Crooked Gate Farm

06/01/2026

New page for guests to share their photos and videos while enjoying Searcy County at our Adventure Shack in Leslie!

Wanna an AirBNb that gives more than a bed?

The High Street Adventure Shack in Leslie AR is packed with a whole lot more than a bed.

E bikes ✅
Paddle Boards ✅
Games ✅
Buffalo River Hiking Trail & Water Fall Books ✅
Topo maps ✅
Sewing Machine ✅
Grill ✅
Crocheting ✅
Patio ✅

EXTENDED check in times to enjoy it all:
8am to 3pm next day 🎯

Forget the dinner & a movie take your other on an ADVENTURE 🌄 🏄🚴🏞️

Book your stay, base price $200 on Airbnb,must be 25 to book! 👇

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1671979902280179399?unique_share_id=f6b7441c-90f4-4e1f-bbd0-8474b0d83226&viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76

05/31/2026

Leslie, Arkansas has a great food scene and one of the best, Skylark, is now putting out an Alpha Gal & Dairy sensitivity " friendly" menu for those living with those allergies! I know a lot of folks will appreciate their effort!

05/31/2026

Nothing beats a home dinner, especially if it's 8pm and you're starving!

Grilled Zucchini & Carrots
Spiced Pickled Cherries & Dill Ancho Pickles
Johnny Cakes
Home grown grilled chicken 🐔

There's a side of St James Pineapple Mango wine too!

You?

05/30/2026

🫛 The garden is starting to happen! I took a risk with a March planting, going with my gut and it's going to pay off! Most years I want to wait till Mothers day🫑

05/30/2026

This isn't something you can experience just anywhere!
Imagine the fun in hauling your visiting city folk family out to their farm assuring them that you ARE taking them to get breakfast!

05/30/2026

This past week has been a blur, kinda miserable and especially damp but for bustin ass this past week we managed to put away 70+ birds, haul hogs to Mt. Vernon and the shack is RENTABLE beginning June 3rd! 🥳 (Those E bikes better be here tomorrow Fed EX)

I knew this past week was gonna be a grind and when I've really got to dig my heels in I always think about my mom & dad, both of which could out work me on any given day. Sometimes you don't know the lessons you've learned till you're living them & I thank those two for showing me what it takes to get something done! 💪

Here's the link for the High Street Adventure Shack, in case you need a cool gift for a couple who likes to kick it outdoors! I've got it listed for $200 plus whatever ABNB plops on there but the check in is at 8am and check out next day 3pm with the Board and Bikes included 👇

High Street Adventure Shack: Relax, Bike & Paddle

05/29/2026

Update on the chickens:
In case those who ordered the chicken are wondering, I'm waiting for a break in the rain to plan a pick up. Possibly Sunday afternoon.
It's absolutely soggy here at the farm and I know the creeks are up; I also don't like handling and loading up your meat when it's pouring down so I'm watching and waiting. 🤞

05/24/2026

The pre ordered chickens are all processed but won't be ready for pick up till frozen solid, probably a couple days. I will get with everyone to schedule a pick up time in Leslie at the old Pottery shop on Main or if you have a lot I may just bring them to you!
Be prepared to bring cooler or strong bags. These are big bids, 6-8lbs.

I will message everyone a total before hand and will be able to accept cash, venmo or cash app.

If you decide you don't want the chicken after all or fewer just let me know, it's not a big deal.

Thanks!!

05/23/2026

The shack still looks shack like but in a couple weeks I'm busting that thing out to the universe ☄️
Gonna give it a pull out cabinet under the stove top and w**d eat some more, then slam a couple window units in it because I can't justify having a new $6k AC in a $20k hut. 🤷
I got down to the nitty gritty on it and had to piece mill some ottomans & fake shutters together from scrap lying around because I felt like I was bleeding money...I kinda like them actually and I'm glad I didn't buy them.
I always feel that if everything is new in a space I might as well just go sleep at the hobby lobby, so there's a pretty mix in this 700sqft. New, used, falling apart old, torn out atlas pages, some stuff I made and some stuff I found at the dump...ha!

05/20/2026

I've got an idea about staffing the Consignment/Variety Shop & the Pottery Shop but I wanted to throw it out there and see if people would be interested.

Keeping/Finding staff is a consistently horrible experience...I think everywhere. I'll say right out that I'm not good at it, I'm not boss material & I grit my teeth even having to think about it, however if I'm gonna dip my toes this deep between these little businesses I'll have to bite the bullet.

That being said I am interested in offering shifts as gig work to a select number of people. I think both Amazon warehouses and Spark with Walmart do this.

This will accomplish a few things (I hope):
Highly Flexible for Folks schedule
Only people interested in being at work will be there
Fewer Staff Shortages, hopefully none.

I believe there is an app for this kinda thing to make it "seamless". Or at the rate the world is going galactic fast toward "Terminator Mode" I may put this on a chalk board out of spite.

Are there people around who would like to try this type of work where they select their own work shifts?
Obviously this would be a very part time job but not so many in the staff pool that shifts are never available. (I would have to feel this out carefully, and get out the kinks)

This is just a preliminary idea, I've been tossing around but if theress interest in this concept let me know.