Bring your family to Sweetwater Valley Farm and experience a working dairy farm specializing in fine homestead cheddar cheese. Take a farm tour and learn how the cattle are cared for to ensure safe, high-quality milk products; learn how the cheese is made, and sample the various varieties at the farm store. Don’t forget to vote on your favorite cow hairdo. For farm tour info call: 877-862-4332.

After visiting the farm, stop for lunch in historic downtown Loudon. Mark’s Downtown Diner is a family favorite and is strategically positioned – because you will want to head next door for homemade ice cream at the Tic-Toc Ice Cream Parlor!

Maple Lane Farms also is a working farm that hosts two festivals each year: The Strawberry Jam Festival in May and the Maple Lane Farms Corn Maze from mid-September through the end of October. Plan your trip around one of these festivals and turn your “day on the farm” into a fun-filled weekend. For more information, visit www.thecornmaze.com or call 865-856-3517.