About Us!

Early years

Wendi was born and raised in Northern California. Her mom grew up around horses and made sure Wendi had a chance to work with animals at a young age by participating in 4H. Her grandpa had also boarded horses, which exposed Wendi to taking care of large numbers of animals.

In her twenties, she had children and took up the art of crochet, knitting, and stitching. She started a business where she made blankets, hats, scarves, booties, etc. She had been self-taught and now, 20 years later, is quite the fiber artist working with her Alpaca fiber and sheep's wool in her Industrial Fiber Mill.  www.fiberfarmmill.com  

With the kids older and in school, she went back to college to become a registered nurse, motivated by the many medical issues her son was experiencing with his gut and autism diagnosis.  She became a NICU nurse for many years before retiring in 2024 to pursue her passion in milling fiber for farms all across the USA.

Todd was born in Southern California and was raised in Northern California on 50 acres in a small town called Auburn which is where he met Wendi in high school.  He was a boy scout and adventurer.  He got the bug early for farming going to his relatives farm in Sweden and doing a summer exchange program on a farm in France his junior year in high school.   He went to school at Chico State University to study parks and recreation but dropped out early to come back home to the family plumbing business which he helped expand and run for 15 years before starting his own software company.

Recent Years

In the last few years, she and her husband, Todd, got the bug to want to start a farm to provide work for their son when he becomes an adult. They searched for livestock that were docile and easy to care for, so adults with special needs would be safe and enjoy their experience around the animals. She visited an Alpaca Ranch in Loomis, CA, and immediately fell in love with the amazing calmness they brought, and as you look at their huge eyes, you just melt. In 2015, she told her husband we are starting an Alpaca Ranch, that is when the homesteading journey began on a small 10 acre farm in Northern California with Alpacas, goats, pigs and chickens.

In 2016 they migrated to Texas and expanded their farming operation to 17 acres and added agri-tourism to their mix along with an Airbnb.  Things really took off and they expanded to 26 acres doubling their number of animals and added some cattle to mix but still focusing on Alpacas.  At their peak they had over 100 alpacas and were selling them to many farms across Texas.

Today

Fast forward to 2025, and after buying, building, and selling 4 farms, they finally settled on a farm they will never sell. 132 acres in Centerville, TN, with a grove of pine trees reminding them of their northern CA roots, plenty of hardwood to process and mill into lumber, acres of pastures, and most importantly, plenty of natural spring water and year-round creeks. Todd sold his business and is going all in on the regenerative farm movement, powered by the MAHA mandate that spread across America. His vision is to create a farm where customers can come buy natural, nutrient dense and chemical-free meat and dairy products, along with healthy farm fresh eggs.

Special Needs Adults

The farms origin is rooted in providing a safe and healthy environment for their son to thrive in his adult years, now that Andy has turned 22 in 2025. They have plans to create a small planned community housing development for special needs adults to live and participate in the farm operations along with the amazing surrounding communities. They will start with two homes that can support 3 male adults and 3 female adults.  The hope is to expand to a total of 6 homes with one large shared barn for activities and animals along with a big garden to grow their own food. They hope to be supporting 18 adults in the areas of Lewis, Hickman, Perry and Dickson Counties. A non-profit will soon be established to forward this adventure.