Join the Loudon Rotary Club for its annual Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

We are excited to invite our Friends, Community, and Guests to Windy Hill Farm and Preserve for another magnificent night of food and fellowship in the name of charity.

https://www.windyhillfarmtn.com/

Windy Hill Farm and Preserve

With over 650 acres to explore and discover, an on-site field-to-fork

restaurant, and 18 well-appointed suites and cabins, this unique all-

inclusive concept offers guests the opportunity to experience nature

as they seldom will anywhere else. The guest experience is truly a

distinct curation of luxury accommodations, vast acreage to hunt,

hike, unwind and disconnect from the outside world into nature’s

relaxing sanctuary. At Wilder, the on-site restaurant, Executive Chef

Ben Warwick cultivates garden-to-table ingredients, transformed by

an appreciation for international cuisine to offer a fun and unique

approach to well-loved Southern staples.

The George W. Sampson family purchased Windy Hill’s 650+ acres

in 2001. George was born in a small coal mine town in southwest

Virginia: Wilder. George spent many afternoons and weekends

helping his father in the fields harvesting tobacco crops. When

he left Virginia for Tennessee, he carried with him the dream of

owning his own farm. George originally purchased Thunder Hollow

Farm in Sweetwater, Tennessee which is now part of the Sweetwater

Valley Farm- one of our favorite culinary partners. In 2001,

George fell in love with the beautiful pastures, hills and waterfront

of our property and chose to move his hobby cattle operation to

Loudon. His granddaughter Lauren aptly named the farm “Windy

Hill.” His grandson, Steven Brewington, added Preserve to the

name as he began rehabilitating and preserving natural habitats.

George, affectionately known as “Big George” by close friends and

colleagues, was not only large in stature, but in personality and

heart. George was a trailblazer, a leader, and above all, a lover of

people. A well-traveled individual, he believed: “Nowhere is as

beautiful as East Tennessee.” We believe the same- and know he

would be honored by our desire to share this beautiful slice of East

Tennessee with friends old and new.