Gates County, NC · ~70 acres · Leased farmland + loblolly timber
Learn the land. Keep the story honest.
Half lease. Half loblolly. Full honest education.
First In Freedom Farms is dual-use Gates County ground — roughly half leased to a working farmer, roughly half in loblolly pine — and a school for landowners, home gardeners, and home kitchens. We don’t pretend to run the commercial harvest. We teach stewardship, timberland literacy, gardening, and preserving with North Carolina roots.
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Named for NC’s “First in Freedom” heritage. Lease + pine. Skills without cosplay.
Five Learn pillars
Skills for stewards, gardens, and kitchens
Training is the point. Merch and heritage support the work.
Land leasing
Landlord stewardship & honest captions on leased farmland.
Timber
Loblolly literacy for landowners — not consulting forestry.
Gardening
Coastal Carolina kitchen gardens at home scale.
Canning
Safe preserving for home kitchens.
Farming literacy
How working farms work — for landlords & neighbors.
Featured course
Lease + Loblolly — Dual-Use Landowner Starter
A starter course for owners whose land works two ways — farmland leased to a grower, and loblolly pine for the long game — without pretending you run the daily harvest.
- Learn First In Freedom Farms’ dual-use model: ~half leased farmland, ~half timber
- Worksheets so you never claim the tenant’s crop as yours
- Prep lease renewal topics (then take them to your attorney)
- Build loblolly literacy: timeline, observations, forester questions
- Hold lease cash vs. timber patience in one mental model
- Leave with a 12-month dual-use calendar and a 90-day brand plan
The land
~70 acres. Two honest halves.
Land honesty
We steward roughly ~70 acres in Gates County, North Carolina.
About half (~35 acres) is leased to a farmer — working farmland we do not operate day-to-day. We never claim the tenant’s harvest as ours.
About half (~35 acres) is loblolly pine for timber — our long-game land use.
Read the full About story · We lease the rows. We grow the pines. We teach stewardship.
Free resources
Start with a free guide
Heritage and dual-use literacy — no purchase required.
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What “First in Freedom” Really Means
NC freedom story in one page. Free PDF from the farm.
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More magnets coming
Dual-Use Land Snapshot, Loblolly Timeline, lease phrases, coastal crops, and canning teasers.
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Gear that carries the mark
Crest Printful merch supporting the Learn mission. Ships when you order.
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Crest Logo Tee
Unisex tee with the First In Freedom Farms crest.
$30
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Crest Logo Hoodie
Hoodie with the First In Freedom Farms crest.
$52
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Crest Logo Sticker
Kiss-cut sticker with the First In Freedom Farms crest.
$10
Coastal drop
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Coastal Wordmark Tee
Unisex tee with the First In Freedom Farms coastal wordmark.
$30
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Lease + Loblolly Cap
Cap for the dual-use land crew — lease + loblolly.
$32
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Lease + Loblolly Sticker
Kiss-cut sticker with the Lease + Loblolly mark.
$10
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Coastal Wordmark Tote
Everyday tote with the coastal wordmark.
$30
Also available
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Dad hat
Navy embroidered First In Freedom Farms mark.
$19.50
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Farm tee
Unisex tee — pick White for the cream look.
From $22.50
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Farm sticker
3″×3″ kiss-cut sticker.
$3.50
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Free guides, course launches (including Lease + Loblolly), timber and lease education drops, occasional merch, and stewardship updates from Gates County.