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Farm to Table

Get your hands dirty, meet the farmers and connect to Durham’s roots, just minutes from downtown.

There's something healing about rolling up your sleeves, connecting with the land and understanding where your food comes from. Durham's farms invite you into that experience – not as observers, but as participants. Pick strawberries and blueberries straight from the vine in summer. Join seasonal farm dinners where you'll eat what was grown steps from your table. Visit with goats (and maybe do yoga with them). Tour working farms where farmers will tell you their stories and share their pride in what they grow.

Durham sits in one of the richest agricultural regions in the country, and remarkably, these farms are just minutes from our urban center – the same place where James Beard-nominated and MICHELIN recommended restaurants and craft breweries have made Durham famous. Our farmers aren't just suppliers, they're the backbone of our celebrated food scene. It's this connection, farmer to chef and soil to plate, that makes our dining worth traveling for.

Find experiences that get you closer to the source: pick-your-own fields, farm tours followed by five-course dinners, goat yoga sessions and working farms eager to share their stories. Trade downtown for a few hours, reconnect with nature and leave with a deeper appreciation for the work behind every meal.

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