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Sweet BombDiggity Farms

Pull up a chair. Around here, we believe in second chances, simple joys, and the power of building a life that feels like home—wherever you are. The Country Living Connoisseur newsletter lands in your inbox every other Thursday with behind-the-scenes glimpses from Sweet Bombdiggity Farms, honest reflections on the wins and the mess, and the tools, prompts, and inspiration to help you get unstuck and start designing a life you love—one bloom, one bite, one bold step at a time.

Sweet BombDiggity Farms

Country Living Connoisseurs

Hi friends—We’re Lane and Jules Morris, the caretakers of Sweet Bombdiggity Farms in East Tennessee. Our #FarmingAfter50 journey is about living a life rich in creativity, community, and purpose. Sweet Bombdiggity Farms is where we nurture gardens, craft small-batch products, and provide a sanctuary for rescues—a dream come to life.

As country living connoisseurs, we believe that the essence of country living can be felt anywhere, whether on a farm or in the city. We focus on creating spaces, content, and experiences that uplift both people and animals.

Join us in this journey—where practical tips, inspiring stories, weekly devotionals, and tools to help you design your own dreams are part of the experience. Be part of a community that values creativity, purposeful living, and the joy of living the BombDiggity life, wherever you are.

Now that’s BombDiggity!

Recent Blog Posts

Farming After 50

Farm Sunday

#FarmSunday Devotional: Your Mindset Matters

You can pray every day and still bring a completely different mindset to it. Sometimes we show up focused. Sometimes distracted. Sometimes determined. Sometimes just going through the motions. Mindsets

Recipes & Preservation

Sourdough Discard Scones (With or Without Discard)

These are the kind of scones that pair with a morning cup of tea on a London windowsill — or a Sunday breakfast table back home in Tennessee. They taste

DIY

How to Arrange Store-Bought Flowers So They Look Natural

Learn how to arrange store-bought flowers naturally, plus simple tips to help cut flowers last longer at home.

Farm Sunday

#FarmSunday – Walking Worthy of the Lord

A Farm Sunday devotional on Colossians 1:10 about living well for the Master and honoring God in everyday life.

Recipes & Preservation

Heart-Shaped Sourdough Pop Tarts (With or Without Discard)

There’s something deeply nostalgic — and utterly delightful — about homemade sourdough Pop Tarts. Especially when you shape them into hearts and fill them with wild strawberry preserves for Valentine’s

Farm Sunday

#FarmSunday Devotional: What God Searches For

Ever had a time in your life when you didn’t feel like you mattered or belonged? Believed your past shamed and excluded you? Felt like your present situation condemned you?

Farm Channel

Cold weather doesn’t bother every plant. Some actually prefer it.

Cool-season crops grow best when soil temperatures are around 40°–55°F. These plants tolerate chilly nights and even a light frost. Good options for cool soil include lettuce, spinach, arugula, peas, radishes, carrots, beets, turnips, onion sets, and seed potatoes. They germinate well and grow steadily in the cooler part of the season.

Warm-season crops are a different story. These plants prefer soil temperatures of 60°–70°F+ and nights that stay above about 50°F. If planted too early, they often stall, struggle, or rot in cold soil. Crops in this category include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, melons, beans, basil, and okra.

So when deciding what to plant, focus on soil temperature rather than just the air temperature or a sunny afternoon. Matching the plant to the right soil conditions gives seeds a much better start and helps plants grow stronger from the beginning.

#countrylivingconnoisseur #farmingafter50 #springplanting #gardenwisdom

I think this is the biggest spring garden planting mistake! #gardeningtips

Mindsets matter — even in how we pray.

Colossians 4:2 reminds us to pray diligently, stay alert, and keep our eyes wide open in gratitude.

Read the full #FarmSunday devotional here:
https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/farmsunday-devotional-your-mindset-matters/

#FarmSunday Devotional: Your Mindset Matters #devotional #christianliving

Hen pins. Store signs. advertisements.
Brass sculptures. Mosaic tile chicken art in the tube. Victorian farm art. Cast iron door stops.

They’re everywhere.

And I can’t decide…
Is London 🇬🇧 full of chickens —
or am I just a 🇺🇸 farm girl in chick-season mode?

Spring is on its way in East Tennessee.
Peep peep. 🐥 I can’t wait to get home!

#countrylivingconnoisseur #farmingafter50 #chickseason #londonfinds #easttennessee

POV: You are visiting London but chick season is starting in East Tennessee

🔗 https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/sourdough-discard-scones-with-or-without-discard/

I made these in London and felt so fancy… but truthfully, they’re just as good at home. They don’t even require sourdough discard — you can swap in a little extra cream if you don’t have it on hand. Think southern biscuit meets bakery cake… what could be better?

