It's a bit of drive out there. The farm is outside of Gallatin, but so worth the trip! It doesn't…read morelook like much, but the turkeys we get here every year reaffirm what a great farm this is!! For the past three years, we've purchased fresh turkeys from Whitaker Farms. For the past three years, we have not been disappointed. Whether getting a huge turkey or getting a small one, their fresh turkeys are top notch. I have never had such moist, delicious turkeys in all my life. The fresh makes the difference. They also have other meats and meat products. Even delicious jerkys!! They are truly a Mom and Pop type establishment, but are very committed to quality. I highly recommend to visit their online shop and to pre-order your next Thanksgiving turkey. I assure you, you will not enjoy a better turkey.

Excellent meat. Well packaged and delivered well. I will be ordering again. Thank you Whitaker…read moreFarms!

I thoroughly enjoyed my Sunday at The Gentle Barn. Learning about all the animals and their…read morestories, getting close to them and loving on them and supporting a beautiful sanctuary for them. Just a few things you can do there: Hug cows Cuddle roosters Rub pig bellies Pet goats Brush horses Watch Luke plume (in season) Enjoy learning from the wonderful volunteers Buy stuff at their gift shop (shirts are so comfy!) Enjoy a snack and a drink (I had warm apple cider) Just overall an excellent experience. Everyone was nice and welcoming. Take yourself, take a friend, go with your family. You will not be disappointed. Not only that, you're going to feel A LOT better afterwards. I mean how can you be mad when you're hugging a cow?

Go visit the animals ! Loving life like all creatures…read moreshould Enjoyed the shop and vegan treats

This entire experience was just awesome. First thing to note - they open at 10AM which is one of…read morethe earliest I could find. I wanted to go before the church crowd let out. You pull up and there is ample parking right outside the farm. We were greeted by one of the Wilson's children (added that nice family feel) where we purchased admission. $10- they take cash, card and Venmo. From there you have fresh kettle corn being cooked and bagged, and a nice size area to purchase pumpkins and other goodies. You can hop on the tractor and take a ride around some of the property or they also had a little 'train' for the kids - super cute. The corn maze is straight back from the entrance - it's huge and you can get lost - take note of the aerial photo at the entrance . When you come out, if you start to head back where you came, you'll see a wildflower path up ahead, was a nice stroll up through there, and wraps you back around to another pumpkin patch. That's where the 'action' takes place... cannon and slingshot action! Here you can pay for a slingshot or cannon experience; we did both. Slingshot was fun, mini pumpkins - $1 for 2 shots and you totally get that 'pull back far far far sitting on the ground experience' - loved it! The cannon - well- I loved the power in between my hands!! That sucker shot a NICE distance. This was $2/shot or $5 for 3. Well worth it!!! We didn't carry cash on us, so after grabbing a wagon/cart up front (there a few to use - or bring your own!) we grabbed a variety of pumpkins in the field - ghost, green, orange, etc... then we ended up paying for the cannon experience when we purchased the pumpkins. Things to note: Bathrooms on site, cards accepted, pumpkin patch, kettle corn, tractor rides, cannon and slingshot, corn maze, 'train' for the kids. I spotted some fire pits, might be able to use those as well, just ask! We spoke with Lynn (Mrs. Wilson) and learned all about the farm. She and her family really put their heart into this and you can tell. This farm has been in Mr. Wilson's family since the 1800s!! Cannot say enough good things about this Farm and how kind the entire Wilson family is. Bring the family, go with friends, fly solo - whatever, just do it!

Such a cute and small family farm! My kids loved it and it was not crowded. Loved learning about…read morethe history on the hay ride!

