Big October Homestead LLC

20/06/2026

You know it's a calling and not just another job when your night-owl-self is up at the butt crack of dawn to get ready for double market day and you aren't too mad about it. The quiet of a new day brought in by birdsong ain't too bad, but dang I might need a nap later! 😆

Come see us at the Wake Forest Farmers Market from 8-12 and The Franklinton Market from 9-12 today!

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19/06/2026

Tomorrow is gonna be great! Come see us at the Wake Forest Farmers Market from 9-12!

Lots Going on this Saturday. Kids activities, a food drive, and we have all your cook out needs Beef (The Fatted Calf Ranch), Chicken (Big October Homestead LLC), and Pork (Turtle Mist Farm)

Find out more in our newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/wakeforestmarket.org/june-20-2026

17/06/2026

Come out on Saturday & fill the Barrel for Tri-Area Ministries at the Wake Forest Farmers Market. All food & money donations stay in the Wake Forest Community. Tri-Area Ministries feeds over 2000 families a month & greatly appreciates your support!

11/06/2026

It's almost collab day! Thank y'all for supporting these local farms! 💚

It's almost the 2nd Sunday of the month, so that means it's almost Collab time! Come out this Sunday, June 14, from 4-5 at 616 Dr. Calvin Jones Hwy Wake Forest. Order directly from the farmers to pick up your order or just stop by & shop!

There will be pork, chicken, beef, turkey, raw milk, honey, elderberry syrups, herbal products, soap, baked goods & breads (gluten free available), produce, eggs, and more!

Check the comments for more info on the amazing local farmers and producers who will be at the collaborative & links to order ⬇⬇⬇

10/06/2026

Little Bo Peep was right.

Well, sort of.

That whole part about "leave them alone and they'll come home" is partially true. These 7 hogs went missing between Sunday night and Monday afternoon. They thought we didn't already have enough to do, so they busted out of their paddocks and high tailed it into hundreds of acres of woods behind the farm.

I spent hours out there yesterday looking, saw them briefly last night at dusk, but they ran some more. We came home defeated, worried that all our pork chops had run away for good. But we couldn't just "leave them alone" as the poem goes. Our family and lots of customers are depending on this pork, and we didn't want them getting into surrounding crop lands or into the road, so we had to keep going.

Todd, bless his heart, took off from work and was out at the farm before dawn today. He spent the whole day in the woods looking, driving along hunting paths, calling hogs, with no sight or sound of them. So, he turned to YouTube and found a simple DIY hog trap and got to work. With a few hog panels, some t-posts, a bag of corn, and a lot of prayers, he put this thing together and headed back to the farm to wait.

I came over with reinforcements (our lil farm helpers), a shovel, and some snacks and kept hoping for the best. Things were kind of at a stand still, so I went back up to the house to work on a few admin things.

Then he sent this picture. He'd gone back down through the woods to adjust something on the trap and ALL 7 of those hogs were circling around it trying to get to the corn. Ollie helped get them into it and we've gotten the 4 little ones back to the farm and locked them up tight. The 3 bigguns will spend the night in the trap and get moved later.

We are so thankful for everybody that has been praying for these silly pigs and everyone far and wide that has been willing to help. We've had people as far as Jacksonville, NC, up in Warren county, Vance county, all across Franklin county, FC deputies, FC animal control, neighbors, and family that we appreciate so much!

We are praising the Lord that all our bacon has returned and that at least part of Bo Peep's poem was correct! We couldn't leave them alone, but are happy that they came home (tired as we may be)! 🐖

06/06/2026

So much amazing local goodness here today at The Franklinton Market! 🤩

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Summer is almost here! Stock up on our turkey, pork, chicken, and eggs at these locations this month. Preorders always welcome at bit.ly/BOHshop! ⬇

31/05/2026

What a sigh of relief we were able to breathe today 😅

We processed and packed just over 200 broilers last week and our online store is restocked as of this afternoon! Tired is an understatement, but we are so excited to share that we now have these chicken products available:

🐔whole chicken
🐔spatchcock
🐔boneless skinless breast
🐔bone in breast
🐔leg quarters
🐔thighs
🐔drumsticks
🐔livers
🐔hearts
🐔feet
🐔bone broth kits

Shop online at bit.ly/BOHshop and choose a convenient pickup option. We offer daily farm pickup at Big October Homestead LLC, weekly pickup at The Franklinton Market Stand, biweekly pickups at The Franklinton Market and Wake Forest Local Food Collaborative, and monthly drops in Louisburg & Youngsville!

Thank y'all for continuing to support our small farm 🫶🏼