Wanting to preserve the land he grew up on.
It’s no secret that Riley Green is a lover of the outdoors. As an avid hunter, if you don’t see Riley Green on stage, there is a high probability that you will find him somewhere in the woods. Whiskey Riff has personally done podcasts with him where we weren’t sure if the internet would hold up at his hunting cabin.
Riley Green grew up in rural Alabama in the small town of Jacksonville. Through his songwriting, Green has talked about his childhood, recalling memories of his dad and grandfather riding their CAT tractors. On a new song Green debuted at RODEOHOUSTON, he touched on how he always viewed their work ethic as being cowboy.
Although the land he might have grown up on was not a working ranch or farm, the land that Green grew up on has been in his family for a long time, and he is passionate about keeping it the way that is always was… as well maintaining the habitat and ecosystem for all the wildlife present.
Green is now fortunate enough to have a few pieces of land around the nation, including a new hunting farm in Kansas.
Given that Riley Green is passionate about the pieces of land he has, when he appeared on the Like A Farmer podcast, host Pat Spinosa asked Green where this passion came from. His answer is simple: his roots, which is fitting, given that they were at his Jacksonville property for the podcast.
“Well, I know how fortunate I was to have this kind of property to run around on as a kid, even though it was just family land. I don’t want to see this place change. I mean, obviously, being in Nashville probably motivates me more than ever for that because there are five cranes running at all times, building another high rise.
You lose a lot of history. I think there are even a lot of places on Music Row that have been torn down to build a condo or whatever that is.
Obviously, I don’t think that will ever happen here, but I don’t even want to see it start popping up with Dollar Generals, you know. I want it to look like it did when I was a kid. When I go somewhere and sit down, you know, on that tree stump or down by the lake or whatever, it reminds me of when my grandaddy and me were doing this or that. And I think that’s what’s so special about this place to me.”
Check it out:
I love this answer. There is something therapeutic about being in the middle of nowhere with nothing being developed around you. He’s spot-on with how Nashville has grown so much, and with growth comes the carelessness of preserving historic buildings or pieces of land.
Green has noted in previous interviews that he often likes to write on his pieces of land, and disconnecting from the world helps him get those creative juices flowing. I can only imagine how soothing it is for Green to unplug and be with nature, given his career, constantly being around screaming fans or with loud music around him.
Check out his video if you want to see what Riley Green’s Jacksonville farm looks like. It’s truly a stunning property.
