About KW Homestead & KW Edible Landscaping Nursery
Welcome to KW Homestead!
The KW in our name stands for Kuska Wiñasun (pronounced “koo-sku wean-yuh-sun”). Kuska Wiñasun means “let’s grow together” in Quechua, the language of the Inca. The Inca lived centuries ago in South America, mostly throughout what is now modern day Peru. Moquegua, a small town in Peru, is where we met and fell in love. We were both studying abroad, through different schools; Jason through University of Florida and Emma through UNC Greensboro. After realizing that we were meant to be together, we embarked on an adventure of long distance coordination and perseverance!
Teamwork! Emma and Jason feed the laying ducks.
The fruits of our labors can be seen here at KW Homestead, which began in the spring of 2013 when we bought our home in Stokes County, NC. It began small, with chickens and a small garden. Now it has expanded to include over 30 pot belly pigs, 75 heritage turkeys, 200 ducks, 100 chickens, 7 geese, and 3 cows!
Jason visits with the pig clan.
One of our heritage turkeys, caught quietly considering the meaning of life.
We take extra care to raise and harvest all of our animals humanely. When they’re not eating wild, native plants, grass, bugs, and other small creatures, our animal clan is fed sprouted grains and non GMO feed from local farmers. All of our animals live their lives on pasture and all have free range of the woods or fields. Some of our animals range over our entire property (those animals that do a good job of staying out of the road)!
One month old goslings and 2 week old ducklings graze in the backyard.
Emma pets our favorite piglet, Half-Nose.
The chickens take a stroll through the grass.
If you are wondering why our website is also found at ourochreway.com, check out this link on the background of the name Our Ochre Way.
For an exciting, detailed account of exactly how we came to be a partnership, check out A History of Our Ochre Way.
Standing under our shady oak tree…
All of the lovely pictures on this page were taken by Jenny Tenney Photography!
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March 28, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Hello. My friend met Emma at a babyshower and got her blog address. I also live in Madison, well we have a Madison address anyway, and we have a small homestead.
I’ve enjoyed poking around your blog, thanks for sharing!
April 1, 2014 at 9:54 pm
i’ve also checked out your blog and loved reading about humanely raised, delicious pork. congrats on the handling licence!!! we’ll be in touch! :)
May 12, 2014 at 7:10 am
hi guys awesome!!!!!
thanks for sharing
bonnie
May 12, 2014 at 10:26 pm
thanks for checking us out. love you! :)
October 2, 2014 at 10:10 am
Hey Cousin ,
Miss you man and i’m very happy for you , i’m impressed with what your doing out there and I was able to get online and read some of your postings. Your mom sent me some of your older blog postings in one of the care packages that were sent. I’m writing you from Afghanistan. I know you probably check this more than facebook. Again congrats to you and your new wife Emma I hope to meet her and I hope we can get together some time when I come home.Take care Love You Cuzz continue to be impressive.
Aaron Reyes( Your Cousin)
October 5, 2014 at 9:17 am
Hey man,
Thanks for the love and well wishes. We miss you here, and I think about you all the time.
When you get back you guys definitely have to come down and visit us.
I hope your doing well man, and staying safe. Thank you for everything.
Jason
August 2, 2015 at 12:51 pm
Hi Emma
I saw your mother at Southern Lights and asked about you. You are just down the road from me and Carter as we live here in the Haw River State Park in northern Guilford County. Your mom told me what you and your husband are doing and it sounds wonderful. I hope to go through your blog and see all your adventures. Speaking of Quechua, you might remember Carter’s father is from Bolivia and Carter spends a lot time in Bolivia and South America. He has had a very interesting life! Hope to stay in touch.
move love.
Heidi and Carter
August 9, 2015 at 11:58 am
Hi Heidi!
My mom told me that she spoke with you. :) Thanks for checking out the website… We sure have a lot to share around here.
Yes, let’s keep in touch!
Emma
August 2, 2015 at 12:54 pm
oops I meant to say MUCH LOVE! haha okay. Feel free to fix if you can.
July 29, 2016 at 9:33 pm
Congrats Emma and Husband! Glad to see my HDFS family doing great things!!
August 2, 2016 at 12:05 am
Delilah!!!
I hope you are super well!!! Please email and let me know what you’re up to in your (no doubt accomplished and awesome) life! 😉 ourochreway@gmail.com
March 17, 2018 at 10:19 pm
Hello,
Could you tell me what variety of sweet potato was that on your 2014 article please. It has thin leaves and I have been looking for something like that.
Would really love to grow that. Most of the sweet potato plants in our area have wide flat leaves.
Thanks in advance.
March 26, 2018 at 3:01 pm
Hi Meia,
To the best of our memory, the variety was a red-skinned, maple-leaf, Puerto Rican variety. We grew them from slips grown on potatoes from our friend. Thanks!
May 20, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Hello Emma and Jason! It looks like you’ve been busy! Jill plans to drive us over when you are not so busy and we could visit awhile. I mailed one of my new novels to Ben and Dena, and requested that they turn it over to you after they have read it and I hope you two will enjoy it. I am busy writing novels and will soon have 10 finished, I think! I have a new motto which I try to follow that I tell my close friends. Stay out of court, stay out of jail, stay out of the hospital, and finally, stay out of the graveyard! A good motto, eh?
May 21, 2018 at 5:24 pm
That’s a great motto, Grandpa! We’re busy here but I can’t wait to plan a visit as soon as things calm down. We LOVE you!
Love,
Emma
October 27, 2019 at 7:47 am
It was great meeting you at the Apple Festival yesterday. I’ve started converting to permaculture and need to go by your nursery and pick up a few things.
November 2, 2019 at 12:04 am
Hi Skip,
Nice to meet you as well! We currently don’t have open farm/nursery hours but we attend the Corner Farmers Market (2200 Walker Ave) in Greensboro every Saturday. Email us so we can bring you the plants you’d like! kwhomestead@gmail.com
Thanks!
August 28, 2023 at 8:49 am
Do you all have olive trees? If so, what variety?
Looking for a tree that would thrive as an indoor potted tree. Thank you.
Jean Wheless