Twiddle Dee Farm continues a farming tradition held by the Peterson family of Clinton, North Carolina. While farm products have changed over the years, the farm still belongs to folks who are committed to being good stewards of the land.
The farm today is characterized by a change to a pasture-based system of farming as opposed to the traditional row-crop farming. There are acres of fenced pasture, katahdin sheep, chickens, fresh seasonal vegetables, and a beautiful flower garden.
The farm continues to evolve, so be sure to stay in touch by following us on Facebook! We are on Facebook as Sheep Farmer, and there is a link to our Facebook page on our home page.
The scuppernong grape arbor is shown above.
Lola McLamb married CB Peterson.
And In the Past
On January 2, 1913, Clingman Bizzell (CB) Peterson, born 1888, purchased a parcel of land located in Sampson County, North Carolina. He bought this land from the Smiths who lived in Mecklenburg County. Two years later, CB married Lola McLamb, who was nineteen years old at the time and seven years his junior. They had five children, with one child dying at childbirth. This was the beginnings of Twiddle Dee Farm.
The Old Homeplace
A Note About the Homeplace
The family is not certain if CB Peterson built the original family home, had it moved to the parcel he had just purchased, or if the house already existed. Most likely, the central two rooms of the house already existed on the property. CB paid for his purchase with bonds over a three-year period and probably would not have moved a home onto or built on the land until he owned it free and clear. We do know that the house has had at least a couple of additions and has been renovated once. All five of CB's children were born in the house. In the photograph to the right, the homeplace is shown as it looked during the elder years of Mrs. Lola and CB. Mrs. Lola planted the two oaks growing at the corners of the porch as saplings. They still stand today, as do two small sheds at the rear of the house. One of the sheds was used as a smokehouse to store hams. Both sheds are in use today. The branches of a large pecan tree at the rear of the home spread high and far out over the buildings and brick work at the rear of the house. The tree is estimated to be well over a hundred years old. Everyone is keeping a watchful eye on its condition.
The old homeplace and an acre on which it sits passed out of the Peterson family after the death of Mrs. Lola. In April 2004, the great-grandson of CB Peterson bought the home to be used as his principal residence, bringing the property back into the Peterson family. It now houses the office for Twiddle Dee Farm.
