We are busy bees at Crooked Pines Farm right now! We are working hard to get ready for our annual Summer Camp for Kids, and every day involves a different aspect. Stefanie, our Farm & Event Coordinator, has been e-mailing parents for confirmation of their children attending as well as scouring the storage rooms to find the appropriate supplies. She is awesome at her job, and we're sure that she will help enhance your child's camp experience. 

We are incredibly blessed, y'all. As I write this blog post, we are full with 30 campers for every single week of camp. In addition to that, every week has at least two people on the waiting list...with the longest waiting list being for horse week, which has 14 people. We are so grateful to have such fantastic families who are so excited for this year's camp. 

This is the heart of what we are passionate about at Crooked Pines Farm. The Criscoes had a dream to build a business that took people back to the important stuff: family, friends, and good old-fashioned fun on a farm. Well, Summer Camp for Kids really gets to the bottom of that mission. When families bring their children to camp, they make new friends, and have really awesome old-fashioned fun on the farm. 

Duncan feels pretty strongly about letting the kids be kids while they are at camp. When we were getting a press release together, I asked him to share with me a couple of his thoughts about camp. He responded in this way: 

"We aren't happy unless your kids come home tired, hungry, and dirty...that's how we know that they really had a good time."

Think back to when you were a child. Chances are, you spent your summers making mud pies and running around outside with your friends...getting nice and dirty, really wearing yourself out. You probably slept pretty darn good every night too! That's our goal for your children at our Summer Camp for kids starting in just a couple of weeks. We want them to have an amazing time with friends...and maybe they can even learn something from our daily curriculum. We sincerely hope you are all as excited about camp as we are. So...parents, kids, ARE Y'ALL READY? 

 Trip to Sparta, North Carolina 
On Friday, September 24, 2010 the Criscoe family loaded up the truck to go learn about the Christmas trees they would soon be selling.

Heading east on I-20 we passed through Augusta and Columbia, SC and turned north on 77 and drove through Charlotte.  Friday night's drive ended in Jonesville, NC were we stayed the night.

Saturday morning we popped out of bed anxious to get to our destination.
We ate breakfast and we were ready to start our day by 7:30 a.m..  We stepped outside to a brisk 60 degrees.  The crisp air was a welcomed break from the Georgia 90 degree weather.

Our drive to Sparta included a scenic route up a mountain and over some gorgeous terrain.  The mountains in the distance gave hope to the idea of healthy tree farms and friendly faces.

Upon arrival to Sparta, we discovered that our cell service was not available.  Our son was amused by our necessity to use a pay phone.  His comments eluded to "old-fashioned" technology.

After waiting only a few minutes the owner of the tree farm pulled up and we were on our way to explore his endeavors.

Small talk started as we traveled a few miles.  We turned off the main road onto a gravel drive.  The mountains layered off in the distance and as we eased over a creek we began to see rows of trees growing on the side of the mountain.  There were thousands of trees well maintained and carefully groomed.  They were organized by age and characteristics.

We rode in a 4-wheel drive truck so we could climb the steep hills.  As we drove up the hill we past row after row of pristine fraser fir Christmas trees.  When we reached the summit we got out of the truck and began walking around.  Seth, the owner, described how he and his crews spend hours trimming, grooming and caring for each tree.  Seth was very knowledgeable about growing these trees.  He talked about determining quality of seed, planting and grading guidelines and harvesting techniques.  And this was just the beginning!

After we left this first property, Seth drove us to another location where the trees were still young and not ready to harvest.

Yet another area he showed us was where the trees were only a few months old and would soon be transplanted to their new home on the mountain where they would spend the next 7 years growing to perfection.

Seth also explained the process of how they hand craft each wreath and garland strand, and the process to bail the Christmas trees.



Two years later we are still overjoyed to be bringing you quality trees to Eatonton, Georgia. We have founded ourselves on the importance of family and work to host events that will bring families together. Join us this holiday season & make memories that will last a lifetime with your family.


For all the holiday events check out our website & facebook page.

With Christmas trees arriving by the end of this week and our Old Fashion Christmas tree lot opening Monday, we could not help but start thinking about how we are going to decorate the tree that we will be placing in the barn! We wanted it to reflect the farm and have somewhat of a rustic feel, so we scoured Etsy for some awesome rustic christmas ornaments to place on our tree. The ones above were by far some of our favorites and we thought we would share them with you too! Enjoy!

1. Rustic Christmas Ornament - Animal Silhouette - Buck-$10.50
2. Rustic Christmas Burlap Ornaments - Jingle Bells - Let It Snow - Set of 3 Balls-$15.003. Bird Christmas Ornament 3. Rustic Wreath Birch Bark Bird 1st Christmas Decoration-$12.00
4. Christmas Snowflake Ornaments, Decorations, Shabby Cottage chic, Snow, Winter -8:00

Well Pumpkin Season has officially come and gone here at Crooked Pines Farm. Thank you to everyone who supported us during the month of October. It was definitely a ton of fun from our pumpkin festival to our haunted hayrides. However, the fun does not just end now that the month of October is over. No sir. November will be bring a brand new kind of fun to the farm! Crooked Pines Farm will be hosting its first every HOEDOWN! As many of you know, The Barn at Crooked Pines Farm brings so many new and exciting opportunities to the farm and a barn dance is definitely one of them. We will be serving up some chili from our favorite caterer, Judy from At Your Service Catering, as well as, some good old fashion fun on the farm! So come out November 30 and get your boot scootin' boogie on with your family! Adults $10 & Kids $8, and make sure to bring the camera because it is going to be an event that you are going to want to capture! Mark your calendars! 

During Crooked Pines Farm Western Movie summer camp, the campers produced a movie about a little lady, Lightning Lucy, who set out to create peace in the world...striking one bandit at a time!

Stalls, bathrooms and siding!