Anyone read "Omnivore's Dilemma" or watch "Food, Inc.?" Well, my interest in where my food comes…read morefrom started over 3 years ago and now I have 4 chickens and 2 mushroom logs with hopes of a raised organic garden in my near future. I stumbled upon Matt, the owner, of Microfarm Organic Gardens. He is a handy guy! He can get you set up with an organic garden, mushroom gardens, chicken coops, seedlings, greenhouses, and compost systems. He even helps install gutters that will drain into rain barrels. Wait, that is not all...he will even maintain your garden when you're away on holiday or if you just plain don't want to do the work, but only reap the rewards. Well, like all good service, he comes at a hefty price. Granted, you can find chicken coops online for half his price, but for the quality and craftsmanship of his work it was worth every penny. We purchased a custom made chicken tractor (it's on wheels and can move around your yard for optimal fertilization). He made it within a week and delivered it. All smiles and very helpful. I trust Matt and his extensive knowledge on gardening, composting, and making things. He does not sell chickens, but can give you a few trusted names of places to find them. You can find him at Atherton Mills Market. He has examples of a 2' raised bed and trellis, water barrel system, and the chicken tractor there. If I could afford all my projects, I would have him set me up for living off my land right now. Until then, I'll save up my money!

Damn good beer. Dude may not have the easiest to get to location (directly across from Coliseum…read moreparking lot) but he sure knows how to make beer. Seriously good, bordering on excellent all across the board. Plenty of parking and $5 beer. Yeah, I'll visit again.

Great home brew shop. I went by today to get some last minute items and it was my first time there…read more We have a shop in Winston but home brewing is really a 4th or 5th line of business for them and ingredients usually aren't fresh. Big Dan's has a full selection of ingredients and supplies and Dan seems to have the knowledge to get you through a tough spot with a batch. I'll be visiting again for sure.

Went here for National Strawberry Picking Day and piled it in with the masses to scoop the last of…read morethis year's strawberry crop. The fields were pretty thinned out, but we still ended up with a gallon of 'berries for 10 bucks, not too shabby. This small acreage rotates produce throughout the season - up next is squash, tomatoes, corn. A good time if you dig on the PYO experience, complete with a token farm animal crew - 1 pig, 1 donkey, 1 rooster. Directly across the street from the state line flea market, so you can easily spend the entire day picking first through piles of oddities then planties galore. Prepicked stuffs available if you'd prefer. They take cards, but have no public restrooms, be warned.

We take the kids a few times a year for different things to this farm. We've gone to pick…read morestrawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins depending on the season. The guy who runs/owns it and his wife are very nice and I've received some great gardening advice for the vegetable garden we use to keep at home. The produce is fresh but limited and the actual growing area is fairly small. The farm itself on the other hand is massive! We didn't realize this until we took the hay ride last month and it took over 30 minutes to complete the whole thing. It's a pretty uneventful hayrdide though. They also raise cattle and I think they had a pig and a duck running around. The hayride takes you through the entire farm and all around you can see a bunch of abandoned, dilapidated stables and other old, wooden structures that use to thrive at one point. I certainly recommend going there every time they have something as the have good products at good prices.

I saw that this place didn't have much reviews so I decided to check it. This is a Local cafe…read moreestablishment. It's a tiny bit hidden away. The parking is quite small. Its seems like it's mostly take away. There is very little dining area. When driving it might look like a cute house. I order a frozen lasagna and a Strawberry pound cake that they had in the back. I took it back to my work and the direction said to cook it for 45min-1hr for 350'F. The Lasagna was really good. It was soft but not mushy. The pound cake light and wasn't too dense. For what I hear is the menu is rotates around I think I might come back just for the Lasagna. They do have a Facebook that I think you can check out.

The employee was patient with my fast-talking granddaughter who knew exactly what she wanted! And…read moreshe loved her boba.