Olkonen Farmstead

03/23/2026

We've stopped our chicken production and have been selling the last of our inventory at Hill Hollow Farm Market. It's a lot of time and work to keep a chicken operation going and I've been busy helping WeldWerks grow. The Farmstead is still going, we'll keep posting what we have going on but you'll soon stop seeing our chicken in store. It's currently on sale until sold out. Now if you need any fabrication work done come see me at the shop.

11/09/2025

*Horses are Home* Thanks everyone
Found 2 beautiful horses on Hwy 52 near Bolestown area this morning. As of 6:30am they are safe and on pasture. If you know whose horses they are please contact me or the Overton County Sheriff's Dept.

07/07/2025

Blackberry season!

06/23/2025

This isn't a magazine worthy garden. It isn't remotely how I want it to look. Everyday I look out and think how badly I need to get out there. But a majority of the time we get too busy and the garden maintenance gets pushed back.

But I took some time to walk through this afternoon. When you look closely, our garden is exploding with life. We have countless volunteer ground cherries and tomatoes growing (that we did not plant). We have pumpkins forming. Our cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, watermelon are blossoming. The sunflowers are taller than the kids. I have my first ever broccoli formed. Garlic is about ready to be harvested.

Even in my lacking, God provided. Even though it's a mess, there is beauty.

How often do we take a 1000 foot stare and just see the chaos in our lives? But how quickly you can see the beauty if you take the time to slowly walk through your garden and actually see all the fruits of your labor. Take some time to walk through and see the "fruit" in your life.

06/13/2025

Anyone want to trade bull calfs? Born December 12. He's a Belfair, clean, unvaxed, mothers milk and grass.

06/03/2025

05/23/2025

I will be up in Kentucky helping Grindstone Ministries Mon, Tue, Wed. They are requesting Food, Totes & Tarps, and Gas Cans (empty or full). If you want to help our neighbors to the north I'll be at Church Sunday and can take donations. Or Saturday you can drop off at Hill Hollow Farm Market.

05/21/2025

Birds on the Ground!
Fresh out of the brooder. Some nice weather for them on they're first few days.

05/15/2025

Garden is coming along! We have several volunteer tomatoes scattered about. Along with the first of the corn, pumpkin, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower having a great start. Only 2 lettuce plants germinated this go. First section of cucumbers are peaking up too!
Planted most of the rest of the seeds this afternoon! Looking forward to a FULL garden for the first time since we moved to TN!

05/10/2025

Did you feel it too!? EARTHQUAKE?!?! how neat

Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - Blount County, 29 mi south of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 09:04 am (GMT -4) -

05/08/2025

❤️ thanks to Hill Hollow for supporting us and allowing us to stock our chicken in their store!
Chicken season is fully upon us and restocking will be on the regular. Stop in Tuesday-Saturday to see all of the amazing products they carry in the store!