Savor Local Flavors from Farms in Georgia

Tour the distillery at Richland Rum in Richland, keeping an eye out for the copper pot stills made in Portugal and oak aging barrels. You’ll learn about the techniques it takes to make this award-winning rum that features sugarcane grown on the estate’s farm and is harvested into syrup before being distilled into rum and aged to a distinct flavor profile. Don’t forget to stop into the tasting room and sample the final product.

If you’re closer to Brunswick, visit the Richland Rum Distillery there for a similar experience, or check this list of Georgia distilleries creating other spirits.

Mercier Orchards makes for a great day trip, with you-pick opportunities, including strawberries and blueberries in spring, peppers and tomatoes in summer, and sunflowers and apples in autumn.

Take a tractor tour of the farm, fish the pond, and browse the market, bakery (apple cider donuts, anyone?), and hard cidery.

What began as an idea to make biofuel is now a bustling oil business and community hub. Run by a sixth-generation farming family, Oliver Farm crafts award-winning food-grade oils and flours from pecans, pumpkin seeds, and other local crops. Visit The Station 31072, a former gas station that the Olivers have converted into a retail shop for their oils and flours, as well as art and furniture handcrafted by locals. The farm doesn’t give regular tours, but overnight stays are possible through Harvest Hosts.

Travelers have an open invitation to visit White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, a zero-waste farm that humanely butchers its pasture-raised cattle and chickens. After a tour of the farm, visitors can stay in an on-site cabin or in the RV park, grabbing provisions from White Oak’s general store.

Other activities include classes in soap making, canning and preserving, and beekeeping. When it’s time to dine, The Farmers’ Table is right off the general store and serves breakfast, burgers, and weekly seasonal specials.

Want to experience what it was like to live on a Georgia farm in the 1870s? The historic village at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture is where visitors can immerse themselves in 19th-century living, with farmsteads demonstrating how farming communities and mill towns of the past supported themselves. Take part in cooking classes and gardening activities, watch demonstrations at the sawmill, blacksmith shop, or cooper’s shed, and learn about advancements in farm equipment and appliances like laundry machines.

Events like lavender arranging, yoga and cookie baking are on the calendar a White Hills Farm, but visitors can also simply sit and soak up the scents and sights of the surrounding lavender fields.

Owners Amy and Patrick Sutter use sustainable farming practices to grow lavender, which the couple add to products like bath salts, body oil and lip balm sold in its gift shop, open Fridays and Saturdays.

Wineries and vineyards across the Peach State are more than places to purchase wine — many offer tastings, tours, and even overnight accommodations.

At Château Élan Winery, part of a resort in Braselton, traditional tours and tastings are available, including the Bordeaux Tasting Room, a premium experience that combines sommelier selections with complementary tapas chosen by the chef. Habersham Vineyards & Winery has a main location in Helen, as well as a tasting room in Dahlonega. And Little Vine Vineyards and Winery in Villa Rica has live music on the grounds weekly.

Ready to explore? Check out more agritourism trip ideas throughout Georgia!