WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — About 17 miles from Downtown Nashville right off highway 70, you’ll find cows, pigs, goats and chickens. 

“Come on in, they are fine!” Baylor Bates said, walking into the chicken coop. "...We got a lot of eggs!"

Baylor and his sister Andie Kate are fifth generation farmers. Their parents, really, are the ones in charge. 

“So welcome! You are at Southern Rhythm Cattle Company,” Brian Bates said. 

Farming is often called the backbone of America. However, Bates said it's dwindling in Wilson County due to new development and growth.

“We are losing a lot of farmlands by the weeks due to development and growth,” Bates said.

Brian and Katie Bates live on 50 acres of land in Wilson County. 

“For the area, it is very large," Bates said. "But on an agricultural spectrum, it's very small, and we're limited to what we can do here."

The Bates have decided to use farmland in more ways than one. They've opened up a market on their property where they sell all things local like meat, eggs and other goods from small, local businesses.

“We stay rooted in trying to teach people agriculture and the basis of why we are here and why we are important,” Katie Bates said. 

In addition to that, they started an agritourism business on the farm, offering birthday parties and class field trips.  

“We came from our market, and we like to call this our classroom,” Katie said. 

There are lots of different activities and events for people of all ages like concerts with the cows and goat yoga. It's just one way to both preserve and reinvent farm life.

"Most of the time, it's people petting goats and doing a little bit of yoga when the goats aren’t paying attention to you,” Katie said. “A lot of selfies!” Brian chimed in.

“This is Princess Becky,” Andie Kate said, introducing News 2 to the pig that she'll show in the Wilson County Tennessee State Fair.

"He’s a boy and his name is Leonardo,” Baylor said, showing his pig. 

While they work hard to preserve farmland, the Bates also hope their kids will keep the family tradition of farming alive.

‘Watching our kids grow up as we were growing up, it's what we dreamed of doing," Brian said. "So I guess as they say, we are living the dream right now and enjoying it."

“Teaching them their responsibilities on the farm and where our food comes and being able to do that every day and be out here on the beauty of what God created it really is a blessing,” Katie said. 

The last two concerts with the cows will be on September 6 and October 11. You can purchase those tickets on the Southern Rhythm Cattle Company Facebook page closer to the event. 

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