Pursuits
Seven of the Best Farmstays Around the World
Feeding goats in Morocco, harvesting cacao in St. Lucia, luxuriating among heirloom tomatoes in Tennessee—and the rest of the best farmstay vacations
Blackberry Farm
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Encompassing a 9,200-acre estate in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee, the farm produces artisan cheeses, beer, eggs, heirloom vegetables, and wildflower honey. There’s no roughing it here: There are 68 plush rooms, plus three- and four-bedroom homes. Most accommodations include a fireplace, and all have feather bedding.
Grow some produce: Spend time with master gardener John Coykendall as he takes you through sowing, harvesting, and seed-saving techniques (from $250). You can work the fields, take the crop to the kitchen, and shell some seeds.