Our story

Hi! I’m Crystal Tillory at Tillory Farms. We are a small family farm and homestead, established in 2020. I was born and raised in the San Diego suburbs and am a huge animal lover! My three city pups are my fur-children! My extended family was born & raised on farms in Virginia and Tennessee, and I would go visit the farms when I was young. My grandfather brought his farming skills to San Diego and was known throughout the city for his multitude of delicious homegrown tomatoes! I learned much of my gardening from my grandfather. It has always been my dream to be self-sufficient and live off my own land and raise my own animals. Like a lot of people during the pandemic in 2020, I started out with backyard chickens and growing fruits and vegetables in my small backyard on my  tiny 1/4 acre city home. I fell madly in love with my laying hens and began selling farm fresh eggs and homemade bread to family, friends, and neighbors. A tiny suburban homestead was born.

My love for homesteading fueled my dream to move out east and purchase more land. I worked up the courage and finally made the move in May, 2021 to the small rural city of Campo, CA, an hour east of the city of San Diego. I didn't know a single person in town and was an hour away from my family and friends. I quickly began to expand my “farm-ily” with ducks, a rooster, and more laying hens, as I established my roots. A few months later, I added dairy goats and pigs. Three years later, I now have sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, pheasants, peacocks, tortoises, a donkey, a horse, cats, and five dogs!