January 29, 2025 • 14 mins
Discover the Apple Capital of Georgia! Ellijay is a charming mountain town known for its heritage farms, hiking trails, breathtaking scenery and juicy apples. Join host Darley Newmas as dives into the Apple Capital’s agricultural roots and commitment to sustainability by touring multi-generational family farms like Red Apple Barn and Penland Orchards & Farm Market. Taste Ellijay wines at Roo Mountain vineyards and find out why this area is so good for growing grapes. Taste apple liqueur with Caroline Porsiel at women-owned House of Applejay. Explore a farmstay where you can make furry friends with sheep and lambs at Cress Creeks Farm. Hear from local businesses making a difference in their communities in this Georgia Grown episode.
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(00:00):
Where can you find generations old family farms,
(00:02):
We have the Pritchett Golden.
You have your own kind of apple. Yeah.
wineries with stunning mountain views,
So North Georgia wines, who knew?
Everyone's surprised about Georgia viticulture.
women owned and operated distilleries,
I got the chance to open a distillery here and fulfill my dreams.
and farm stays where you can make furry friends?
[MUMBLING]
(00:23):
They're all in Ellijay, Georgia, a charming mountain town
located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
at the start of the Appalachian Trail.
Known as the Apple Capital of Georgia,
Ellijay is home to heritage farms, hiking trails,
and breathtaking scenery.
What you may not know about Ellijay is that sustainability is
at the forefront for many local businesses,
(00:45):
and that's something I can get behind.
Join us as we uncover the Apple Capital's agricultural roots
and sustainable practices with local experts guiding the way.
Welcome to the Travels with Darley podcast,
where we take you on exciting adventures off the beaten path.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
We're starting at Red Apple Barn
(01:09):
where owner Barry Pritchett gives apples a greater meaning
through his multi-generational family farm.
How many generations of your family have been in the apple business?
Four.
Wow. Yeah.
Four generations of apples.
Yes.
Yeah, we went from three varieties of apples to 24
in about 60 years.
We have a lot of people tell us that the apples taste different here
(01:32):
and they're tasty.
When people go in the orchard and pick a apple,
they'll bite into it and it'll splatter all over their face
and they're like, wow, I didn't know that's what a apple tastes like.
Would you like to try apple cider donut?
Of course, and some cider.
Mmm.
Tasty.
Nothing like getting them fresh from the farm.
(01:53):
We get on Barry's tractor and head out to see the farm
where visitors can go apple picking.
As we ride through the hills,
overlooking countless rows of lush apple trees and colorful flowers,
Barry shares insight into Ellijay agriculture.
45% of Gilmer County is a national forest,
so there's several U-Pick farms here.
(02:15):
Not just apples, but apples and pumpkins and flowers.
As we walk through the orchard,
Barry points to an apple with a special connection to his family's history.
Then this is the apple that my grandfather dug up on the side of the road in the late 70s.
This little apple tree was pushed over, but it had apples all over it.
(02:36):
And it turned out to be a really tasty apple,
so he cut some wood off of it,
grafted it to some root stock,
and so now we have the Pritchett Golden.
You have your own kind of apple.
Yeah.
I love it.
We've been growing these apples for about 50 years.
Only here in Ellijay, right?
Yes.
Yes.
Since 1936,
(02:57):
six generations of the Penland family have been stewards of Penland Orchards and Farm Market.
This farm store sells apples, peaches,
jarred goods, ciders, baked goods, and more.
John Penland takes us behind the scenes.
John, this is what you use to sort and grade the apples.
That is correct.
The pretty apples all show up right here,
and then we sort 'em,
(03:18):
bag 'em,
fix 'em to the market and sell.
How do you decide which apples don't make the cut?
Oh, well, if they could have a defect on it, a bird peck,
but it's basically anything that I wouldn't want to eat or buy myself.
And then we utilize even the apples like that,
we'll make apple cider out of those.
We try to market and use everything.
Try to find a home for it.
Using everything so it's more sustainable.
(03:39):
That's correct.
We don't want to waste anything.
We've got too much time and effort,
raising it, so we're gonna utilize it if we can.
These look amazing.
Mm-hmm. These are apples.
This is the August Crisp,
September Wonder,
Gala, Honeycrisp.
What makes Georgia and Ellijay so good for growing apples and peaches?
The terrain,
you need hilly ground to grow apples on
(04:00):
and we're blessed with that.
Apples have to have chilling hours in the winter,
so many hours of dormancy.
