Behind the venue is a real East Tennessee farm — bees, gardens, a stocked pond, and a campus of barns around a two-acre lake.
Cedar Pond Farms is a working farm first. The honey, the eggs, and the cut flowers come from a few steps away — and guests, photographers, and film crews are welcome to get their boots in the grass.
Our beehive sits at the wood line just past the white fence, and the bees work the flower gardens, the pastures, and the wild edges of the farm. The honey we pull is raw, local East Tennessee honey — harvested here, jarred here.
The hive is part of farm life you can actually see: honey collection, the flowers the bees feed on, and the gardens they pollinate are all inside the same fence line — which makes it a favorite stop for photographers and film crews looking for the real thing.
Our chickens and ducks keep the farm in fresh eggs — egg collecting is part of the Little Farmers fun.
A small kitchen garden and greenhouse keep something growing in every season.
Cutting flowers for the venue — and forage for the bees that make the honey above.
At the center of the farm is a two-acre lake stocked with catfish. Guests staying on the farm can fish it — no license required — and rods and tackle are available to rent right here, so there is nothing to haul from home.
The pond-side dock, the floating dock, and the swing arbor are favorite spots for an evening line — or an evening photo.
The herd the farm is known for — brush them, feed them, and take the photos everyone asks about.
Meet the HerdJack-Jack and his girlfriends Daisy and Poppy — Jerusalem donkeys, three feet tall, and shameless about snacks and butt scratches.
Meet the DonkeysThe laying flock behind the fresh eggs — and the gentlest introduction to farm chores for little hands.
Little FarmersA working farm collects buildings the way a family collects stories. Every structure on the farm map is listed here — 3D walk-throughs are coming to each as we scan them.
| Building | What it is | 3D walk-through |
|---|---|---|
| Grand White Barn | The signature event barn — reception hall and bridal ready rooms | ▶ Two 3D tours |
| Milk Barn | Historic barn turned farm-stay lodging | ▶ 3D tour |
| Fish House | Lakeside farm-stay tiny home — steps from the catfish pond | Coming soon |
| Barndominiums | Farm-stay lodging at Fairland Ridge — three buildings of suites | ▶ 3D tours |
| The Milkhouse | Event support building beside the Grand White Barn | Coming soon |
| Tractor Barn | The working equipment barn | Coming soon |
| Corral Garage | The workshop garage — home base of the Gelato Brothers trailer | Coming soon |
| Chicken Barn | Home of the laying flock | Coming soon |
| The Farmhouse | The family farmhouse at the heart of the property — private | — |
| The Den | A tucked-away gathering corner at the wood line past Field F | Coming soon |
| Equipment Barn | The farm's original slaughterhouse — equipment storage today | Coming soon |
| Equipment Shed | Implement and attachment storage | Coming soon |
| Well House | The farm's original well | Coming soon |
The lake at the center, the barns and pastures around it — tap the map for the full click-to-zoom version, or find it any time at cedarpondfarms.com/map.
Book a farm experience, stay the night and fish the pond, or bring a camera crew — the farm photographs the way it lives.
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