The Gorham Homestead

01/23/2026

Any of my Monday people that want to pick up today your milk is ready

01/23/2026

I’m seeing a lot of posts online where people are angry at people who are prepared for the incoming storm.

They are angry at people who have prepared for emergency heat. They are angry at people who have food. They are angry at people who have livestock and food systems. They’re saying they will come and “take the food/animals” of others. They are saying things like “Well, I guess I will just freeze to death”.

This is just for a potential incoming ice storm. Imagine what it would be like for something more catastrophic.
Imagine if something like this happened and we had no warning. Would you be ready?

Even I wasn’t quite ready… not for ice. I have spent this entire week setting up systems that I should’ve already had in place. I’m almost positive something will happen that I didn’t think of. However, I am as prepared as I can be based on my experience and trying to guess what problems I might encounter.

Today, I’m going to contact the elder farmers in my neighborhood who have experienced ice with livestock in this community. The older, wiser farmers are a WEALTH of knowledge. I’m just going to ask if they have any suggestions for me. I guarantee you …I get answers I never thought of. 

Please, please work toward having emergency preparations for food, water, and energy. There are so many people getting caught with their pants down and it’s their own fault. It is your responsibility to take care of yourself and your family.

God calls us to be prepared. Prepared for anything that might come our way AND prepared for his second coming. Preparedness is a mindset. It is insurance both spiritually and physically.



01/22/2026

It’s so funny listening to all the Yankee transplants brag about how they are “used to snow and ice”…no big deal. If you have not lived through an ice storm in Tennessee, you have NO IDEA. Ice is a different beast in the south.

01/22/2026

😍😍😍 let’s hash it out, shall we?

**🛑 It’s Happening!
RFK Jr.’s Former Group Sues the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)**

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) — the nonprofit once chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — has filed a federal lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics alleging the organization violated federal law by claiming that childhood vaccines on the federal schedule are “safe” without what CHD says is sufficient scientific basis for that statement.
➡️https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/rfk-jr-s-former-group-to-sue-american-academy-of-pediatrics-5974143

The Epoch Times
📌 Key Points from the Complaint:
• CHD accuses AAP of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, claiming the pediatric group repeatedly tells parents that vaccines are fully tested and proven safe despite, in CHD’s view, a lack of genuine studies comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

• The complaint was filed on January 21, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

• CHD’s legal filing argues that statements by AAP about vaccine safety amount to a coordinated pattern of misleading public messaging — triggering a statute often used to target fraud.

📄 You can view the legal complaint here:⬇️ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26499273-childrens-health-defense-complaint-against-american-academy-of-pediatrics/

01/22/2026

We did it!!!!

🚨Tennessee lawmakers tried to sneak through a pesticide immunity bill.

But MAHA got loud, and it was pulled from committee today.

Another attempt to give Big Chem a free pass has been stopped thanks to voices like yours.

These bills keep popping up where Big Chem has control.

Stay alert and keep making your voice heard.

For more on this, checkout our in depth MAHA Report article on this today: https://www.themahareport.com/p/tennesseans-rally-to-kill-bill-that

01/22/2026

When you have a farm, you can’t just hope that “it’ll go around”. There are so many things I have to put in place because I can’t afford to assume that it’s a false alarm. Animals must be kept alive, as well as as humans.

We have to assume that pathways will be icy. That waters will freeze. We have to assume that maintaining all of this will be very difficult. We have to imagine every worst case scenario in order to protect our animals and our families.

It takes all hands on deck. It takes every last person on the farm making sure that every system is hardened and ready to go.  It’s also an opportunity to see who is a liability and who is an asset in an emergency situation. Just sayin….

Anyone who does not actively participate in the preparation should not then enjoy the comfort that preparation provides.

Translation: I will banish you into the ice forrest if you live here and you don’t help. (I’m kidding….sort of)
🥶🥶🥶

01/21/2026

Y’all we have to be LOUD about this.
They want immunity for poisoning us, killing our bees, polluting our soil and causing cancer and it is NOT OK. WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS TO PASS IN TENNESSEE.

TODAY IS THE DAY TO CALL AND EMAIL YOUR LOCAL AND STATE REPS TO SAY *NO* ON HOUSE BILL HB 809!

**PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE. I have made this public on my profile --so share EVERYWHERE.

If enacted, HB 809 would grant de facto immunity to pesticide manufacturers by creating a legal shield in failure-to-warn cases, effectively stripping Tennesseans of their right to a jury trial even when companies knew of risks and deceived consumers with their labels. Lawsuits could still be filed, but they will not advance past the first motion to dismiss. It will effectively create de facto immunity for all pesticide manufacturers – and prioritize corporate profits, often for foreign companies, over the health of Tennesseans.

This bill is not just about glyphosate: it applies to over 57,000 pesticide products and all future pesticides, including chemicals linked to cancer, Parkinson’s disease, endocrine disruption, infertility, and impaired sexual development.

This industry already knowingly sells carcinogens without cancer warnings.

What will they sell when no one can hold them accountable?

Lobbyists claim a new amendment “fixes” HB 809, but it does not -- the outcome is the same -- immunity, just repackaged in misleading language.

All you need to say is: The people of Tennessee do not want this legislation passed. We demand that you vote NO for HB0809.

You can also refer to the talking points below.

1. Constitutional Violation (7th Amendment) In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right to trial by jury shall be preserved."

2. Existing current state and federal laws protect pesticide manufactureers from frivolous lawsuits.

3. Bayer is pushing for EPA to allow for "warning label" on products that satisfy their "duty to warn." No accountability.

4. EPA-approved labels are commonly inadequate or outdated, or worse, intentionally fraudulent.

Please contact the Tennessee State legislators below and ask that they vote NO on HB809.

Sponsors:

• rep.rusty.grills@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-0718

• rep.chris.todd@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-7475

• rep.chris.hurt@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2134

• rep.johnny.shaw@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-4538

Committee:

1. rep.andrew.farmer@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-4419

2. rep.elaine.davis@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2287

3. rep.rebecca.alexander@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2251

4. rep.fred.atchley@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-5981

5. rep.gino.bulso@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-6808

6. rep.clay.doggett@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-7476

7. rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-6877

8. rep.johnny.garrett@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-3893

9. rep.ga.hardaway@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-5625

10. rep.torrey.harris@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2239

11. rep.gloria.johnson@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2031

12. rep.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-6852

13. rep.william.lamberth@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-1980

14. rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-7477

15. rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-6861

16. rep.lowell.russell@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-3736

17. rep.gabby.salinas@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-1920

18. rep.rick.scarbrough@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-4400

19. rep.tom.stinnett@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-3560

20. rep.chris.todd@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-7475

21. rep.joe.towns@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-2189

22. rep.ron.travis@capitol.tn.gov 615-741-1450

01/20/2026

State Representative Jody Barrett Has Announced He Is Running For Re-Election To Represent Tennessee House District 69, Pledging To Continue Protecting Conservative Values And Fighting Back Against The Special Interests And Political Insiders Who Too Often Ignore Working Families.

01/18/2026

Looks like everybody except me gets to take a Sunday nap. 😞

01/17/2026

I know there’s a lot of room for improvement on my little makeshift enclosure but for now cooperation from the girls is key. 😊

01/17/2026

I am going to have some herdshare spots available starting in February.

We are back in milk abundance. For information on how to sign up please send me an email at info@thegorhamhomestead.com
Located in Dickson, TN