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A beautiful Smoky Mountain sunset welcomes us to Blackberry Farm
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The Blackberry Farm Boathouse, situated on Walland Pond
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Horses graze in the pasture at Blackberry Farm
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Secret Society Club members enjoy a glass of wine at the weekend's opening Harvest Feast
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Secret Society Club members take in the view from the Main House veranda
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Senior Editor Jessica Mischner chats with guests
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Pritchard, G&G's Boykin spaniel, owned by Editor in Chief David DiBenedetto
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Glazed quail legs, prepared by Blackberry Farm Chef Joseph Lenn, are served at the Harvest Feast
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Garden & Gun Editor in Chief David DiBenedetto welcomes guests to the Thursday night Harvest Feast
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Guests enjoy live bluegrass while dining on the Main House lawn
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Peel-and-eat barbecue shrimp prepared by Chef Joseph Lenn
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The Harvest Feast at nightfall
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Editor in Chief David DiBenedetto and sculptor Grainger McKoy lead the discussion during the Meet the Master session
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Grainger McKoy with one of his sculptures
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Grainger McKoy signs his book The Brilliance of Birds
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Guest mixologist Jane Lopes and guest chefs Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger of the Catbird Seat in Nashville sit with Chef Joseph Lenn
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Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat Winery leads guests in a wine presentation and tasting
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Friday night dinner, creekside at Yallarhammer
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Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin, with her husband, Nathan Followill (on the right), and Garden & Gun Contributing Editor Matt Hendrickson
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Gathering for drinks before Friday night's dinner
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Blackberry Farm proprietor Sam Beall welcomes guests to dinner at Yallarhammer
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Guests enjoy a delicious outdoor meal of cornmeal dusted catfish, sweet and spicy fried chicken, basil marinated corn on the cob, and fried okra
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A selection of wines from the Au Bon Climat portfolio
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Chef Joseph Lenn mans the smoker
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Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin performs after dinner on Friday night
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The Saturday morning gospel brunch in the Blackberry Farm garden
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Tennessee peaches picked fresh from the Blackberry Farm garden
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John Coykendall, Blackberry Farm Master Gardener
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Fresh tomatoes dressed simply with olive oil and sea salt
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The gospel choir warms up for their performance Saturday morning
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On the menu at the gospel brunch: buttermilk biscuits
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A garden-fresh Bloody Mary served with Benton's bacon
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Part of the Garden & Gun crew: Jessica Hundhausen Derrick, Muriel Schelke, and Garden & Gun founder Rebecca Wesson Darwin
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A group gets ready to depart for a guided hike and birding with the Blackberry Farm regionalist while another group head to the sporting clays course
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Hesse Creek is home to rainbow and brown trout ranging from eight inches to eight pounds
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Guests fish in Hesse Creek
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Costa Sunglasses was the weekend's sporting partner
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Guest chef Erik Anderson of the Catbird Seat prepares for Saturday night's Finale Dinner at the Barn
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Secret Society Club members arrive at the Barn for the Finale Dinner
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A cocktail of sparkling wine, sour beer, and sake created by mixologist Jane Lopes of the Catbird Seat
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Pork belly and a poached egg, prepared by the chefs from the Catbird Seat, are served at the Finale Dinner
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Guests enjoy the Finale Dinner at the Barn
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From left: Pierre Manigault, Rebecca Wesson Darwin, and J. Edward Bell III give a toast and closing remarks at the Finale Dinner
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Singer/songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell performs for the group during the Finale Dinner and after party
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The 2012 Blackberry Farm Secret Society Weekend group
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