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We’ll be back in 2025!

We’re taking a hiatus in 2024 from events and rentals while we focus on the future of Down Yonder Farm. We hope to see you all in 2025!

A place for community and creativity

Since 1978.

 
 

20 minutes from Durham, 15 from Hillsborough

Workshops and retreats. Performance and music venue. Space for musicians, artists, writers, makers. Farmland and barns for lease. Acres of magical woods.

Stay tuned!
 
Other recent happenings Down Yonder. It was a joy to finally meet Frank Hyman, my foraging inspiration! He leads an informative and funny class. #Repost @indyweek ・・・ “Foraging is like the best Easter egg hunt you’ve ever been on,&rdquo
What a gift to know @strange_bug, and to play a role in the collective vision that he and the rest of the @sleepycatrec had for #sleepyfest. The best part is that as much work as it is, as many fires as pop up to put out, as many logistics as there a
🎉 WE ARE READY!!! 🎉 Tickets for sale at the “door”. This day couldn’t be more amazing. Come out for @sleepycatrec and @downyonderfarm Sleepy Fest 2023. Kid-friendly. Several food and drink vendors. Yoga. Music. Tarot. Art marke
#Repost @sleepycatrec with @use.repost ・・・ Good work day at @downyonderfarm with this dream squad! Already filled with love and gratitude for everyone in our community. Can't wait to share Sleepy Fest with everyone tomorrow. 🔗☝🏽tickets and info. O
Super fun talk happening now with local author Frank Hyman! If you missed out on today’s event, check out his fabulous and funny book, How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying. I recommend, of course, that you pick it up at your local bookstor
It’s puffball season! 😍 Tried my hand for the first time at frying them today… delish. Used @foragerchef’s recipe. Don’t miss our mushroom foraging workshop with Frank Hyman, author of “How to Forage for Mushrooms Wi
Our volunteers play a big role in making Sleepy Fest what it is. We’re so grateful to everyone who puts their time and energy into creating such a special event! Volunteer for one shift (~3 hours) in exchange for free entry to Sleepy Fest. Volu
Workshop announcement! 🍄🍄🍄 Frank Hyman, a local author (and veritable celebrity) hosts two sessions of “How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying” at @downyonderfarm on Saturday, September 30th. If you’ve been at all interested
⭐️ Our first review on AirBnB! ⭐️ Many folks have spent time in our little Writers Shed over the decades, and we’re so excited to finally be extending the space to a larger community. Last weekend’s guest enjoyed a rainy, gray couple da