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Wanderlust Farms.
We invite you to tour the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail and learn more about the rich rural heritage of beautiful Chattahoochee Hills. Visitors are welcome to take photos from the public road, and are invited to shop in the local businesses.
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Wanderlust Farms (#44, 45, 46)
7565 Rico Rd 
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Captivated by rural paths and fences
Dave & Christine Gallagher first came to Chattahoochee Hills in search of a peaceful place to host their wedding in 2006. While traveling the country roads to their destination in the Serenbe Community, they became captivated with the long rows of horse fences that dotted the rural landscape. Here and there, a dirt path disappeared into the woods, beckoning them back to their rural roots.
When they returned years later to build their Wanderlust Farms, the first thing they built was a horse fence. They commissioned three barn quilts to adorn the fence featuring a scrap-happy rooster and sheep, and a star quilt in honor of the one Mamaw Capps made for Christine as a child. |
All who wander are not lost
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Dave & Christine look forward to sharing Wanderlust Farms with their children.
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After the couple's wedding, Dave & Christine packed their memories of Serenbe and Chatt Hills and returned to their home in Atlanta. There they launched their careers and had many traveling adventures. It was quite the exciting life for the couple who were both originally from small towns.
But as they became parents, the novelty and convenience of city living began to wear off. They wanted more time, and they wanted their schedules to slow down.
Over the years they had returned to Serenbe to relax and refresh, so in 2017 they decided to make the move there. Dave & Christine loved living in Serenbe, with its easy access to amenities, restaurants, art, and its animal village and farm. On the weekends, they explored the rural countryside of Chatt Hills and fell in love its dirt roads, pastures, and farmhouses. Eventually, Christine found the pull to live on more land irresistible, and Dave, living by the motto, "Happy wife, happy life," agreed that they should start looking for land to build a farmstead.
They originally hoped to find land with rolling hills for their farm, but when they happened upon 18 acers of forest with a creek running through it, they went in for a closer look. The land was sandwiched between a neighboring cow pasture and a horse farm which offered a ready-made farm view -- without all of the mowing.
Dave & Christine purchased the property in 2021 and named it "Wanderlust Farm" to pay homage to the rural countryside they had visited in the U.K. and France. They had loved the time they spent in Europe, and like Chatt Hills, they had been attracted to the rural narrow roads and farmland fences. They hope their Wanderlust Farms in Chatt Hills will become the place where future generations of their family gather and make memories.
But as they became parents, the novelty and convenience of city living began to wear off. They wanted more time, and they wanted their schedules to slow down.
Over the years they had returned to Serenbe to relax and refresh, so in 2017 they decided to make the move there. Dave & Christine loved living in Serenbe, with its easy access to amenities, restaurants, art, and its animal village and farm. On the weekends, they explored the rural countryside of Chatt Hills and fell in love its dirt roads, pastures, and farmhouses. Eventually, Christine found the pull to live on more land irresistible, and Dave, living by the motto, "Happy wife, happy life," agreed that they should start looking for land to build a farmstead.
They originally hoped to find land with rolling hills for their farm, but when they happened upon 18 acers of forest with a creek running through it, they went in for a closer look. The land was sandwiched between a neighboring cow pasture and a horse farm which offered a ready-made farm view -- without all of the mowing.
Dave & Christine purchased the property in 2021 and named it "Wanderlust Farm" to pay homage to the rural countryside they had visited in the U.K. and France. They had loved the time they spent in Europe, and like Chatt Hills, they had been attracted to the rural narrow roads and farmland fences. They hope their Wanderlust Farms in Chatt Hills will become the place where future generations of their family gather and make memories.
Heritage story . . . Reflecting on rural roots
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Christine's quilt made by her g-grandmother in 1982, inspired her barn quilts. The barn quilt's corner stars echo the solid stars in her cloth quilt. The two-toned center star adds contrast.
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Dave grew up in the lakes region of New Hampshire, where he enjoyed spending time on his family's dairy farm. He fondly remembers having corn picked directly from the field for dinner, fresh milk, and access to tapped maple syrup. A true luxury he realizes now as an adult!
Christine grew up in Western North Carolina on a family homestead. She fondly remembers her grandmothers tending to the garden that fed her multi-generational family. She also recalls her Great Grandmothers pet cats and chickens following her around the garden, whose company she enjoyed more than people! Christine's great-grandmother hand-quilted each of her grandchildren's quilts when they were born. Christine's quilt inspired the colors and design of Wanderlust Farm's quilts. She said, "I wanted to honor my family matriarch while incorporating the farm animals we look forward to welcoming to the farm."
Christine grew up in Western North Carolina on a family homestead. She fondly remembers her grandmothers tending to the garden that fed her multi-generational family. She also recalls her Great Grandmothers pet cats and chickens following her around the garden, whose company she enjoyed more than people! Christine's great-grandmother hand-quilted each of her grandchildren's quilts when they were born. Christine's quilt inspired the colors and design of Wanderlust Farm's quilts. She said, "I wanted to honor my family matriarch while incorporating the farm animals we look forward to welcoming to the farm."