HI, I’M TAWNY.

In 2018, my husband and I renovated a retired school bus into a tiny home, which we lived and traveled in for the next five years. I documented that time on our social media, Since We Woke Up, and in a book of the same name. In 2023, ready to step into the next chapter after several years of intentionally moving toward a new dream, we purchased land to build an off-grid homestead, a little hollow in the woods of Northwest Missouri we dubbed The Haven.

Today, we still live full-time in the school bus that’s been our home for over half a decade now, parked beside a spring-fed creek that purportedly has magic powers according to local legend and is surrounded by acres of abundant forest teeming with life. We believe this valley we sit at the heart of must have some kind of magic, as our nearest neighbors in the surrounding hills all happen to be fellow artists with similar passions. Our goal has always been to work with the land to create a self-sustaining homestead and food forest, but along the way we realized we wanted to share the art of the hollow’s residents along with the simple offerings the homestead provides, and our farm shop, Haven in the Hollow, was born.

You’ll find hand-forged knives, jewelry, and decor items made of recycled and repurposed steel and wood from our local blacksmith alongside more delicate and beautiful silver pieces from the world-renowned silversmith who happens to live just up the road. We also feature handspun and woven fiber wearables and art from multiple artists, handcrafted stained glass pieces from our local glass artist, herbal blends and tinctures made from plants grown right here in our forest, and a host of other handmade goods crafted with intention and love. When you buy from our little shop. you’re directly supporting the small artists we feature.

Welcome to the Haven, the next chapter of Since We Woke Up.