Cattle on pasture
Our cattle graze the hillside pastures above the lake. When the grass goes dormant in winter, we feed hay.
The farm
Pasture, woods and water
Highgrove is 543 acres of hillside pasture and forest above Lake Apalachia in Violet, North Carolina. It's a working farm, and it's still being built, so what you see here is where we are today.
- 543
- acres
- 2.4 mi
- of lake frontage
- 8 ac
- orchard
What's here now
A working farm, still being built
Bees
Honeybees live at our Slovenian-style bee house and in hives set out around the farm.
Orchard and garden
An 8-acre orchard and a walled garden are part of the farm. We'll show you both as they grow.
Birds and goats
Chickens, guinea hens, turkeys and goats live here too. The trail cameras on Wild Life catch the animals that aren't ours.
From the farmSold out
Heritage Breed Pasture-Raised Whole Turkey
This season's turkeys are all spoken for, and we're grateful. They're raised on pasture and finished on organic, corn-free, soy-free grain.
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Follow our journeyHow we look after the land
We want to leave the ground in better shape than we found it. That means grazing so the pasture grows back thick, leaving the woods and creeks alone, and paying attention to who else lives here. The Wild Life page shows what turns up on our cameras, and the history tells who farmed these hills before us.
Around the farm
Pasture, cattle and bees through the seasons. Tap a photo to see it larger.
Follow the journey
Highgrove will take years to build. Leave your email and we'll send you the story as it happens, and first word when anything opens.