North Carolina – Agri-tourism – Walnut Cove Farm Has Done It Proud!

Barb relaxes on one of the Cathey grown pumpkins. Each gourd can make 15 pumpkin pies.

APtravelnews-September 11th, Walnut Cove Farm–Waynesville, North Carolina–Agri-tourism is very much alive and well at Walnut Cove Farm. Joseph and Tara Cathey have worked hard and smart turning one acre of land in Waynesville, NC and 3-acres in Bethel into a wonderfully productive garden and growing enterprise. Majic Heirloom Tomatoes, all kinds of greens and other field and tree fruits and veggies attract people from all walks of life to farm to table suppers often accompanied by Blue Grass music where guests as we did actually watch the process of grinding and pressing fresh apples into the most delicious apple cider straight from the press. While there, we enjoyed silver dollar sized little tomato pies (I ate 10 of them, beyond “good”) drank two glasses of cider and felt like Superman- the apples and tomatoes boosted my “WOW” factor by at least 10 (at least Barb and I felt like it did) and these folks made you genuinely feel as welcome as family. We loved this place. Besides the dinners they provide to the public they also supply restaurants and other businesses in and around Waynesville with produce for their uses in healthy, creative dishes too! Do we recommend going out of your way to visit these fine folks and enjoy a farm to table dinner? Oh, yes!!!!

Walnut Cove Farm – Owned by Joseph and Tara Cathey. Farm to table dinners and suppliers from June thru October. 575 Walnut Cove Road, Waynesville, NC (828) 400-0115.

A cornucopia of fresh! Tomatoes, and great garden crops! The Cathey's also market flowers as well! — A cornucopia of fresh! Tomatoes, and great garden crops! The Cathey’s also market flowers as well!

Grind and press apple juice into delicious cider. Manual labor of love!

The Cathey's pour a canning jar of the sweet, fresh pressed apple exhiler! — The Cathey’s pour a canning jar of the sweet, fresh pressed apple exhiler of life!! The cider really complimented the tomato pies!

Tomato pies. Cheese covered heirloom maters! Oh, so good! I ate 10 of these silver dollar sized delights!

The Valley Cove Farm to plate barn full of nostalgia and relaxation plus great suppers!

Pictures For the Weekend

**Fried lobster WOW! So good at Barnsley!**

AmericanPressTravelNews.com-August 18th,- Bob and Barb “On the Road Again” and we are also “Stopping to Smell the Roses.” These images should get you in the mood for some fine weekend dining!

**Shrimp and Grits from Keys My Blue Heaven**

Pictures of the Month

AmericanPressTravelNews.com-July 13th, Goose Holler’ Ranch/Farm-Bob and Barb ” NOT on the Road Again” hanging at the ranch for a change and lovin’ it! So here are a few images we love and want to share with our 1.34-million viewers and visitors! The featured carp in Indonesia, is just one of the more than 550-different kinds of this giant minnow in the world. The most important protein for 90-percent of the world’s population and also the most expensive fish in the world as in various varieties of Koi (carp).

**Son Brian knows where they live! That’s a mutton snapper and baked up for 20-people!**

**Barb and the Llama in their matching coats! It liked Barb and didn’t spit!**

**Jose Wejebe was a wonderful guy and angler. He is gone now in a plane crash and the young man in his teens is also gone now. He succumbed to CF.**

Fredonia’s Great Little Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge: Rocco’s

**Rocco, owner of his namesake restaurant! Great guy, great personality and with the help of his faithful employees, runs a terrific little restaurant with big flavors and great attitude!**

AmericanPressTravelNews-July 5th,-Bob & Barb “On The Road Again” now back home in TN. and writing up our experiences around Lake Erie, New York. We left the Waterhouse Inn B&B our host location in Fredonia, NY for some dinner. Little did we know we would enjoy this little place with such big flavors and personalities. We kicked off our meal with Calamari, lots of super tasty, squid. Everything on their menu looked very tasty. We talked to a few regulars coming in, and leaving the restaurant and they all told us they were lucky to have this one, just off main street-they loved it! We saw and tasted why!!! Rocco’a is located at 44 Orchard St. Fredonia, NY 14063 716-679-0044