Middle Georgia, South Georgia,
that's why it's hard to raise apples there,
because they don't get enough chilling hours on their fruit.
If they don't get to chilling hours,
they will not bloom.
They will not bear apples.
Inside the market,
I'm drawn to the sweet smell of freshly baked goods.
(04:20):
And after spotting the biggest apple fritter I've ever seen,
I know exactly what I'm going to try.
Wow.
Thank you. Mmm.
One thing I love about coming to places like this,
and this one especially, is that this is a sustainable farm,
and we have this apple fritter made from the apples
that didn't quite make the cut to be
(04:41):
maybe in the apple basket,
but I'm sure that it makes a pretty good
apple fritter.
Mmm. It's really good.
This is really big,
but I could probably eat this whole thing.
Apples and peaches are not the only products
that grow in this rural area.
Wineries have popped up,
and are turning out award-winning vintages,
(05:04):
including at Roo Mountain Vineyards.
So North Georgia wines, who knew?
This area is good for growing apples,
we've learned, but also growing grapes.
Everyone's surprised about Georgia viticulture.
Head winemaker Robert Loomis is taking me
on a walk through the vines.
So on our right,
is Petit Verdot,
on our left is Merlot.
(05:24):
Here's Merlot,
so you can see pretty well through.
It's almost ripe.
We're gonna have harvests in about a month.
So a lot of reds are growing well here.
Yes, yeah.
So reds are typically grown here
for our soil,
on our climate,
our elevation.
Two different style grapes.
They both grow fantastic red wines.
We head into the barrel room.
(05:45):
It's nice and cool down here.
Yeah, we keep it at 55 degrees year-round.
We have geothermal wells here,
and so we can use the Earth's cool temperature
for our cooling.
So very sustainable.
Helps our energy consumption tremendously.
What other ways are you looking at sustainability
and trying to incorporate it here at Roo Mountain Vineyards?
(06:05):
From the start,
we've always wanted to be sustainable
in the aspect of saving bottles.
It's available by bottle or by keg
but we try to keep most of our wines
that are served here in the keg
so you can come in and enjoy wine straight off the tap.
Bird Brain is one of our blends.
We have a few blends.
Mm. I could smell the spiciness of this one right
(06:26):
when I got it close to my nose. Yeah.
But it's spicy but smooth.
Exactly.
What does it mean to have Bird Brain?
So we like to keep it fun
and so this is a fun wine to drink.
Cheers.
Cheers again.
Yeah, definitely.
In the upper tasting room,
Jennifer Grimmer shares how Roo Mountain Vineyards
celebrates its agricultural roots
and further works to be sustainable.
(06:46):
First of all, the setting here,
I feel like I've come to a scenic overlook.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
I mean, really, this property was picked for this purpose.
You walk in and you just get the absolute drama
of the Blue Ridge Mountains
and just layer after layer of those ridges,
so it's a killer view.
You can't beat it.
How did Roo Mountain Vineyards get its name?
This was Cherokee land,
and the rooster, the Cherokee really respected
(07:08):
and so there was that element to honor that history.
There's also the fact that Gilmer County
number one, export is chickens.
And so there's a way to honor the Gilmer County tradition
of raising chickens and selling chickens.
So when you look over the edge down there,
there's a beautiful coop full of the owner's wonderful collection
of various chickens, and so, Roo, yeah.
We are the Apple Capital of Georgia.
(07:29):
So, Roo is one of two wineries up here
that decided to capitalize on that by making apple wine.
I'm very curious to see what you think about our Cooped Up.
Ooh, I like this a lot. Isn't that good?
It reminds me of a cross between a wine and a cider.
Yeah. So a fruit wine.
It's a fruit wine, which some people can turn their nose up at,
(07:50):
but it's dry, it's crisp.
And the beautiful thing is the apples come from BJ Reece Orchards,
one of our long-time Gilmer County families.
And so it's actually a sustainability thing
because apples can be rescued from being bruised or being on the ground,
and they can be turned into wonderful libations like our Cooped Up.
So, Apple Capital of Georgia, apple cider.
(08:11):
This is our Bacchus, named after one of our beautiful Great Pyrenees dogs
that are down there watching the sheep and the goats.
Aw. This is great because you have wild nature,
the farmland, and vineyards and winery right here in one place.
We're only an hour, hour and 20 minutes from Atlanta,
and it's so precious.
And then you get this, too, which sign me up, you know.
(08:31):
Cheers. Cheers, my dear.
