The farm has 8,000 lavender plants, making it a place where purple fields and their floral aroma bring the community together ...

The cost is $45. McCarty’s Corner Farm is also welcoming visitors at two upcoming open houses on June 23 and July 14 for families to see the animals from 12 to 2 p.m.

Patrick loves to decorate houses and her husband has a passion for gardening. "He weighs in, though (on the decorating)," she said. "Everything in the house reflects something we both agreed we like." ...

Long’s idea for a beautiful, self-sustaining farm began as a childhood dream. In 1912, he started planning for the property in earnest, despite having moved his family into their city home at ...

The barn is around 200-years-old, according to Burns, and also houses a garden room and shop. There’s a chicken coop, distiller, greenhouse, and farm cat on the property too.