Places to Go - Farm to Wellness

Mary Blackmon plans to help people have better well-being, self-care and health by launching Farm to Wellness Retreats™, putting the first-ever farmfresh spin on the world of wellness travel. This is her latest entrepreneurial venture that coincides with her sister business Farm Star Living, currently in its tenth year, which has helped people find farms to visit across the USA as well as have healthy farmfresh foods, recipes, farmer profiles and fresh food at their fingertips.

Blackmon believes that farm-fresh food is at the crux of all things healthy - mental, physical and spiritual; and without it, holistic health isn’t possible. Thus her new ‘on the pulse’ venture Farm to Wellness Retreats shines a spotlight on things ‘farmfresh’ by featuring a “very first” international list of spas, resorts and farms that offer mind, body spirit wellness - with each offering their own unique farm-fresh twist. To make the cut, each property must have either a farm, garden, vineyard on premises, offer farm-to-table cuisine sourced locally, or provide spa services featuring indigenous / organic or farm-sourced spa products. Properties can be searched by offerings and features including Ayurveda, crystal bowl / drumming classes, farm-to-table cuisine, glamping, horseback riding, meditation, oceanfront, rainforest / jungle, vineyard, wellness classes, yoga, and more. Recently Blackmon conducted a survey of the Farm Star Living community, with 5,000 people responding: • 95% said they take health and wellness seriously This winter, healing can be found on the other side of •97% practice self-care; boosting your blood flow or slowing it down. Whether spa services, meditation, you follow your natural element or strive to balance it, yoga, healthy eating, walkFarm to Wellness Retreats presents five properties for ing, mindfulness, whatever form of re-energizing you seek—disco inferno •74% they’d be interestor ice, ice, baby! ed in a health and wellness retreat Blackmon, always the entrepreneur, listened to her community and has just launched Farm to Wellness Retreats to help others achieve their personal goals and dreams of a healthier way of life. Now self-care, holistic Inn and Spa at Loretto-New Mexico health and even inspiraThis luxury boutique hotel celebrates the authentic tion is more accessible than Southwestern style and culture of New Mexico. Its very ever. Stay tuned as Blackown custom-crafted essential oil aroma therapy blends mon’s next entrepreneurial called “Spirit of Loretto” turns any massage into an journey - and personal indulgent experience! next chapter - is just beginning. Visit Farm to Wellness Retreats at www.farmtowellnessretreats.com and follow on Instagram and Facebook for reels, tips, insights and travel inspiration.