HewnHaven is a farm and workshop business that focuses on quality meat, old-world crafts, and ecological land management

Fence Building and Repair
2026-02-15 - 2026-03-20 | The Farm, Missouri, United States
Building and repairing fence is less of a job and more of a “forced romance” between me and a thousand pounds of unruly metal wire.
The day usually starts with a “fence check,” which is just polite terminology for finding problems and not redeemable for cash. I head out armed with a wire stretcher—my magical, back-saving best friend—and several pounds of fence supplies.
By the end of the day, I’m covered in rust, my fingers are sore, and I’ve probably misplaced my fencing pliers three times, but there’s something oddly satisfying about looking at a line of wire stretched perfectly tight. I just know, come tomorrow morning, I’ll be back out there, mending the same spot.
