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\u201cCustomers operated on the honor system \u2014 leaving a payment, taking a jar, and returning the jar when they came back for more. While we\u2019ve grown a bit since then, we\u2019ve held on to that same self-serve approach,\u201d Tom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Little Farm expanded over the years to include growing and selling a wide variety of produce, in addition to their lovely flower arrangements. Now, the farm offers fresh strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, vegetables, watermelon, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, pumpkins, and gourds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTomatoes are a huge hit in the summer; everybody loves a good homegrown tomato, and a true local homegrown tomato is hard to find,\u201d Tom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They have recently decided to add a \u201cyou-pick\u201d flower event on designated summer nights, where customers can choose and cut their own wildflower bunches, and the kids split the earnings. Ava and Cohen love being such an active part of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI like coming up with the flower designs on my own and having the freedom to be creative,\u201d Ava said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her brother, Cohen, said his favorite thing about working at the Little Farm is the time he gets to spend with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s more fun working with my family than with someone I don\u2019t know,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Little Farm family is a member of Fayetteville Main Street, a nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing the historic downtown district. The Little Farm also makes it a priority to donate to children in the Lincoln County school system when they are able. This past February, these community efforts were recognized in a meaningful way when Tom and the kids earned the Lincoln County FFA Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These achievements have caught the community\u2019s attention, and in a town like Fayetteville, word-of-mouth support is everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople not only come out to see us, but they share about us with others, and that means everything,\u201d Lindsay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Little Farm grows everything it offers on its farmland in Lincoln County, which sometimes leads to shortages of certain foods if it has a bad crop or is rotating planting grounds, but it is a strongly held value for the family. They said Fayetteville is home, and they would not want to be anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStaying true to local matters to us because it keeps things honest, fresh, and rooted in our community,\u201d Tom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindsay said her husband carries on the farming tradition and community loyalty that his father has always held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTom gives everything he has to this farm, and that shows up in every flower and every piece of produce that we grow,\u201d Lindsay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom\u2019s dedication to his work stems from his love for his craft and his desire to raise his children to understand its value. He said farming is more than just a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI love watching things grow from the first day planted in the ground to something people can take home and enjoy. It\u2019s a simple thing, but it means a lot,\u201d Tom said. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE LITTLE Farm, located at 228 McDougal Rd. in Fayetteville, runs on family. Tom and Lindsay Monks have cultivated a beautiful space for farming and family connection on the land that Tom\u2019s father, Tommy Monks, farmed before him. His father still helps out running the tractor and whatever is needed. Tom Monks has farmed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":25898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fayetteville","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/3-4-1024x683.jpg\")
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