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Brambleberry Permaculture Farm

Hosted by Espri · Paoli, Indiana

2 sites · Tent, Lodging · 32 acres

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Espri and Darren began Brambleberry Permaculture Farm in the fall of 2003 in the beautiful hills of southern Indiana. We are primarily a plant nursery, but also offer permaculture landscaping and farm consultations. We usually have cows, chickens and rabbits, but are currently taking a break from cattle to build better fences lol. We occasionally have peacocks, ducks, pigs or other livestock as well.

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Tent site · Sleeps 8

This listing is only available if you also book the Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin because you will be using the cabin facilities. We sometimes get requests for extra cabin guests, but there is barely enough floor space to accommodate one sleeping bag, two if they are kids. I don't want to misrepresent the cabin as really having space for more than two people, so I'm making a separate listing for those who want to set up a tent outside or squeeze in on the floor. You are welcome to pitch your tent anywhere in the general vicinity of the cabin, including in the field uphill from the cabin where you may find a flatter spot. Keep in mind that the composting toilet in the cabin is not super private (it does have a door, but it's not floor-to-ceiling, see pictures), and the shower area has a shower curtain but not private changing area. The composting bucket toilet also fills up faster with more than 2 people. We are happy to come change out the buckets for you as often as once a day at our convenience. The price for this listing reflects that extra labor. You may want to bring paper plates, etc., to supplement the dishes provided in the cabin. If I haven't talked you out of it yet then this listing is for you!

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Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

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Cabin · Sleeps 2 · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 toilet

Our non-electric cabin in the woods is the perfect glamping opportunity. This rustic retreat lets you truly immerse yourself in nature. It is a 5-8 minute walk from our house and parking lot. The 270 square foot tiny house has a queen mattress in the loft, a wood stove, propane stove top and gravity fed rain water (non-potable). Large windows look out over a beautiful southern Indiana holler. Camp shower & composting toilet. A small propane wall furnace and wood stove keep it warm in the winter, and a small battery powered fan is supplied to hang above the bed in the summer. Experience comfortable, tent - free camping! Our farm is a permaculture homestead and plant nursery, and we also offer educational tours ($35/hr). We are a working farm (read: a little messy) and we minimize mowing whenever possible, but we do mow a path down to the cabin. You'll pass through our sylvopasture orchard on your way down to the cabin, with lots of unique and unusual fruits. The cabin is about 100 yards into the woods, looking out over a wooded holler. Neighbors' houses are only barely visible in winter when the leaves are off the trees. We have a very rich variety of wildlife on the property, including a large diversity of song birds, deer, wild turkeys, possums, foxes, frogs, insects (including ticks and mosquitoes), non-venomous snakes (the only venomous snakes in our area are copperheads but we've only seen one on the entire farm in 20 years), salamanders and lizards. We even found bobcat tracks last winter. There have been very occasional sightings of mountain lions in our area, but we've not seen them here. We do hear coyotes down in the holler sometimes. The cabin is in the woods where there are deer mice who sometimes find their way in despite our best efforts, but we generally manage to keep them at bay. There is a fire pit in front of the cabin surrounded by edible landscaping, a propane grill, small charcoal grill, a tree swing, and in season there are hammocks available to hang in the woods below the cabin. Guests are welcome to scavenge dead wood for camp fires (please save the split firewood for the wood stove). We have 20+ acres of woods to explore with sinkholes and a spring, and you are also welcome to wander around the farm and gardens.

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100% Recommend17 ratings · 14 reviews

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· October 2025

With kids ·

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

The cabin was awesome, comfy and quiet. Highly recommendable!

Chris I.

3 reviews

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· April 2024

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

I really enjoyed my time at the farm. The cabin is charming and comfortable. Light-filled and airy. This is a great spot to make home base if you're looking for day hikes into the nearby national forests and parks.

Daniel B.

3 reviews

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· January 2024

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

Cozy and relaxing! The cabin was warm with the propane heater even in the dreary January weather. The kitchen was well stocked with utensils, pots and pans, pantry basics, etc. a great place to spend the weekend.

