Derek and Jenna Dooley

Derek and Jenna Dooley of The Flip Flop Barnyard are a homesteading, homeschooling, natural living family with 9 children. They’ve been living a homesteading lifestyle since 2011 and are passionate about sharing their journey and teaching others. Their focus on their homestead is raising food for their family and providing high-quality food to their community through regenerative farming.

Jenna started their blog and YouTube channel back in 2014 with the hope of encouraging others in their homesteading journey. Through the years, they’ve learned so many hard and good lessons and hope that their knowledge and experiences can truly help others.

Their family has gone through multiple life-changing events, from a Category 5 hurricane to a stroke. Through these hardships, they’ve learned a lot about resilience, flexibility, and adapting life around changes and difficult situations. By sharing their testimony, experiences, and what they’ve learned, they hope to help others be prepared for and navigate through times that are difficult in life. Their biggest goal is to bring hope to others to make the best and most out of life no matter the struggles they face.