Shelterbelt Farm, New York

In 2009, this property had been abandoned for 30 years. It was covered in impassable thickets of rose and honeysuckle and had no infrastructure. Craig and Erica lived a few miles away and drove by the property every day. They fell in love with its views and its rolling hillside, and thought the property might be the perfect place to realize their vision for a regenerative farm that uses livestock and woody perennial food crops to improve soil and sequester carbon while providing nourishing food for their community. In 2010 they purchased the land and began an epic adventure of learning, building and growing. Now the farm is home to cattle, sheep, geese, chickens, dogs, cats, several hundred fruit trees and bushes, several high tunnels and gardens, 3 families, and abundant wildlife. We love visitors!

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*Closed for 2022 due to fire damage; Re-opening in 2023* Stay in a furnished tent cabin in your own private corner of Shelterbelt Farm, a diversified regenerative farm. This is the only guest accommodation on the farm so you will have the tent, kitchen, and bath house all to yourself! You'll hear songbirds and smell the meadow flowers, and enjoy a pastoral view down the valley from your porch. This is a "reconnection zone", with no Wifi, but 30 yards away is your own rustic kitchen and bathhouse with electricity, coffee, hot water showers and flush toilets. You'll feel a million miles away from everything, but you'll be just 5-15 minutes from gorgeous waterfall hikes, wineries, and all the amenities of downtown Ithaca.