Corinne L.

4 years on Hipcamp

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· January 2021

Perfect. Peaceful. Fun. Educational

Group trip ·

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

This was absolutely wonderful. The cabin was a perfect getaway. The farm tour was interesting and the whole experience was so great for both my homeschoolers and myself! We can’t wait to go back!

Emily S.

4 reviews

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· November 2020

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

This was everything we had hoped for and so much more!! Private, clean and absolutely perfect! We will be back many times.

Gary E.

2 reviews

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· June 2020

Great stop for our car camping.

Tent add-on for Brambleberry Cabin

We actually car-camped, but Espri was great, met us upon arrival and showed us where to park and the outhouse and we were good to go. We didn’t explore much on property but they have lots of bunny cages and a pig and a nice dog that stopped by when we were chilling before the sunset.

Amy W.

5 years on Hipcamp

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· June 2020

Tent add-on for Brambleberry Cabin

Wonderful farm, amazing and accommodating hosts, and some beautiful hikes. I would highly recommend Brambleberry to my friends.

Cayt H.

5 years on Hipcamp

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· June 2020

Group trip ·

Tent add-on for Brambleberry Cabin

Fantastic experience!

Jennie E.

5 years on Hipcamp

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· February 2020

Charming Cabin

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

Wonderful private getaway! Cabin is beautiful, hosts are great. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a rustic, peaceful experience

Anthony R.

5 years on Hipcamp

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· September 2019

Great for nature lovers

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

I absolutely loved staying in this cabin and it met every expectation I had. This cabin has a very unique and cozy character, it’s isolated in the woods for privacy, yet within 20 mins of state parks to enjoy other outdoors activities. Espri is very kind to top it all off. Very nice

Derrick M.

6 years on Hipcamp

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· May 2019

Absolutely awesome

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

If you want a place to feel totally relaxed here is the place you need to be. The owners are very friendly and they make sure you feel welcomed. You will really be pleased you rented this cabin. We are definitely going back again.

Judith W.

6 years on Hipcamp

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· April 2019

Perfect off-grid glamping

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

My 9 year old son and I absolutely loved this cozy little cabin! This place had all of the beautiful touches you would expect from HipCamp: a cool old stove, neat antique items, a beautiful and rustic wood burning stove, efficient and thoughtful touches to increase comfort, and maybe the best lofted bed ever. There were just enough amenities to keep it comfortable (wood-burning fireplace, sawdust latrine, running water for the sink, gas lamps, gas stove). There was so much firewood and kindling that we never had trouble getting the fireplace or the outdoor fire ring going. We enjoyed visiting the nature areas nearby that Espri was kind enough to recommend, and we loved cozying up in the cabin during a thunderstorm. And we adored the baby goats :). This is the perfect getaway if you’re looking for an off-grid glamping experience!

Elizabeth C.

3 reviews

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· October 2018

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

Oh my gosh, this cabin is adorable! Everything inside is put together for functionality AND it's cute. Its SO private as well! Be prepared to walk a little ways -- your car may not make it back into the woods, but I assure you it's worth it for a cozy cabin stay ❤

Katlin P.

7 years on Hipcamp

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· October 2018

Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

Loved the cabin and the whole experience! We took a family vacation with our two girls (6 y/o and 22 month old). Espri was kind to give us a heads up about some of the dangers for us to watch for with the baby. She told us we could walk around the property to see the cows, goats and geese. Kids loved the animals and played on the man made play set. Espri was great and gave us eggs from her chickens that we ate for breakfast and supplied us a power pack to charge our phones which helped us use our gps the next day for day tripping to national parks. She even refroze our ice packs for our cooler. We wish we could’ve spent a whole week there. Loved the secluded, back to nature feel being without electricity and warming the cabin with the wood burning stove. We did run out of propane but we had started dinner pretty late so we just finished off cooking everything in the fire pit. Had an amazing time! Def recommend to anyone seeking a cabin in the woods.

Robyn K.

2 reviews

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Paoli, Orange, Indiana, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

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