So, a couple of late springs ago, I was eager to get out of the house. I thought that I knew what…read morestir crazy was (ha). The answer was soon (and so so much later) to come. When walking around the block was no longer sufficient to satisfy my 'getting out' needs, I... went online and bought my strawberries remotely. Fruit picking from April to October has always been something I've enjoyed about the area and knowing that that pastime was going to stay in the past, I pivoted -- as did the folks at Batey Farms. I've been north, south, west, and east in my search for fresh produce outside of Nashville. Surprising to me, I had yet to go to Batey Farms. I think I'd planned on going with a friend who lived in the area but we put it off thinking we had plenty of time to do it later. Oh, box of plagues and troubles that was opened lo so many years ago (at this point)... you never fail to disappoint and stress. So, I wanted strawberries. I wanted fresh strawberries. I didn't want to buy overpriced strawberries from the supermarket that were coated in pesticides. I didn't have a lot of choices. Many u-pick farms were shut down and discombobulated. Thankful that someone in the Batey family is a crafty zoomer (millennials are old/40s now; youth is new), they had a system in play. Go online. Pick the amount of berries you want. Pay. Arrange a pick-up time. Drive to the farm. Sit in queue. Verify your order with a number. Pop the trunk. Deliver berries. Leave. Granted, a lot of the fun of local produce is spending time outside and picking the best berries but some things can't be helped. I was just grateful that someone thought up a workable system. One caveat, though: the ordering system was/is a bit Mad Maxish. Berries sold out. Fast. Think of it as a berry version of trying to snag seats at the Bluebird. Don't wait until the last minute or think the first time out will satisfy your itch. Patience is definitely a virtue.; that and expert internet-fu. I ordered. I hit the road on a Sunday afternoon. I enjoyed a leisurely drive. I drove through a neighborhood. I arrived to orderly chaos. I gave my number. I popped the trunk. I got my berries. I left. Super efficient process. No (reasonable) complaints. I drove home and studied my berries. I had a fair amount of 'I would have picked these' berries so no (fair) complaints. There's nothing like the real thing but as we've learned -- and, are still learning -- to get through life one must pivot. Strawberries makes doing so all the sweeter. And, to be all the way truthful, if I could remotely pick my berries I think I might prefer this system. This year, we'll see if I can resume the hunt. If not, at least I know how to scratch my itch. Locally.

Came here with the family and picked strawberries. The staff was very helpful and nice. The prices…read moreare very reasonable, especially for the reality of knowing where they are coming from. I'd suggest anyone to come check it out!

Love the Chicken Cutlets and Fish. The beef was amazing as well. Was kind of upset that everything…read morewas frozen. But I can understand that it keeps the items fresh if the turnover isn't like a in a grocery store. The farm itself is beautiful. Love the cows

Another updated review:…read more Before moving to Tennessee from San Diego, I've honestly never thought about being able to purchase meats directly from a farm. It's amazing: freshness, quality, and taste. We generally do about 2-3 big orders a month. Here's a general list: GRASS-FED BEEFS: -filet mignon -ribeye -sirloin -New York strip -tri-tip -beef rib slabs -ground beef All great!! Usually do about 4-6 of each, every time we order. GRAIN FED: -wagyu short ribs -wagyu tri tip Both very tasty! PORK: -3/4" pork chops in packs of two (we eat these once a week, so good!!) -2" pork chops on our hungrier days are great -spare ribs -baby back ribs We love and enjoy all their ribs. Seafood: -salmon (I wish they were a bit larger but it was good) -gulf shrimps (my fav from here, they're big and we usually grab about 3-4 bags each purchase) Last time we came the owner wasn't there but I believe his daughter and her bf were. I'm not sure if there's a difference but each filets I added on were different price and they charged me $17-$20 each one. I don't remember paying that much for them before but maybe it's something new. Besides that customer service is always great. The bbq seasonings, steak seasonings, and their bbq sauce are pretty delicious as well.

Visited yesterday, late in the season and all the fruit is already off the trees. Earlier in the…read moreyear the lady said they have self-pick blueberries, peaches and apples. I was looking for a place to do fall activities with my family. This is just a place to buy apples and apple products. We had apple donuts and apple cider. Bought some unique salsa and a bag of apples. It was nice, but I had higher expectations. It's a 30 minute drive from North Clarksville, and we only stayed here about 20 minutes and that was only because it took that long to eat the Carmel apples It's nice but next year I'll look for a different orchard.

