Faithful Oaks Farm

08/06/2026

🔊Here are 5 things you may or may not already know about your new favorite local business :

• Located right off of the square in Downtown Hillsboro this is the perfect spot to grab a coffee, shop the local stores, and then stop in for a warm loaf of sourdough, fresh produce, & natural skincare. ☀️

• We are locally sourced, homegrown, & homemade. With over 10 local vendors stocking our store it is our goal to provide Hillsboro and surrounding cities a space to gather, shop intentionally, and support the hardworking people who make our area so special! ✨

• Hill Co. Farm Connection receives produce deliveries THREE times a week ensuring that you receive the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables available. 🥔🍓

• Adjoined to our sister business Kids Space - Hillsboro, we are proud to offer a place where parents can shop local while littles enjoy a fun, family friendly environment! 🙌🏻

• And lastly - we are connecting, we are growing, and we want YOU to become a vendor with us! Stop in and speak to our wonderful staff about what kind of options are available.

Thank you for the support the community has provided so far & we look forward to what this means next for our town!

08/01/2026

07/18/2026

If you’re passing through Hillsboro on I35, take a pitstop, because Brewer’s Bistro is worth the trip! (Skip the Chick-fil-A and the Chilis, you can get those anywhere 😜.) Just 8 minutes from 35 is a culinary experience waiting for you! Seriously, this spot would be worth driving to from Fort Worth. It’s THAT good! There are few restaurants in the north Texas area that have truly blown us away, and this is one of them. Not only is the food amazing, but using quality, healthy, and local ingredients is a huge priority for the owner. You can taste and see the attention to detail, and as someone who really prioritizes eating at home to eat healthy, it’s so nice to have a place where I can feel good about eating and have an amazing meal to boot! They even make their bread using mostly fresh milled flour!! And if you know us, you know we’re all about that 😉

Hillsboro, surrounding areas, and travelers passing through, let’s support this place so we can enjoy it for years to come 🥰

Location:
57 W Franklin St, Hillsboro, TX 76645

07/14/2026

We’re so excited to announce that our 100% fresh-milled organic whole wheat sourdough is now available at the new Hill Co Farm Connection store in Hillsboro. TX, which is currently in its soft opening phase!

Hill Co Farm Connection is like a grocery store version of a farmers market—a place where you can shop from local farmers and small businesses all in one location. They’re just getting started, so there’s still plenty of shelf space to fill, but we think this is going to become such a gem for our community.

If you’re in the area, we’d love for you to stop by, support local farmers, and check it out!

Location:
116 Covington St
Hillsboro, TX 76645

1 block south of Elm & Covington street in Downtown Hillsboro

07/08/2026

I was already so happy with how my sourdough has been this past month or so, since I increased my hydration. I had experimented with machine mixing my dough when I was in the 70s. I didn’t notice a difference with or without so I’ve been only hand mixing. That is until Simply Grains posted about machine mixing making a difference in her loaves when at 80%+ hydration, and I am in awe of this crumb!! Just when I thought the bread couldn’t get any fluffier or lighter. Thank you!!! (I tried to tag her but fb isn’t letting me!)

06/26/2026

A few days late! I always post to TikTok first 🤣 I honestly did not even realize that our grain mill had been shipped until I saw it was out for delivery! I wasn’t expecting it for at least another week. So thankful 🤍 It has made our prep for the farmers market so much easier!

06/26/2026

06/20/2026

After testing different things all week, these are it 🤤 Still have to glaze them but yummm! Fresh out of the oven 😍

06/18/2026

Now that I nailed my fresh milled flour plain sourdough, it's time to try an inclusion loaf!
Follow along as I attempt my first one with fresh milled flour

06/16/2026

I think I may have finally cracked the code on my 100% fresh-milled whole wheat sourdough!

For weeks I've been chasing a softer, lighter crumb without compromising on using whole, freshly milled grain. This week I tried something different, pushed the hydration much higher than I normally would, and the results honestly surprised me.

One of the things I love most about baking is that there's always something new to learn.

Sometimes the breakthrough comes from questioning your assumptions and being willing to experiment.

If you're working with fresh-milled flour and struggling with dense loaves, don't be afraid to test, take notes, and keep tweaking. The dough will tell you what it needs.