[ding]
For more Apple vibes at a women-owned distillery,
I'm meeting Caroline Porsiel at House of Applejay,
which specializes in vodka and liqueurs.
So, this is our production floor space here.
And over here at the site you have our beautiful handmade still from Müller in Germany.
(08:52):
Beautiful.
Yes.
A piece of your German culture right here in Ellijay, Georgia.
When I came, I really quickly realized
not only the beauty of the nature here,
but also how good the water is that we have.
So for distilling, it was just a perfect spot to begin with.
And apples are so prevalent in this area, hence
Yes.
(09:13):
House of Applejay.
This was my mum's idea.
House of Applejay is basically a rhyme,
Applejay from Ellijay.
She said she will never rhyme again in public.
[laughter]
Our signature product is an apple liqueur
that is, I call it German style.
So, we really try to be as authentic as we can be,
true to the Ellijays.
From Germany to Georgia.
(09:34):
I know.
Let's drink some Applejay.
That sounds like a good plan.
So, it's a 55-proof apple liqueur.
It's all natural, so there are no artificial flavors or enhancers.
We use three different types of juices, a sweet, a bitter, and a sour one
to balance it.
This I really like.
Yeah.
(09:55):
Reminds me of the cider but totally not.
It's a liqueur.
It pairs wonderful with a cheese platter,
if you like cheeses or charcuterie.
I think I'm very fortunate because I got the chance
to open a distillery here and fulfill my dream,
so thank you very much, America.
I think you should take one and I should take one and we should cheers to that.
Okay, perfect.
(10:15):
Thank you.
If you're looking to connect with nature
and immerse yourself in Ellijay agriculture,
you might want to consider a farm stay.
Mindy and Lee Forbes moved to Ellijay from Florida with their son, Hayden,
who dreamed of running a farm.
Their dream has come true through Cress Creeks Farm,
where travelers can explore corn maze,
(10:37):
learn about sheep farming, shop in a farm store,
and even sleep in a farmhouse.
We're a unique mixture of agritourism and actual farm production here.
So, we do produce our own lamb here on site,
and we work with a lot of other local farmers
to have some of their products in our store as well.
What is daily life like on the farm?
(10:57):
Can't beat it.
Big changes from where we were in Florida originally.
We actually came up here first
like many others on a vacation.
So, you came on vacation and you said,
I think I'm gonna move here and start a farm.
Honestly, it was after our first trip that we made the decision,
and it took about five years of work to get up here.
It's wonderful to have a little bit of space
(11:17):
and you can actually make it work.
So, we've proven that it's possible.
Lee takes me to meet the sheep.
Wow, you guys are producers.
You guys are eaters.
So, these are our two different breeds.
The ones with the black heads you'll see
they're a South African breed.
They're called Dorpers.
[Laughter]
The white mamas is the American breed we use called Katahdins.
(11:41):
So, now we're finding out where our food comes from here.
Speaking of food, I think they're ready to go out to the field.
You ready to turn 'em out with me?
Let's do it. Yeah.
Okay, let's go.
I swing open the large metal gate,
sending the flock of sheep running free.
All right, come on out.
Here's your chance.
Look at 'em run.
(12:04):
Freedom.
This is free range.
So, what we do here on the farm with mixing the agritourism
and the true farm production is very unique
with the corn maze that we have in the fall.
After that's finished, we do harvest the actual product here.
And we use these ears to produce feed for the animals.
(12:25):
So, we keep all the product right here on the farm.
So, it's, yeah, it's multipurpose.
You've got the corn maze,
people can enjoy it and then you get some feed.
Sustainable living.
So, this is our newest baby.
She's about four days old.
She's so chatty.
This is her first time being a couple steps away from her mama.
(12:45):
She's not camera shy.
No, not at all. Yeah.
So you come back some mornings and you'll have new life here.
Yeah, that's the beauty that the mothers do a great job of lambing by themselves.
So, often we'll show up in the morning and there's a new surprise ready for us.
You want to give her a hold?
Sure.
Okay.
You got it.
(13:06):
Aw, look at the little baby.
Aww.
Definitely worth the trip, right?
Yeah.
You're so cute.
Throughout our Ellijay adventure, we've uncovered the Apple Capital of Georgia's fascinating
agricultural history and commitment to sustainability by visiting multi-generational
family farms, tasting delicious wines and liqueurs, and exploring a farm stay
(13:30):
while making furry friends along the way.
