At Sheppard Mansion, a delicious experiment in farm-to-inn-to-community

Embroidered on a hat that executive chef Andrew Little likes to wear is a credo he shares with his employers at the Sheppard Mansion: "Know Farms, Know Food." It's the name of a Facebook group he created, and it's the focal point of a vibrant symbiosis connecting inn, market, restaurant, farm and community in Hanover, Pa.

The concept is not new: Tennessee's Blackberry Farm, New York's Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Virginia's Inn at Little Washington come to mind. But Sheppard Mansion's lack of airs is what sets it apart. One of its slogans: "Local is luxury."

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Lori Montgomery 03 Aug, 2011

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