Easy 5 star location ... nice drive into the country to find this quaint apple orchard and cider…read moremill. Wifey, doggy and I wanted to get out of town so we decided to drive the back roads to Adams Tn. Shade Tree Farm had plenty of loose apples in addition to cider, donuts, fried pies, jams/jellies and small lunch menu. We purchased all the important things which were excellent, ice cold cider and very fresh donuts. We tried the vegi soup and white beans and corn bread and it makes a good light lunch. There are picnic tables outside and a play area for the kids. Prices were very reasonable and all the folks working here were helpful and pleasant. I highly recommend shady Tree for a nice weekend diversion!

Brown Farms opens their grounds to the public in late September for fun Fall festivities. They have…read morea corn maze, hay ride, goat petting, corn hole, and fire pits for hanging out. We came one weekend with the intention of doing the corn maze and I was blown away by the design that they created! The aerial view shows that the maze is a school bus, a house, a cow and a pig. There are four different ways you can start the maze on the 10 acres. The maze is open Friday evenings, all day Saturday and closed Sundays. It is $12 for adults and children ages 5-12 are $10. Any children 4 years and under are free. If you come at night to do the corn maze bring flash lights and/or head lights, and wear shoes you don't care about getting a bit muddy. We also encountered a few spider webs so be careful trekking through certain areas. We had fun here and stayed about an hour. If you are looking for a fun maze this is a good one!

Great corn maze for an afternoon or evening if you don't have time for an all day affair!read more

When fruit like blueberries, blackberries and strawberries are in season, it's time to hit Valley…read moreHome Farm. Located in a beautiful valley between Wartrace and the Beech Grove exit on I-24, it's great for a day trip or even a half-day trip if time is limited. We visited during blueberry season. They have 3 container sizes depending on how many blueberries you think you will harvest. Then it's off to the 20+ rows of blueberry bushes to pick, eat, pick, and eat some more until you are full and ready to leave! You pay by the pound for what you have in your basket. Mrs. Potts was nice and easy to talk with. Oh, they have some homemade fruit and honey popsicles that are perfect for a summer day!

4.5 So, before…read morecoming to Valley Home Farm, I always thought early summer was peak strawberry season. Perhaps in other places it is. In Tennessee, if you want strawberries, you'd better come with your mom because those suckers are ready to be picked around early to mid-May. This is just one of the things I learned during my time at Valley Home Farm. Despite getting to the Farm about a week too late for strawberries, I was just in time for blackberries and blueberries. AND if I wanted strawberries that had been turned into such wonderful things as pies, cakes and jams, I was in luck as well. Let me back up. Wartrace is a not close to Nashville. You have to come here with intention. I'd been plotting to check out the farm as soon as I heard it was a berry-tropolis. So, one Sunday late morning, I finally got my act together, headed east on 24 and made my way into the country. I pulled up to a big white house, a country store and fields of berries so ripe/fresh, it was all I could smell once I exited the car. Yes. I was at the right place. I walked inside and proudly bellowed my plan to eat all the strawberries. I quickly exposed myself as a know-nothing city slicker. The owners politely disabused me of my notion and let me know what I was going to do: I was going to take some baskets, I was going to look for black and/or blueberries, I was to know which ones to pick by the following elements, and I would like it. If I had to have strawberries, i could plan better for next year or buy a cake. It all sounded reasonable. I headed out to the fields and ran into some other pickers. They gave me some great tips about where to go for the best berries and I set on my way. I hadn't been berry picking since I was a kid. My memories of doing so were of my parents picking berries and me sitting on the grass eating as many as I could stuff in my mouth. These were good memories and, now, being in the 'parent' role, it made me think about having kids of my own to watch gorge themselves on berries as I did the picking. One day. But, back to the business at hand: berry picking. Not only is it fun, it's mildly therapeutic. AND it's incredibly cheap. Two baskets of fresh-picked berries (of both kinds) amounted to an extremely fair price. I had the added satisfaction of knowing that I picked them and they were all berries I found attractive enough to want to put in my belly. To the surprise of everyone (including me), I passed on buying any strawberry ice cream, pies, cakes, or popsicles. I know! A.) I didn't think the frozen items would make it back to Nashville in one piece and B.) I was satisfied getting the healthy, fresh stuff. I didn't want to compromise my clean living that quickly. Being able to 'farm' like this is one of the reasons you live here. You should probably do it more often. I know I plan on doing so. P.S. Wild (fresh) blackberries are really bitter. Like, just thinking about them makes my mouth pucker. Who was the evil genius who made them part of the delicious berry pantheon of straw, blue and rasp? If you pick buckets of the things, have some recipes in mind to polish them off. Or, gift them to some know-nothing city slickers.

