Where to sip cider, pick pumpkins and celebrate fall across Middle Tennessee

When the lights dimmed, Katherine Freeland stayed steady.

Last Christmas I was gifted a jar of honey from Francolin Farm, a boutique organic farm and apiary in Leiper’s Fork. I’d tasted honey before, of course, mostly just the kind you buy at the grocery store that comes in a plastic bottle shaped like a bear. But this honey from Francolin Farm was nothing like that. Rich and savory with a creamy consistency and a nuance of flavors I didn’t know existed. It felt like I was seeing color for the first time. I found myself returning to