During the summer we raise and sell sunflowers in our local area. Our self-sustaining gardens and fruit trees keep us in healthy fruits and vegetables that we love to share with neighbors and friends. 

We have a small herd of steers that we rotate in several fields and sell when they are the right size and age.

During the Fall and Winter there is Dove, Turkey, and Deer hunting on the farm for friends and family. From Spring to Fall there are fish biting in our pond!

We occasionally raise cages of catfish and trout in our acre pond for local consumption by churches and clubs.

We are very involved in our community in many ways:

• We are active and working members of Oakwood United Methodist Church, attending, teaching, singing and playing instruments, participating.
• We support community members who need help through our church food pantry and through fund-raising efforts for local, national, and international humanitarian causes.
• We are active in helping plan our rural locality’s growth and development and in promoting support for local farmers through a co-op to sell locally raised produce.

Scott Newton earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Hendrix College, his Master of Zoology degree at University of Arkansas and his Ph. D. in Zoology from Southern Illinois University. He spent his entire career as an Aquaculture Researcher and professor in various Land Grant universities, retiring from Virginia State University in 2009 . He currently consults for individuals who need help with their private ponds. He compiled, contributed to, and edited the Virginia Aquaculture Plan.

Beth Newton earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Greensboro College and her Master of Music in Voice at Trenton State College, now The College of New Jersey. She spent 11 years teaching Adult Basic Education, ESL, and GED classes for the Army and for Richmond City Public Schools. She next spent 26 years teaching elementary music, one year in Richmond and 25 years in Chesterfield County Public Schools, retiring in 2014. She has been teaching private voice and piano lessons since 1974.