The Life Here
In the hills of Lyles, Tennessee, Olin and Concetta West are building something that refuses to be rushed.
Forevermore Farm began in 2021, not as an investment or a hobby, but as a commitment to a more grounded way of life, one rooted in trusted soil, traceable food, and real connection to community.
Olin tends the land with the quiet steadiness farming requires, caring for the fields and animals with patience, consistency, and deep respect for the work. He does not talk much about stewardship, he simply lives it.
Concetta brings both knowledge and vision. She is a certified Straw Bale Gardening instructor and the founder of The LOCAL Place in Centerville, where she has nourished the community for years. At Forevermore, she raises miniature dairy goats, chickens, unbelievably soft rabbits, and heritage Berkshire and Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs, while also growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers that fill the farm with both nourishment and beauty. Everything is approached in a way that honors older, more natural farming traditions. The pork is exceptional, and the reason is simple: the animals are raised with care.
Together, Olin and Concetta have made Forevermore Farm a place where people can slow down, get their hands dirty, and reconnect with what food really is. Through workshops, farm days, time in the garden, and time with the animals, they invite others into a way of living that is more intentional, more nourishing, and more connected.
Come wander. Come learn. Come back.
Who We Are
Olin spent 20 years in the United States Navy serving on submarines as a sonar technician, retiring as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. His work required focus, discipline, and a constant awareness of what could not always be seen. After the Navy, he spent another five years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, maintaining the combat systems he had spent his career operating. Along the way, his focus began to turn toward a different kind of calling, one rooted not in steel and sonar, but in land, animals, and the steady work of building something lasting.
Concetta's path was no less demanding. She worked as a trauma nurse on the OR at a Level One trauma center in Seattle, where the pace was relentless and the stakes were always high. When she moved to Tennessee, she brought that same grit, instinct, and care into a new chapter, opening The LOCAL Place on the square in Centerville. What she created was more than a café. It became a gathering place, a place of warmth, welcome, and community. That vision continued to grow with The LOCAL Drive-Thru and MADE @ The Local, a creative space for pottery, candles, and hands-on beauty.
They did not come to Tennessee to disappear into a quieter life. They came to build something honest, rooted, and real.
Olin keeps the land.
The Animals
Clementine & Hazel
Clementine is a Juliana pig. Hazel is a pot-belly pig. They live in the house, sleep on the couch, and celebrate birthdays with cake and party hats. This is not a joke — there is photographic evidence.
They don't know they're pigs. Nobody's going to tell them.
Teddy
We got Teddy for our daughter when she broke her neck and was stuck in bed for weeks. He was supposed to be a companion for her — and he was. But Teddy didn't stop there. He bonded with every animal on this farm. He babysits Clementine, supervises the garden, and has strong opinions about everything.
He runs this place. The rest of us just live here.
Heritage Berkshire Pigs
Raised free-range on open pasture, no pharmaceutical vaccines, the way it used to be done before farming became a factory. Berkshires are known for exceptional flavor — dark, marbled, deeply rich pork that tastes like pork is supposed to taste.
The pork is extraordinary. The reason why is simple: these pigs lived well.
Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Small, charismatic, and completely unaware of boundaries. The Nigerian Dwarfs arrived and immediately made themselves at home.
They have zero regrets. Neither do we.
The Land
The Straw Bale Garden
Concetta is a certified Straw Bale Gardening instructor who studied directly under Joel Karsten — the method's creator. She grew her first market garden and a 30-member CSA from straw bales alone.
At Forevermore, the garden lives inside a hand-built pergola enclosure — raised beds, straw bales, and a trellis system that fills wall to wall by midsummer. Workshops are coming this season.
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