Summary
Maverick Farms formed in spring 2004 to preserve a small farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, an area under intense pressure from development. We operate as an open laboratory, experimenting with human-scale farming techniques and traditional food preparation.
Maverick Farms works to reclaim the pleasures of eating and sharing meals in a culture overrun by industrial agriculture and flavorless food. The project arose out of Springhouse Farm, which for 30 years sold hand-picked vegetables to local restaurants. Maverick Farms is continuing with that tradition while embarking on new education and outreach projects to connect local food producers and consumers.
Because we see social justice as the food system's most crucial issue, we are dedicated to transforming food and farming practices to support cooperative, not subordinate, interrelationships between the economy, ecology, society and politics.
Maverick Farms is currently focused on building a viable multi-farm CSA model for the High Country, the 2010 season will be the second season for the High Country CSA (HCCSA).
Guests are welcome in our home, a two-story, 125-year-old farmhouse with a wrap-around porch overlooking a creek, a chicken coop, vegetable gardens, and orchards. Guests may play the concert grand piano, borrow books from the libraries, play badminton, and help harvest eggs, vegetables, herbs, and fruit from the gardens.
Guests will experience the hustle and bustle of life on a working farm, as well as the relaxed atmosphere we strive to create. Each comfortable guest room is private and most have reading chairs and desks. There are many sitting areas around the farmhouse and yard to rest and have conversation.
source: www.maverickfarms.com
Features
Food:
Breakfast, Dinner, Organic
Amenities:
Library, Piano
Activities & Animals
Chickens, Gardening, Planting / harvesting, Orchards, Yard games (croquet, bocce ball, badminton), Organic farming