LITTLE People, Big World’s Roloff family has made several strict farm rules for visitors traveling to their $4 million Oregon property.
An insider visiting the Little People family farm exclusively told The U.S. Sun that warning signs advised visitors about wildlife, private property boundaries, running and more.
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Although the Roloff Farm consists of 106 acres, only a small section of the farm is open to visitors who have bought tickets.
The perimeters of the area fans toured were thoroughly marked with neon orange flags and signs which read: “Please no wandering beyond this point.”
Other signs throughout the property warned: “Off limits beyond this point.”
As families strolled across a field, a sign in the middle cautioned: “Beware of bees and wasps.”
Close by the field, a giant wagon was covered in spooky Halloween decorations and read: “Danger, do not climb on the wagon.”
Even though children could not play on the wagon, a hand-crafted airplane playhouse was open for visitors to explore.
Although the creative wooden playhouse was spacious, there was a sign that warned: “One person or family at a time, please!”
Families were also invited to climb on and take photos around a giant haystack – although not without safety risks.
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In front of the Hay Pyramid, the Roloff family planted a lengthy safety pledge and a waiver of liability contract.
Additional signs around the haystack advised: “Climb at your own risk!”
Near the entrance of the farm, the Roloff’s created a unique game.
Children were able to hop inside a human-sized tire anchored into a track and run back and forth.
Although two tracks were set up side by side for more than one person to be able to go at a time, a sign discouraged any competitive spirit.
The sign urged: “Have fun rolling, NO racing!”
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COMING TO AN END?
The same insider visiting the farm told The U.S. Sun Matt revealed the future of LPBW.
According to the source, Matt invited his fans to sit for a reading of his book inspired by the family farm dog, Lucy, called Little Lucy Big Race, published in 2018.
After the reading, Matt opened up the floor to fans to ask any questions about the book or the Roloffs’ time on LPBW.
Matt told his fans the famous pumpkin patch has been bustling over the past several weeks with the TLC crew as they have been filming for season 24 premiering November 1.
Although Matt admitted discussion about a 25th season has not been in the works yet.
He felt as if the show is coming to an end and told his fans he is unsure if the show will be renewed for another season after “a few more episodes.”
MATT’S ATTACK
The insider also shared Matt mocked his ex-wife Amy, 60, as he admitted she is “completely against” the idea of turning the family home into a rental.
Amy sold 32.28 acres of land to Matt for $975,000 on August 13, 2020.
Two years later, Matt shocked his friends and family when he listed 16 out of the 32.28 acres of property for sale for $4million.
The section of the farm for sale included Amy and Matt’s original family home that has been featured across the 23 seasons of LPBW.
Also at Matt’s reading, a dedicated fan asked the Roloff patriarch about the future of the farm for sale.
Matt was happy to share he decided to convert the family home into an Airbnb-style rental.
However, Matt disclosed that Amy was “completely against” the idea of their former home becoming a rental.
Matt said when he first told Amy his decision to make the big change, she was upset.
As he was sitting in front of a crowd of his fans, Matt threw his arms up in the air and raised his voice while making whining noises to imitate Amy’s initial reaction.
Amy was not around at the reading when Matt impersonated her, as she was helping out elsewhere around the pumpkin patch.
Matt said Amy eventually warmed up to the idea and in recent weeks the TLC crew filmed the ex-couple walking through the home with the rental adjustments for the first time.
Fans can look forward to watching the storyline of the decision to turn the home into a rental in the upcoming season of LPBW.
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NO TAKERS!
After Matt made his big Airbnb announcement, the farm was taken off the market.
The LPBW star opened up about his decision to take the property off the market with an Instagram post on Saturday.
Matt’s post showed him standing in front of the home that he and Amy lived in for most of their marriage with a sign that no longer reads, “For Sale” and instead displays, “Coming Soon. Short Term Rental.”
The TLC star opened up: “A few weeks ago I promised everyone a big news announcement… So here goes…
“When I put the small side of the farm up for sale I knew large deals like that take a much longer time (i.e. 6-12 months) to complete with no guarantees.”
