www.Cloud9Farm.net started as a blueberry u-pick hobby farm long before the internet (1070) and now is the most inspiring spring time of year! What a beautiful site…the blueberry buds are breaking their tight cluster and wafting their sweet, but faint “come-hither” perfume. The pollinators are checking out the maturing blossoms with the bumble bees first,… Read more »
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Get your Moog on!
Today begins the 5 day Moog Festival in Asheville, NC dedicated to the synthesis of technology, art, science and music. Artists, engineers, and enthusiasts of Bob Moog pay tribute to the legacy of the analog synthesizer guru who made his home here. Featuring landmark performances by groups we’ve never heard of like: electronic music pioneers… Read more »
You did WHAT on your vacation at Cloud 9 Farm?
So it’s a beautiful Spring vacation kind of day and you’ve already hiked the mountain at Cloud 9, signed the journal in the mailbox at the top of “Buzzard’s Roost” and want to stay outside. These teenage girls know an adventure when they see one…help the owner of Cloud 9 Farm plant potatoes! Since it… Read more »
Biltmore Estate’s 84th Anniversary
84 years ago the Cecils opened the Biltmore Estate to the public for the first time (March 15, 1930). The city of Asheville, requested it (probably gave them a huge tax break) and hoped to revitalize the Depression-era economy with tourism and to generate funds to maintain the estate. Cloud 9 – Vacation Cabin &… Read more »
Have you ever seen a pigtail steak flipper?
That’s a steak flipper! It is handcrafted by our neighborhood, part-time blacksmith, Yancey. He would do it full time if he didn’t have to hold down a real job. He loves the fire, the pounding, the sweat, the making of useful objects out of iron. This steak-flipper is a must-have for those of you that… Read more »
Where’s Waldo?
Cloud 9 brochures now in Department of Transportation’s Welcome centers
Little House in the Snowy Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder would love that! Wouldn’t it be great to get snowed in with your honey here with no where that you have to be? And if you have to get out, we have the tractor snow plow. Here is what an inch and a half looks like of freshly fallen snow at Heavenly… Read more »
New Heavenly Hideaway Cabin Brochure
Our new brochure features the family fun you can have at any season of the year! Feeding cows apples, catching fish in Peterson pond, pulling a turnip in the late fall from the garden and spending quality time with your pet on a nature trail walk. The only thing missing are the CHICKENS! Kids always… Read more »
Winter Solstice
When the leaves drop off the trees, you can see a panoramic view on top of Cloud 9. The winter solstice peaks over Bear Wallow mountain on December 21st marking the shortest day of the year. It all happens about 8 am so rise and shine and witness a wonder in this world…the return of… Read more »
Mountain Lizard
Look who came to visit Cloud 9. A blue tailed skink! If you like to explore under rocks or want your children to have the experience of outdoor living, there are many opportunities in our big outdoors on Cloud 9 Farm.