They planted four acres of rice in Florida when nobody else would. Today Congaree and Penn charges $10 at the gate, rents bungalows for about $350 a night and offers 10-acre homesteads for up to $1.2 million. Here are 13 lessons any farmer can steal.

In March 2026, nearly 70 wedding guests fell through a barn floor in New Hampshire. The barn next door had an assembly permit. This one didn't. Here's how building codes, farm exemptions and occupancy limits decide whether your barn is legal for visitors.