Highland County : locations saisonnières

Come spend time with horses, goats, cats and kittens, chickens and ducks on our 8-acre hobby farm! Guests will have the opportunity to groom Chester, our adorable miniature horse, pet our sweet rescue horse, Epic, who is 26 years young! and learn about basic horse care and anatomy, grooming and welfare of horses. We'll visit our friendly milk goats, including Flora, our little Lamancha goat, and learn about caring for dairy goats. Guests will also meet our affectionate barn cats and various chickens and ducks who live on our farm, and learn about the jobs each of the animals have, including bug control! Guests are welcome to stay for seasonal refreshments afterward. Enjoy a taste of farm life and a slower pace in the countryside surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. (This experience is conducted completely outside, during the summer we provide a natural essential-oil based bug spray, please feel free to bring your own bug spray if you prefer. Sunscreen and/or a hat is also recommended.)

Escape the city to a working homestead. Lace up your hiking boots and learn what it's like to be a modern day homesteader. Here you will find a lush West Virginia landscape and a working 40-acre homestead under restoration. Activities are seasonally determined, such as Spring wild flowers and ramps (wild garlic), Summer blueberries and garden harvest/food preservation, Fall colors and cider press, Winter snowy photography. The house was built in the early 1980s during the American "back-to-the-land" movement by folks yearning for freedom, rural peace and a better world. The unique architecture of the back-to-the-land movement is rarely accessible to the general public. To visit this property is a treat for those who appreciate nature, Americana and quietude. You'll experience a partially off the grid home with wood stove and passive solar heating and a flushless composting toilet. Your tour includes a tour of the 3-story home and projects underway (either on foot or in a side-by-side). Projects may include sheep, heritage breed ducks and hogs, terraced hillside gardening, water harvesting, erosion control, pollinator habitat restoration, wood harvesting, and composting. Other things to note The length of walking, route and duration of outdoor activity will be customized to your group. The land is a series of rolling hills. The house has stairs with no railings.

You’ll hop on the trolley and tour award-winning vineyards and breweries, sampling their offerings and taking in their gorgeous views. Along the way you’ll learn about the history of the area and how it’s becoming a world class destination for wine and craft beer. Other things to note Please arrive 10 minutes prior to start of tour

Learn basic sheep and goat tending. See varying fencing options for your own herd, and how and what they need for optimal health. See which type of goats would work best for your needs. Play, walk and mill about the working farm. Fix a fence. Find an endangered species. Restore your soul as you play in the mud and play with our crew! Come with a open heart and let the goats nuzzle you and give you back rubs with their horns. Listen for galloping hooves from our equine friends, chirping birds frolicking and the wind dancing with the trees as our feet putter patter along the deer trails.

Meet the Brewers: WildManDan Tatarka & WildWoman Corey Tatarka Join us in the Historic 1900s BrewBarn w overview of the brewing process on a small scale (10-gallon brew system) Assemble in Private Taproom not open to the general public for Beer Class with the brewers in the smallest licensed brewery in Virginia. The class is about 35-40 minutes. Includes a pint of a WildManDan Brew that you can not get anywhere else! Check our FB page or site for a current list of beers on tap. Learn about the off-flavors of beer and how to identify them, more importantly to home brewers- how to fix your brew process. WildManDan is a BJCP beer judge and will teach you how to be one too! Other things to note: We are small. Tiny. Class is limited due to space and Covid. You can always go online to various Ciccerone sites and pay $50 or more for this class. Safe travels and brew on. WildManDan