Herot Hall Farms was once a dairy farm in Kenna, W.Va. in Jackson County. Years of cows on the land created soil that was difficult to plant much of anything. The exception was blueberries.
Herot Hall Farms is owned by Walter Moore, a self-employed pharmacist. He wanted a location that he could farm, but he also had a keen eye on agritourism.
Agritourism refers to farming that involves entertainment or a learning experience for visitors.
For Moore, the farm is about both the past and the future.
“I think we all in West Virginia started in a rural type of environment so we can all remember going back in time to our great grandparents house which was usually on a farm and playing with the chickens and the horses and that sort and just running in the fields.”
The fields Moore focuses on now are covered with more than 3,000 blueberry bushes. He bought the farm about 15 years ago, but it has only been open to visitors for the last six or seven years as a blueberry picking destination.
You can still pick blueberries this Sunday, July 5. The farm opens at 10 a.m. It is best to be there when it opens as the blueberries are picked quickly. A gallon of fresh blueberries will cost you $20.00.
For more information contact Walter at (304) 993-7799. You can also visit the Herot Halls Farm on Facebook.
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