The Grounds at the Ramsey Farmhouse are a perfect balance of field and forest. The land directly to the back of the house is mainly forest land and goes back about a mile. There is a dirt road that leads one to the southern border of the property informally called the "Tenent House Road". The tenent house is no longer standing and was a home for families that needed work and housing.

The forest is dotted with cedar, pine, poplar, oak, mapel, laurel and holly trees. A small creek comes down from the top of the mountain on the left side of the house. Catamounts, deer, foxes, rabbits, huge red-tail hawks, red-headed woodpeckers, groundhogs, owls, golden finches, herons, and other beautiful birds are plentiful.

Wild rose bushes are found throughout the pasture and keep the bird population flourishing. Trails are found throughout the forest and the terrain is culminates in tall rounded knolls. The front of the house has two distinct fields: the upper and lower fields. The land has the natural border of a rushing creek that spans the length of the valley. On the other side of the creek, is the small landing strip which has seasonal air shows (pictured left from the front lawn). At night, the landing strip lights are so peaceful in colors of red, white and blue.

Iotla Valley is next to Cowee Valley ~ "Gem Capital of the World" where many large rubies and sapphires have been located. Franklin, North Carolina is the only place in North America where one can find rubies. The rubies here are less orange-red, instead, they have a purplish hue.

Many different crops are grown in the fields and sometimes we have bulls and cows out to pasture. The house has many adjacent buildings that were used for various farm procedures like the smokehouse, grainery, chicken coop and pig pen. The original barn was removed for safety purposes, but there are plans to raise a new barn soon!