My son and daughter-in-law just got married here last weekend. We were absolutely shocked at the…read morecondition of the facilities, especially the barn. They have been doing renovations which included sprayed white insulation on every interior wall and the ceiling of the barn. 2 weeks prior my daughter-in-law did a walk-through of the barn and the owner assured her that all of the walls and ceilings would be finished and that the venue would look beautiful. My poor daughter-in-law was i absolute tears when she walked in for the rehearsal the night before and noticed that the entire facility was still completely undone. The interior still had over sprayed chunky insulation on the interior. Nothing had been touched or been finished like she was promised. It looked absolutely terrible. She asked the owner if it would be finished that evening and the owner dismissed her by only replying NO and then rushed out without any other discussion. Her bridesmaids had to rush out to Michaels to find some fabric and bunting to cover an entire corner of the room because it was so unsightly. Also, the bridal suite was filthy dirty including a disgustingly dirty toilet. The room that had all of the decor and chairs and things were covered in an inch of dust and the chairs that we needed to use for the bride and grooms table were covered in black mold. The air conditioning was also not working due to the renovations. I would NEVER recommend this venue to anyone. They should be ashamed for tarnishing what should have been the happiest day of their lives. This was honestly a case of fraud. The venue that they saw in the day they contracted with them was NOT the venue that they had on the day of the wedding

For anyone looking they no longer have any sort of produce. But customer service was greatread more

Nestled in the picturesque countryside of Franklin is a gem of a goat farm, where warmth and…read morekindness radiate from both the owners and their delightful animal companions. From the moment you step onto the farm, you're greeted with genuine hospitality and a sense of belonging. The owners, Cassandra & Mike have the best hearts and welcome visitors with open arms and a wealth of knowledge about their beloved goats and all of the wonderful products made from their milk. Their passion for animal welfare is evident as they go above and beyond to ensure the well-being and happiness of every creature under their care. Then there are the goats! Each one is a character in their own right, with personalities as varied as their colors and so lovable! Whether you're seeking a peaceful moment to connect with nature, the baby goats or with amazing people who live amongst us in our community the FBF goat farm is a must-visit destination. Prepare to be swept away by the kind heartedness of the owners, the sweetness of the goats, the thoughtfulness of fellow visitors, and the serene beauty of it all. Make sure to get some yummy ice cream / cream cheese(so many amazing flavors), luxurious soap, nourishing lotion, etc. I am also sharing their website if you would like more info: https://fantasticbeilingfarm.square.site As well as their QR code to assist with helping to support their rescue efforts. Please follow them on IG & TikTok to stay connected and stay updated with the latest farm news & incredible products, including adorable additions like baby goats and ducklings & the most current and cutest content.

As a huge goat lover, this was my heaven!! The farm is right in Franklin, so the location was very…read moreconvenient to visit. The experience is also free, which is a huge bonus. Enclosed in a large pen with hay, grass, and lawn chairs and tables for the goats to play around on are about 30+ baby goats. I was able to pet, cuddle, and hold any and all of the goats! Being able to love on these sweet animals was truly the highlight of my day, maybe even the year! I'm from out of state and cannot take any of these goats home with me, but if you live in the area there are baby goats from the farm available for purchase as well. It's only open on Sunday's from 12-3pm, so if you are looking to visit make sure to plan accordingly. In addition to the petting area, there was another pasture adjacent to the gated area where visitors can watch more goats, alpacas, Guinea pigs, and chickens roam about. If you want to go in the FBF market, various handmade goat milk items were for sale. I purchased the death by chocolate ice cream and it was delicious!