Welcome to our farm. We’re glad y’all made it! So, why do we call it Plum Hollow Farm—or simply “the farm”? To answer that, we need to tell you about Barney Barnwell. He was the visionary, founder, and driving force behind Plum Hollow Farm.
This land has been in the Barnwell family for well over 100 years. The family first grew cotton, then peaches during the time Barney’s grandparents, Burton and Myrtle Barnwell, worked the farm. Growing up in the 1960s, the farm was Barney’s absolute favorite place to be.
In the 1970s, while Burton and Myrtle were busy farming peaches, Barney was out with the Plum Hollow Band growing a different kind of crop. He toured with legendary artists like Asleep at the Wheel, Muddy Waters, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Paycheck, just to name a few.
Years later, when Barney was given the opportunity to purchase the farm, he jumped at it. While still touring the college circuit on weekends, he used part of the property during the week as an automotive salvage yard—or “junkyard,” as we call it around here. It was a business where Barney, his father Robert, and his brother Byron “Red” all found success.