#countrylivingconnoisseur #scones #sourdoughrecipe #sweetbombdiggityfarms #bakingrecipes

Let’s make scones! Easy recipe with or sourdough #bakingfromscratch #sourdoughdiscard

🔗 https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/how-to-arrange-store-bought-flowers-so-they-look-natural/

I’m in London right now, which means I can’t grow my own blooms like I do back home in East Tennessee. So I bought a handful of roses, lilies, and eucalyptus and arranged them using the same simple principles I use in the garden.

Trim your stems. Start with greenery. Cluster your blooms instead of spacing them evenly. Let one sit higher. Let another tuck in. And if it starts looking too perfect, take one out.

You don’t need special tools or a fancy vase. Just use what you have and trust your eye.

Growing and arranging flowers brings me so much joy — and I truly believe anyone can do this.

#SweetBombDiggityFarms
#CountryLivingConnoisseur
#FlowerArranging
#FreshFlowers #gardeningtips

Flower Arranging 101: Easy tips for natural looking arrangements #flowerarrangement

🔗 Read today’s full #FarmSunday devotional here: https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/farmsunday-walking-worthy-of-the-lord/

Some days feel like a swirl of to-do lists and good intentions.

By mid-afternoon, you’re wondering if you did any of it well.

Colossians 1:10 asks a better question:
Are we living well for the Master?

Not perfectly. Not impressively.
But purposefully. Surrendered. Dependent on Him.

This week, ask yourself:
Does my life truly please Him?

#countrylivingconnoisseur #farmingafter50 #Colossians110 #christianliving

#FarmSunday Devotional - Walking Worthy of the Lord #colossians1 #christianliving

Full recipe 💕 🔗
https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/heart-shaped-sourdough-pop-tarts-with-or-without-discard/

I made homemade sourdough pop tarts — flaky, buttery, and just sweet enough. You can shape them into hearts or keep them classic. Use discard or skip it. Either way, they feel special without being complicated.

Perfect when you want something nostalgic… but better.

#countrylivingconnoisseur #farmingafter50 #sourdoughbaking #homemadepoptarts #sourdoughdiscardrecipe

Homemade Sourdough Discard Pop Tart Recipe

Full Devotional 🔗 https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/farmsunday-devotional-what-god-searches-for/

Ever thought, “If people really knew…”?

This week’s #FarmSunday is about the woman at the well — and the truth that Jesus doesn’t disqualify messy stories. He meets us right there.

Grace runs deeper than shame.

#FarmSunday #christianliving #FaithInRealLife #GraceRunsDeep #sweetbombdiggityfarms

#FarmSunday: What God searches for (🔗 in description to full written weekly devotional)

🔗 https://sweetbombdiggityfarms.com/how-i-feed-my-sourdough-starter-before-travel/

We’re leaving town for a while, and I want Hazel to be just fine while we’re gone. Sourdough starters are actually really resilient — you just feed them for the moment they’re in.

For a long rest in the fridge, I feed her stiff:
1 part starter
5 parts flour
2 to 2½ parts water

It should feel more like soft dough than batter.

I’ll leave most of her resting at home and take a little with me to bake in London. No panic. No babysitter required.

If you’re traveling soon and wondering how to feed your sourdough starter before you go, comment starter and I’ll send the full breakdown.

Save this for later if you bake with sourdough.

#sourdoughstarter #sourdoughtips #bakingfromscratch #homebaker #countrylivingconnoisseur

How to feed sourdough starter when you are traveling or will be away for a while #sourdoughtips

Hey y'all, give us a holler!

That's southern for "Reach out anytime." We love hearing from you!

Our Why

Let's start with "BombDiggity"

BombDiggity [bäm-dig-it-ee] (adj.) 1) Awesomeness in its purest form. 2) Incredible, beyond anything you could imagine. awesome, wonderful and way cool. 3) Complete awesomeness to its fullest extent.

Our farm name says it all and our WHY starts here — We want to build the sweetest of BombDiggity lives wrapped around 5 simple C’s.

Commitment

Deepening dedication to faith, family, friends, fields, and farm animals

Creativity

Cultivating success for others, inspiring change, crafting solutions.

Community

Forging bonds that inspire, encourage and uplift each other on a shared journey.

Compassion

Extending care and offering refuge and rescue that heals both body and spirit

Celebration

Celebrating agriculture, animals, community and the adventures of "Farming After 50"