I love discovering destinations that are not typically on everyone's radar
and getting to know locals who are making a difference in their communities.
I'm Darley Newman and if you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe
and look out for our next episode bringing you surprising and unique experiences in Ellijay.
Stay tuned for more episodes this season featuring hidden gems across the USA and into Quebec
(13:54):
and down to the Guadeloupe Islands on this exciting season three of the Travels with Darley podcast.
Where can you find generations old family farms,
(00:02):
We have the Pritchett Golden.
You have your own kind of apple. Yeah.
wineries with stunning mountain views,
So North Georgia wines, who knew?
Everyone's surprised about Georgia viticulture.
women owned and operated distilleries,
I got the chance to open a distillery here and fulfill my dreams.
and farm stays where you can make furry friends?
[MUMBLING]
(00:23):
They're all in Ellijay, Georgia, a charming mountain town
located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
at the start of the Appalachian Trail.
Known as the Apple Capital of Georgia,
Ellijay is home to heritage farms, hiking trails,
and breathtaking scenery.
What you may not know about Ellijay is that sustainability is
at the forefront for many local businesses,
(00:45):
and that's something I can get behind.
Join us as we uncover the Apple Capital's agricultural roots
and sustainable practices with local experts guiding the way.
Welcome to the Travels with Darley podcast,
where we take you on exciting adventures off the beaten path.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
We're starting at Red Apple Barn
(01:09):
where owner Barry Pritchett gives apples a greater meaning
through his multi-generational family farm.
How many generations of your family have been in the apple business?
Four.
Wow. Yeah.
Four generations of apples.
Yes.
Yeah, we went from three varieties of apples to 24
in about 60 years.
We have a lot of people tell us that the apples taste different here
(01:32):
and they're tasty.
When people go in the orchard and pick a apple,
they'll bite into it and it'll splatter all over their face
and they're like, wow, I didn't know that's what a apple tastes like.
Would you like to try apple cider donut?
Of course, and some cider.
Mmm.
Tasty.
Nothing like getting them fresh from the farm.
(01:53):
We get on Barry's tractor and head out to see the farm
where visitors can go apple picking.
As we ride through the hills,
overlooking countless rows of lush apple trees and colorful flowers,
Barry shares insight into Ellijay agriculture.
45% of Gilmer County is a national forest,
so there's several U-Pick farms here.
(02:15):
Not just apples, but apples and pumpkins and flowers.
As we walk through the orchard,
Barry points to an apple with a special connection to his family's history.
Then this is the apple that my grandfather dug up on the side of the road in the late 70s.
This little apple tree was pushed over, but it had apples all over it.
(02:36):
And it turned out to be a really tasty apple,
so he cut some wood off of it,
grafted it to some root stock,
and so now we have the Pritchett Golden.
You have your own kind of apple.
Yeah.
I love it.
We've been growing these apples for about 50 years.
Only here in Ellijay, right?
Yes.
Yes.
Since 1936,
(02:57):
six generations of the Penland family have been stewards of Penland Orchards and Farm Market.
This farm store sells apples, peaches,
jarred goods, ciders, baked goods, and more.
John Penland takes us behind the scenes.
John, this is what you use to sort and grade the apples.
That is correct.
The pretty apples all show up right here,
and then we sort 'em,
(03:18):
bag 'em,
fix 'em to the market and sell.
How do you decide which apples don't make the cut?
Oh, well, if they could have a defect on it, a bird peck,
but it's basically anything that I wouldn't want to eat or buy myself.
And then we utilize even the apples like that,
we'll make apple cider out of those.
We try to market and use everything.
Try to find a home for it.
Using everything so it's more sustainable.
(03:39):
That's correct.
We don't want to waste anything.
We've got too much time and effort,
raising it, so we're gonna utilize it if we can.
These look amazing.
Mm-hmm. These are apples.
This is the August Crisp,
September Wonder,
Gala, Honeycrisp.
What makes Georgia and Ellijay so good for growing apples and peaches?
The terrain,
you need hilly ground to grow apples on
(04:00):
and we're blessed with that.
Apples have to have chilling hours in the winter,
so many hours of dormancy.
Middle Georgia, South Georgia,
that's why it's hard to raise apples there,
because they don't get enough chilling hours on their fruit.
If they don't get to chilling hours,
they will not bloom.
They will not bear apples.
Inside the market,
I'm drawn to the sweet smell of freshly baked goods.
(04:20):
And after spotting the biggest apple fritter I've ever seen,
I know exactly what I'm going to try.
