About Fireside Farm: Flowers became a way of seeing.

A floral studio shaped by season, place, and the joy of making.

I’m drawn to flowers because they are fleeting, resilient, and completely alive. They ground me, light me up, and remind me what is possible. Fireside Farm grew from that feeling—and from a desire to make work that feels more like art than decoration.

A man and woman standing in front of a colorful painted wooden fence, holding potted flowers, with a green forest in the background.

We’re

Lisa & Randall.

Pleased to

meet you!

Rooted in the season

Local flowers lead the way

Lisa Joyner and Randall Williams met in 2004 while teaching at Duke Young Writers Camp, where they bonded over Adrienne Rich poems, hiking, and swimming in the Eno River. Three years later, in 2007, they moved to the country.

In 2010, they started teaching at Carolina Friends School and, over time, the farm became a beloved gathering spot for students and friends.

In 2014, they added a sawmill—first, to build their own front porch, then to meet requests for custom milling.

Then, in 2017, Lisa & Randall took a leap of faith and went all-in for their big dream: to create a farm devoted to sustainable living, growing high quality flowers, and caring for their community. 

Thus was born Fireside Farm: a side-by-side flower farm, design studio and sawmill.

A few Faces of the farm.

A smiling woman with glasses and a necklace standing inside a greenhouse, holding a large bouquet of pink and purple flowers, surrounded by various other blooming plants.

Lisa

Founder + floral designer

Before flowers, Lisa taught middle school for more than twenty years, blending literature, creative writing, social justice, fiber arts, and farming.While teaching, she helped launch GLOW, the first middle school Gay-Straight Alliance in North Carolina. She left teaching in 2018 to focus full-time on flower growing and floral design.

Beyond the classroom, Lisa was deeply involved in the local music scene, including managing the Saturdays in Saxapahaw Farmers’ Market and Music Series, launched by her dear friend Heather LaGarde.

A man with brown hair and a beard sitting on a wooden floor, petting a large white fluffy dog inside a cabin with green trees visible through the windows.

Randall

Partner in crime

A teacher, writer, and lifelong curious mind, Randall has worn quite a few hats over the years. His love of language, nature, and community eventually led him to Carolina Friends School, where he taught everything from Permaculture to American Literature.

Today, through Fireside’s sawmill and flower farm, Randall continues to pursue his passions for permaculture, local economies, and regenerative agriculture.

Fun fact: Randall began life as a child actor in Charlotte and even shared a brief on-screen kiss with Reese Witherspoon in Diane Keaton’s Wildflower.

Every farm needs a few Extra characters.

  • A black and white cat with a flower crown of small white flowers on its head, sitting indoors with a blurred background.

    Lemur

  • Golden retriever walking through a garden bed with colorful flowers, surrounded by a low wire fence, with greenhouses made of plastic and wood in the background.

    Roscoe

  • A white cat with heterochromatic eyes, one yellow and one darker, lying on a wooden surface surrounded by orange and red flowers, with a blurred indoor background.

    Bingo

  • Large white dog with fluffy fur lying on a wooden surface, with a blurred background of outdoor items and a shed.

    Ollie

  • A white cat with black markings on its face and tail, sitting on a wooden surface near a bunch of colorful flowers in vases. Sunlight streams into the room, illuminating the cat and the flowers.

    Minnie Pearl

  • A fluffy brown and white dog with a happy expression lying on a colorful quilt, with another fluffy dog resting on a surface in the background, surrounded by various decorative items and plants in a cozy room.

    June Bug

  • Close-up of a black and white cat with yellow eyes sitting on a wooden floor.

    Emmett

Blue circular badge with white text reading "Best of Chapel Hill 2024 Readers' Favorite".
A circular badge with a blue background and white text that reads: "Best of Chapel Hill 2025 Readers' Favorite".

Best of the Triangle in 2024 and 2025.

We were honored to have Fireside Farm featured in Chapel Hill Magazine’s Best of the Triangle in 2024 and 2025.

Photos taken by Sarah Martin from Fancy This Photography.

  • A man is giving a woman a flower in a garden with greenhouses in the background.
  • Lisa Joyner and Randall Williams walking with buckets of flowers at Fireside Farm in Efland, NC.
  • Lisa Joyner, wearing overalls, is standing in the gardens at Fireside Farm, holding pink and white flowers. The garden has green plants with purple flowers, and there are greenhouses in the background, with trees and sunlight filtering through.
  • Lisa Joyner stands inside a greenhouse, holding a bouquet of orange flowers in one hand and opening a door with the other. She wears a black long-sleeve shirt and an apron, surrounded by blooming orange and yellow flowers.

Create something felt

Grow and source flowers responsibly, keep it wild and organic, and make work that honors North Carolina’s biodiversity and seasonal rhythms.

Regenerative growing practices, local sourcing, and a collection of reusable mechanics and vessels are part of the design—not an afterthought.

Decorative text reading 'FREEDOM FADES' with floral and star embellishments in a vintage style.
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