My family runs a Farm-to-Table Bed and Breakfast surrounded by what some call a “Cutting Edge Agritourism” 200 acre Educational Farm in the Mountains of West Virginia. It is located only 20 mins from two very popular Ski Resorts in Canaan Valley, as well as a Cross Country Ski area! If you’ve never experienced “Almost Heaven”, then you need to come to the Laurel River Club Bed & Breakfast!
Would you like to stay in the Historic 1905 Superintendent’s house of an old logging town?
If you’re into history, be sure and ask about the history of Jenningston during your stay. There are books in the living-room with pictures of the old logging town as well as some photographs hanging on the walls throughout the house. We just recently discovered a piece of Script, which was the towns currency, out in the pigpen where the pigs have been rooting around. There are only two known pieces of script that have been found! We will be happy with talk with you about the town and show you artifacts we’ve found around the farm.
Meet my WV family, the home of Laurel Fork Farm
Experiences abound whether you stay onsite or go out and about. Marsha is an expert in the garden and the kitchen! She is a Master Gardner, and this past year we put up a high tunnel which will lengthen the growing season for us in our area. We’re hoping this year to be able to grow our own watermelon! The tomatoes did amazing this past year, they got to be at least 6′ tall and were still going strong over a month past when the outside plants had wilted and died. This spring will be our first go at being able to start planting early, so we’re excited to get started! Be sure to follow along for gardening updates and tips and tricks along the way.
Marsha is a wonderful cook as well. Specializing in Farm-to-Table and Made from Scratch meals. Breakfast comes with your room. There is no set time for breakfast, as Marsha always says, she’s usually up by 7am, so whenever you smell the coffee and want to come down she’ll get breakfast started. A guest favorite is her famous Biscuits and Gravy. We also have homegrown potatoes, pork sausage, fresh eggs as well as all the garden produce depending on the time of year it is. If you have jelly on your toast or biscuit, it’s more than likely our homemade Concord Grape Jelly. If you use Honey, it’s honey made right on this farm thanks to Mountain State Honey who host some of their hives here. Marsha also provides lunch and dinner upon request, so if you don’t want to venture out to get something to eat, you’re more than welcome to request dinner ahead of time. Like I said, her foods amazing, you won’t be disappointed.
Gardening, Farm Animals, Cooking, Bread Making, Kombucha, Hunting/Fishing Guide, Hiking
We love to teach and share what we know with others. We have classes for anyone who would like to learn about cooking, gardening or farm life! In the garden we teach garden planning, harvesting your garden, preserving food from your garden, forest farming and nature crafting. Farm life we have Horses 101, Pigs 101 and Chickens 101. In the Kitchen you can learn how to make bread, sourdough, biscuits, kombucha, from scratch cooking classes and even jelly making! We even do guided hunting and fishing trips, guided hikes and Falconry demonstrations as well as Hawk Walks. We have a farm tour and I do creative nature photography walks as well.
We have all comfort levels available. If you prefer to stay inside where it’s cozy and you have running water, we have four charming rooms for you to choose from. If you’re more on the adventurous side, we have a Star Gazing Glamping dome that is furnished and has a real-for-real outhouse nearby! It’s like camping, but better! It’s the perfect place to watch the stars. We are in one of the few places with the least amount of light pollution on the east coast. So get ready for an awesome view of the stars!
Want to learn more about the Bed & Breakfast or Educational Farm?
Be sure to check them out on Social Media as well as on their website: https://lrcbnb.com/
This blog is going to have many different types of posts, including many Farm and Country living based posts. I plan to categorize and tag my posts so it’s easy to find subjects you would like to learn and read about and skip ones you might not be interested in.