to live a full life and to positively impact the people around us.
One Final Note
I thought it was worth noting that I have always struggled with pricing these items because, from a business perspective, I don’t operate the way a factory or production facility would.
As a business owner I know folks can often get similar (sometimes even better) products elsewhere quicker and cheaper, and I don’t ever want folks to feel like they are getting taken for a ride. But then again, I’ve done a LOT of thinking this year, and, well, this pile of spoons reflects that.
I would love to see these items go into homes where they are cherished “things” rather than “stuff,” where they will get used and appreciated by folks who want to incorporate a little of my imperfect world into theirs.
The wood species and shape of your wooden spoons might differ ever so slightly than the photo in the Farm Store, but I can guarantee you’ll get a well made, sustainably harvested wooden item that was FAR too good for my own kitchen or my bonfire - and who doesn’t love a little surprise, anyway?
