A Working Farm in North Carolina Is Capped by a Cozy Modern Farmhouse

When Anna and Michael RiCharde bought 42 acres of farmland in Leicester just outside of Asheville, North Carolina, they knew they were in for a wild ride. "We got the land in 2019, and there was nothing on it except for some barbed wire fences on the perimeter," says Michael. The first order of business: building a functional yet cozy home that could withstand the wear-and-tear of a farmer’s life, yet still attend to the family’s creature comforts. The couple turned to Anna’s brother, Zach George of Montana-based Workaday Design, who was eager to give form to Anna and Michael’s hard-won farming lifestyle with a high-craft home.