• James Beard Award Winner

    2026 Best Chef Southeast; Taylor Montgomery

  • Reservation Only

    A 50 acre, regenerative working farm. We allow visitors by appointment or reservation only.

  • Every Visit Gives Back

    Supporting Final Run Rescue, our onsite 501(c)3.

  • Regenerative Agriculture

    Heirloom seeds, healthy soil, no pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or chemicals, ever.
James Beard Foundation 2026 Award Winner

About the farm

50 acres of purpose, passion, and possibility

Established in 2018 as a passion project by James Beard Best Chef: Southeast 2026 winner Chef Taylor Montgomery and his wife, Fran, the farm was created as a place where land, food, and care are deeply connected, bringing together regenerative agriculture, intimate dining, and animal rescue in a way that is intentional, meaningful and enduring.

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Ways to experience the farm

Plan your visit

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    Farm Tours

    A private, 75-minute guided tour of the pastures, including the Highland cattle. Meet the animals up close, learn their stories and their care. Optional capybara add-on.

    Reserve a Tour
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    Farm Tour + Picnic

    A fan favorite. The guided tour ends with a one-hour picnic on property, often creekside, with a chef-prepared charcuterie box, artisan snacks and seasonal beverages. Cozy igloo dome in winter.

    Book the Combo
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    Community Harvest Dinners

    Ticketed five-course chef's table dinners at our long farm tables, offered several times a month with 16 to 24 seats so it stays intimate. The menu follows the harvest and is never the same twice.

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Regenerative agriculture

Harvested hours before it reaches the table

Seasonality guides everything we serve. From tender spring greens to the abundance of summer, the roots of fall, and the quiet planning of winter, our menus evolve naturally, shaped by harvest rather than expectation.

We cultivate heirloom and endangered plant varieties chosen for their flavor, resilience, and genetic importance, and grow everything compost-driven and chemical-free in the mountain climate of Western North Carolina.

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Grown here, on regenerative ground.

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In the kitchen

Twelve seats in the kitchen- coming         Spring 2027.

Our most intimate table, inside the farm kitchen and educational center. Twelve seats, three nights a week, one seating an evening. The menu is written by the season and finished a few feet from where you are sitting. This is The Chef's Table.

Opening 2027, with dates released as the kitchen is completed.

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The Soil Remembers

A James Beard Award–nominated short documentary by the exceptionally talented Rio Oshiro, James Beard Award winner and founder of Undercurrent Film Co. in Greenville, South Carolina. The Soil Remembers tells a story of resilience, regenerative farming, and the profound connection between the land, the food we grow, and the resiliency story of Montgomery Sky farm.

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Final Run Rescue · 501(c)3

Where final, means forever

Montgomery Sky Farm is home to Final Run Rescue, our nonprofit animal rehabilitation and regeneratively driven rescue. Led by Fran Montgomery and her two decades in veterinary medicine, we give neglected and abused animals the care, safety, and permanence they deserve.

Our animal family is not a petting zoo. Every tour, dinner, and market purchase helps fund their second chance.

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Proud members & partners

partner livestock conservancy
partner asap appalachian grown
partner nwf certified wildlife habitat
partner valais blacknose sheep society
partner young farmers coalition
partner nc agritourism
partner floret flowers