He continued: “What I didn’t expect was how many new business partners and networking connections I would make in the process.”
Matt revealed: “Several interested parties talked about many different business ventures such as purchasing the small farm with [a] big house to use it as a short-term rental… think Airbnb.”
Matt made his intentions clear and added: “I have decided to pull the small farm off the open market and partner with @itrip_vacations and open the @rolofffarms to everyone and anyone who wants to spend a few nights in the Roloff family home.”
In Touch Weekly confirmed the Roloff family patriarch has removed the $4 million sale listing from mainstream realty websites.
STAY WITH MATT!
When Matt sat down with his fans on the farm for the reading, an insider told The U.S. Sun he also chatted about the process of turning the home into a rental.
Matt revealed the home is 26 weeks behind schedule from opening up to guests due to severe delays at the permit office.
The Roloff patriarch hopes the Airbnb rental will be running in full swing by next pumpkin season.
Tour guides on the farm also gushed about the exciting announcement.
As fans passed around the perimeter of the home on an Airbnb ride, they could see workers entering and exiting the home getting it freshened up for its future guests.
Tour guides were finally allowed to share the special update from two weekends previously.
During the first half of the pumpkin season, they had to keep the secret under lock and key because the home’s transition into an Airbnb is set to be a major storyline in the upcoming season of LPBW, beginning November 1.
COMING HOME
As the Airbnb is underway, Jacob, 25, and his wife Isabel, 26, have moved into a fifth-wheel camper home on a private property plot of land under heavy construction beside the farm.
The source exclusively told The U.S. Sun: “Jacob and Isabel are living on the farm full time.
“They were renting a place previously, and are saving up while on the farm.”
Fifth-wheel camper homes can range from $36,000 to $135,000 depending on size and amenities.
The source claims the crafty couple is also considering converting a bus into their temporary home.
Presently, it is unclear if the construction on Jacob and Isabel’s private land is for a future family home for them to settle into, or if Matt’s youngest son is only staying close by until the farm finds a buyer.
The source continued: “[Jacob and Isabel] are living there to save money and help out on the farm.
“The rest of the family doesn’t mind, as Matt and Caryn get along so well with them.”
According to a second insider, Matt and his girlfriend Caryn Chandler, 53, help out with the couple’s baby Mateo, ten months, as Jacob works on the farm and Isabel greets fans.
During weekends working on the farm, Amy keeps her distance from her ex-husband as she greets fans, and her new husband Chris Marek, 60, also helps out with Mateo.
The insider told The U.S. Sun that Isabel is generous with her time and allows all of the fans to stop, chat and meet her adorable baby boy.
During lunch breaks, Isabel heads to the farm to eat on the grass with Jacob and then takes Mateo back to the camper for his afternoon nap after the newborn’s hard work greeting fans.
HARD AT WORK
The LPBW insider also shared that Jacob works hard on the farm and does not take his father’s generosity for granted.
Jacob has been busy cutting wood, running the pumpkin farm, transporting work tools around in a farm tractor and more.
When Jacob turned 25 in January of this year, Matt passed along a prized family farm heirloom to reward his youngest son’s hard work around the farm.
Fans thought Jacob inheriting Matt’s bright yellow vintage car could be yet another clue he will be the son to take over the farm.
FAMILY FEUD
As Jacob has fallen onto his father’s good side, his older twin brothers Zach and Jeremy, 32, have refused to show up during pumpkin season – the family’s busiest time of year.
Jeremy has been busy settling into his new $1.5million farm with his wife Audrey, 31.
Although their new property is only a little over a ten-minute drive away from the Roloff farm, Jeremy has not shown up to help out during the season.
Meanwhile, Zach shocked fans early in the summer with the announcement he would not help out for the family’s pumpkin season amid his nasty feud with Matt.
The pair clashed after Zach and his wife Tori‘s offer to buy a portion of the family farm was declined.
In a previous episode of LPBW, Zach revealed during a confessional: “My dad and I could not come to an agreement on buying the farm, so with everything going on, I made the decision not to work pumpkin season.
“I’m disenchanted by the whole thing, so, yeah. I’m stepping away.”
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