Patti’s Place, the brainchild of Laurel Grove Wine Farm, espouses the same core values of environmental stewardship, unparalleled quality, and community mindedness. It serves as a focal point for LGWF to engage more effectively with the local community, health-focused customers, and other regenerative producers from around the United States.   

Regenerative Agriculture is a philosophy and approach to land management.  Regenerative agriculture asks us to think about how all aspects of agriculture are connected through a web—a network of entities who grow, enhance, exchange, distribute, and consume goods and services—instead of a linear supply chain. It’s about farming and ranching in a style that nourishes people and the earth, with specific practices varying from grower to grower and from region to region. There’s no strict rule book, but the holistic principles behind the dynamic system of regenerative agriculture are meant to restore soil and ecosystem health and leave our land, waters, and climate in better shape for future generations.  Regenerative growers foster and protect relationships—between people, lands, waterbodies, livestock, wildlife, and microbial life in soil.   

A key difference between regenerative and organic agriculture is that organic farms are tied to a set of rules established by the government regarding inputs and farming practices, where regenerative agriculture is not bound by rules but by a commitment to improving soil health and the overall quality and health of the land and, leaving it better for the next generation. There are currently a handful of NGOs who offer Regenerative Certification but there is no uniform definition or standard between them.  The product of both approaches is a healthier, more nutritious product. 

Patti’s Place includes space where small groups can gather for meetings or lunches serving prepared foods and coffee from our store surrounded by the bucolic countryside. Patti’s Place will also have a communal table for guests inside during the winter and some outdoor seating in the warmer months.   People will be able to sit and enjoy a pre-prepared meal, get some farm goods to take back home, and, of course, some wine.  There are gardens for people to enjoy, a library of books to peruse, and a natural playground for children to enjoy.  The intended store hours are Thursday – Sunday 10-5pm.