Welcome to Southern Folk & Farm Life
Welcome to SouthernFolkandFarmLife.com — a homeplace for the stories, voices, people, and traditions that make the South what it is. What began in Georgia as a Facebook group with more than 95,000 members has grown into something much bigger. Georgia Folk & Farm Life brought together folks who shared an appreciation for good stories, rural life, old photographs, family traditions, country music, local history, and the people and places that make home feel like home.
Along the way, it became clear those stories don’t stop at the state line.
So we’re widening the front porch.
Southern Folk & Farm Life takes what began in Georgia and heads down the road in search of stories from across the South — the people, places, music, food, farms, traditions, history, and everyday characters worth knowing.
The idea began with Wade Peebles — writer, log truck driver, and bona fide Southern raconteur. His gift for storytelling turned a humble Facebook group into a remarkably active community. Along the way, Wade teamed up with fellow writer, journalist, broadcaster, and storyteller Matt Jolley. Together, they created Georgia Folk & Farm Life and discovered just how hungry people are for authentic stories about the places and people around them.
Now, as Southern Folk & Farm Life, Wade and Matt are taking that idea beyond Georgia.
Here you’ll find:
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Original stories and essays about Southern people, places, history, and culture
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Our new Southern Folk & Farm Life video podcast, featuring conversations with interesting Southerners, country artists, storytellers, craftsmen, farmers, historians, and plenty of folks who simply have a good story to tell
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Contributions from members of our community — because everybody has a story
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Photographs, recipes, oral histories, music, memories, and traditions from across the South
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The kind of stories that might otherwise disappear if somebody doesn’t take the time to tell them
Think of it as a digital front porch for the South.
This is a place for folks who appreciate a good story, a strong sense of place, and the people who give our communities their character. You might join us from a farmhouse in Georgia, a small town in Alabama, the mountains of Tennessee, the Mississippi Delta, the Carolinas, or somewhere far from the South that you still call home.
Wherever you are, pull up a chair and stay awhile. All are welcome — there’s always room on the porch.
Wade Peebles & Matt Jolley
Southern Folk and Farm Life features Southern culture, Southern history, country music, traditional country artists, farming, agriculture, small towns, Southern food, rural life, folklore, traditions, people and stories from across the American South. Hosted by Matt Jolley and Wade Peebles, SouthernFolkandFarmLife.com features video podcasts, interviews, original stories and conversations celebrating Southern life and culture.
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I would keep Georgia terms in the SEO layer. You already have history and identity associated with Georgia, and there’s no reason to throw that search relevance away simply because you're expanding. Think of Georgia as part of the footprint now, rather than the definition of the brand.