Secret Farm Hideaways

Serenbe Farms

Chattahoochee Hills, GA

Run by 28-year-old Paige Witherington, a blue-eyed farmer as comfy on a mountain bike as on a tractor, this tiny organic farm feeds Serenbe, a New Urbanist community that’s a model of sustainable development southwest of Atlanta. Paige, partner Justin Dansby, and three helpers coax from 5 acres enough veggies to supply two local chefs, a farmers’ market, a few Atlanta restaurants, and 110 people who signed up for a weekly veggie box. With advance notice, you can tour the farm and help with planting, harvesting, and other chores for an hour or a day.

Rooms from $190, including farm breakfast and afternoon tea; serenbeinn.com or 770/463-2610 

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Fickle Creek Farm

Efland, NC

Set on 145 acres of rolling hills just 20 minutes from Chapel Hill, this farm is a showcase of sustainable livestock and produce. Owners Ben Bergmann and Noah Ranells supply a number of area restaurants with eggs, chicken, beef, lamb, pork, and vegetables. They raise animals naturally outdoors, and you won’t detect a whiff of anything unpleasant from the dozens of pigs and thousands of chickens a field or two away. Request a  complimentary walking tour past gardens, rooting pigs, and roaming chickens, or just wander about the farm on your own.

Rooms from $80, with farm-fresh breakfast; ficklecreekfarm.com or 919/304-6287 

Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch

Ava, MO

This 700-acre Ozarks cattle farm is located in the home of the Missouri Fox Trotter, “the Cadillac of trail horses.” Owners Sonny and Cecil “C” Huff lead trail rides across open fields, host weenie roasts on the banks of Big Beaver River, and let you see real horse whisperers at work.

From $200 per night, with meals and daytime activities; bucksandspurs.com or 417/683-2381 

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Blackberry Farm

Walland, TN 

Artisans, farmers, and chefs conspire to create great singular meals and culinary classes at this all-inclusive luxury resort in the Smokies foothills.

blackberryfarm.com

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Smithfield Farm

Berryville, VA

Sleep in an 1824 Federal brick-and-stone manor on a 400-acre working Shenandoah farm that supplies the eggs, bacon, and sausage for the inn’s farm-fresh breakfasts.

smithfieldfarm.com, 877-955-4389

Historic Maple Hill Manor

Springfield, KY

Set in a restored 1851 antebellum mansion, this award-winning B&B is part of a working alpaca farm in bourbon country.

maplehillmanor.com  

Greer Farm

Daingerfield, TX

You-pick berries, grassfed beef, and farm-to-table cooking classes are highlights on a family farm that practices sustainable agriculture. Lake cabins come with Wi-Fi, eggs, homemade bread, and local jam.

greerfarm.com

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