NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Ruth Pepler and daughter Grace Pepler, 17, stand outside to talk before Grace heads off to her job, Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Dogwood Hills guest house in Harriet. Her daughter is completing a baking apprenticeship at a bakery in Harriet. They have worked the farm together since she was little. Ruth is happy for her daughter's career but sad to see her go. Hosting the guest visitors helps ease the workload on the farm.
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NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Ruth Pepler and daughter Grace Pepler, 17, stand outside to talk before Grace heads off to her job, Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Dogwood Hills guest house in Harriet. Her daughter is completing a baking apprenticeship at a bakery in Harriet. They have worked the farm together since she was little. Ruth is happy for her daughter's career but sad to see her go. Hosting the guest visitors helps ease the workload on the farm.
Tucked away in the northern hills of Arkansas sits Dogwood Hills guest house, one of the few spots in the state where locals and out-of-towners alike can farm without knowing a lick of farming. This kind of experience, where people can escape from the bustle of city life for a day to milk a cow or two and later enjoy a farm-to-table meal, is part of the burgeoning agritourism industry happening here in what some may call aptly Òthe country.Ó
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