Wow.
Thank you. Mmm.
One thing I love about coming to places like this,
and this one especially, is that this is a sustainable farm,
and we have this apple fritter made from the apples
that didn't quite make the cut to be
(04:41):
maybe in the apple basket,
but I'm sure that it makes a pretty good
apple fritter.
Mmm. It's really good.
This is really big,
but I could probably eat this whole thing.
Apples and peaches are not the only products
that grow in this rural area.
Wineries have popped up,
and are turning out award-winning vintages,
(05:04):
including at Roo Mountain Vineyards.
So North Georgia wines, who knew?
This area is good for growing apples,
we've learned, but also growing grapes.
Everyone's surprised about Georgia viticulture.
Head winemaker Robert Loomis is taking me
on a walk through the vines.
So on our right,
is Petit Verdot,
on our left is Merlot.
(05:24):
Here's Merlot,
so you can see pretty well through.
It's almost ripe.
We're gonna have harvests in about a month.
So a lot of reds are growing well here.
Yes, yeah.
So reds are typically grown here
for our soil,
on our climate,
our elevation.
Two different style grapes.
They both grow fantastic red wines.
We head into the barrel room.
(05:45):
It's nice and cool down here.
Yeah, we keep it at 55 degrees year-round.
We have geothermal wells here,
and so we can use the Earth's cool temperature
for our cooling.
So very sustainable.
Helps our energy consumption tremendously.
What other ways are you looking at sustainability
and trying to incorporate it here at Roo Mountain Vineyards?
(06:05):
From the start,
we've always wanted to be sustainable
in the aspect of saving bottles.
It's available by bottle or by keg
but we try to keep most of our wines
that are served here in the keg
so you can come in and enjoy wine straight off the tap.
Bird Brain is one of our blends.
We have a few blends.
Mm. I could smell the spiciness of this one right
(06:26):
when I got it close to my nose. Yeah.
But it's spicy but smooth.
Exactly.
What does it mean to have Bird Brain?
So we like to keep it fun
and so this is a fun wine to drink.
Cheers.
Cheers again.
Yeah, definitely.
In the upper tasting room,
Jennifer Grimmer shares how Roo Mountain Vineyards
celebrates its agricultural roots
and further works to be sustainable.
(06:46):
First of all, the setting here,
I feel like I've come to a scenic overlook.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
I mean, really, this property was picked for this purpose.
You walk in and you just get the absolute drama
of the Blue Ridge Mountains
and just layer after layer of those ridges,
so it's a killer view.
You can't beat it.
How did Roo Mountain Vineyards get its name?
This was Cherokee land,
and the rooster, the Cherokee really respected
(07:08):
and so there was that element to honor that history.
There's also the fact that Gilmer County
number one, export is chickens.
And so there's a way to honor the Gilmer County tradition
of raising chickens and selling chickens.
So when you look over the edge down there,
there's a beautiful coop full of the owner's wonderful collection
of various chickens, and so, Roo, yeah.
We are the Apple Capital of Georgia.
(07:29):
So, Roo is one of two wineries up here
that decided to capitalize on that by making apple wine.
I'm very curious to see what you think about our Cooped Up.
Ooh, I like this a lot. Isn't that good?
It reminds me of a cross between a wine and a cider.
Yeah. So a fruit wine.
It's a fruit wine, which some people can turn their nose up at,
(07:50):
but it's dry, it's crisp.
And the beautiful thing is the apples come from BJ Reece Orchards,
one of our long-time Gilmer County families.
And so it's actually a sustainability thing
because apples can be rescued from being bruised or being on the ground,
and they can be turned into wonderful libations like our Cooped Up.
So, Apple Capital of Georgia, apple cider.
(08:11):
This is our Bacchus, named after one of our beautiful Great Pyrenees dogs
that are down there watching the sheep and the goats.
Aw. This is great because you have wild nature,
the farmland, and vineyards and winery right here in one place.
We're only an hour, hour and 20 minutes from Atlanta,
and it's so precious.
And then you get this, too, which sign me up, you know.
(08:31):
Cheers. Cheers, my dear.
[ding]
For more Apple vibes at a women-owned distillery,
I'm meeting Caroline Porsiel at House of Applejay,
which specializes in vodka and liqueurs.
So, this is our production floor space here.
And over here at the site you have our beautiful handmade still from Müller in Germany.
(08:52):
Beautiful.
Yes.
A piece of your German culture right here in Ellijay, Georgia.
