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@samtravels This is the article I’ve wanted for write for more than 5 years. There was a moment some time between growing biodynamic vegetables on the Catalan coast and reporting out travel trends in South Africa and exploring the American West where I saw something emerging that didn’t quite have a name; a special kind place that merged land and beauty and history and taste in one. I sensed the forming of this concept, and then began to seek out its expression, one by one, across the globe. The more I spoke with the founders of these properties and walked their grounds in awe, a swelling in my chest, the clearer the pattern became: You can achieve everything society defines as success — the job, the status, the lifestyle, the look, the number in the bank account — and still find yourself longing for something far more instinctual. A quiet place to eat real food with people you love. A fire, a field, a sky full of stars. A sense of continuity between what once was and what will be. Beauty, made by both man and God. That’s what these spaces offer. This idea of farm hospitality is a modern evolution of agritourism that blends agriculture, hospitality, design, stewardship, and creative entrepreneurship in one. Each property’s approach to regenerative agriculture varies, from the cosmic intelligence imbued in biodynamics to the innate trust that infiltrates agroforestry, but the vibration of what’s being meticulously built season after season is as steadfast and true as anything I’ve discovered as a journalist. #agritourism #farmhospitality #farmtour #hospitality #traveltrends