When I came, I really quickly realized
not only the beauty of the nature here,
but also how good the water is that we have.
So for distilling, it was just a perfect spot to begin with.
And apples are so prevalent in this area, hence
Yes.
(09:13):
House of Applejay.
This was my mum's idea.
House of Applejay is basically a rhyme,
Applejay from Ellijay.
She said she will never rhyme again in public.
[laughter]
Our signature product is an apple liqueur
that is, I call it German style.
So, we really try to be as authentic as we can be,
true to the Ellijays.
From Germany to Georgia.
(09:34):
I know.
Let's drink some Applejay.
That sounds like a good plan.
So, it's a 55-proof apple liqueur.
It's all natural, so there are no artificial flavors or enhancers.
We use three different types of juices, a sweet, a bitter, and a sour one
to balance it.
This I really like.
Yeah.
(09:55):
Reminds me of the cider but totally not.
It's a liqueur.
It pairs wonderful with a cheese platter,
if you like cheeses or charcuterie.
I think I'm very fortunate because I got the chance
to open a distillery here and fulfill my dream,
so thank you very much, America.
I think you should take one and I should take one and we should cheers to that.
Okay, perfect.
(10:15):
Thank you.
If you're looking to connect with nature
and immerse yourself in Ellijay agriculture,
you might want to consider a farm stay.
Mindy and Lee Forbes moved to Ellijay from Florida with their son, Hayden,
who dreamed of running a farm.
Their dream has come true through Cress Creeks Farm,
where travelers can explore corn maze,
(10:37):
learn about sheep farming, shop in a farm store,
and even sleep in a farmhouse.
We're a unique mixture of agritourism and actual farm production here.
So, we do produce our own lamb here on site,
and we work with a lot of other local farmers
to have some of their products in our store as well.
What is daily life like on the farm?
(10:57):
Can't beat it.
Big changes from where we were in Florida originally.
We actually came up here first
like many others on a vacation.
So, you came on vacation and you said,
I think I'm gonna move here and start a farm.
Honestly, it was after our first trip that we made the decision,
and it took about five years of work to get up here.
It's wonderful to have a little bit of space
(11:17):
and you can actually make it work.
So, we've proven that it's possible.
Lee takes me to meet the sheep.
Wow, you guys are producers.
You guys are eaters.
So, these are our two different breeds.
The ones with the black heads you'll see
they're a South African breed.
They're called Dorpers.
[Laughter]
The white mamas is the American breed we use called Katahdins.
(11:41):
So, now we're finding out where our food comes from here.
Speaking of food, I think they're ready to go out to the field.
You ready to turn 'em out with me?
Let's do it. Yeah.
Okay, let's go.
I swing open the large metal gate,
sending the flock of sheep running free.
All right, come on out.
Here's your chance.
Look at 'em run.
(12:04):
Freedom.
This is free range.
So, what we do here on the farm with mixing the agritourism
and the true farm production is very unique
with the corn maze that we have in the fall.
After that's finished, we do harvest the actual product here.
And we use these ears to produce feed for the animals.
(12:25):
So, we keep all the product right here on the farm.
So, it's, yeah, it's multipurpose.
You've got the corn maze,
people can enjoy it and then you get some feed.
Sustainable living.
So, this is our newest baby.
She's about four days old.
She's so chatty.
This is her first time being a couple steps away from her mama.
(12:45):
She's not camera shy.
No, not at all. Yeah.
So you come back some mornings and you'll have new life here.
Yeah, that's the beauty that the mothers do a great job of lambing by themselves.
So, often we'll show up in the morning and there's a new surprise ready for us.
You want to give her a hold?
Sure.
Okay.
You got it.
(13:06):
Aw, look at the little baby.
Aww.
Definitely worth the trip, right?
Yeah.
You're so cute.
Throughout our Ellijay adventure, we've uncovered the Apple Capital of Georgia's fascinating
agricultural history and commitment to sustainability by visiting multi-generational
family farms, tasting delicious wines and liqueurs, and exploring a farm stay
(13:30):
while making furry friends along the way.
I love discovering destinations that are not typically on everyone's radar
and getting to know locals who are making a difference in their communities.
I'm Darley Newman and if you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe
and look out for our next episode bringing you surprising and unique experiences in Ellijay.
Stay tuned for more episodes this season featuring hidden gems across the USA and into Quebec
(13:54):
and down to the Guadeloupe Islands on this exciting season three of the Travels with Darley podcast.
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