Recent video of Apple Hill Farm
Avery County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month
March 2021
Tar Heel Traveler: Finding Peace During a Pandemic
June 2020
Tar Heel Traveler: Alpacas part of warm, loving Watauga County family
May 2017
QC Life: Zoom with the Alpacas at Apple Hill Farm
May 2020
Fox 8 Project Pet: Apple Hill Farm
May 2020
KW Mountain Elevation Realty: Things to do in the High Country Ep 10
December 2019
Apple Hill Farm on North Carolina Weekend
August 2017
Apple Hill Farm on ESPSN
Sunbelt Conference Championship Football Game
December 2018
Recent print media about Apple Hill Farm
Carolina Mountain Life Magazine
NC Field & Family
Apple Hill Farm Spreads Alpaca Love – Fall 2019
“It was 2000, and Lee Rankin was taking her then 1-year-old son through the Kentucky State Fair when she saw her first alpaca. “I looked into its eyes and fell in love,” she recalls.
Right then and there, Rankin decided she wanted to move to the mountains and raise alpacas. “
Local Press:
• Apple Hill Farm Finalist for Small Farmer of the Year
Mountain Times: February 20, 2021
• High Country Valentine’s Day COVID-19 Guide
The Appalachian: February 12, 2021
• NC Tripping: Apple Hill Farm
NC Tripping: December 14, 2020
• Families enjoy tours of Apple Hill Farm
Watauga Democrat: November 24, 2020
• Fine Art and Master Crafts Festival returns to Sugar Mountain
Mountain Times; August 20, 2020
• Tours of local farms offer unique educational experiences
Watauga Democrat: June 24, 2020
• Knitting with Alpacas
Published Monday, August 15, 2016
• Goat Shearing
Published Tuesday, October 4, 2016
• Fundraiser for the local fire victims and sale of cards
Published Monday, August 22, 2016
Other Press:
• These weekend getaways offer the best of North Carolina
Fayetteville Observer; December 16, 2020
• Agritourism farms open, taking precautions
Bladen Journal; October 13, 2020
• These 7 Spots are Perfect for North Carolina Animal Lovers
Narcity; November 29, 2019
• A visit to this alpaca farm and store in North Carolina is just the sweet experience you need
Only in Your State: December 12, 2018
• People Fall in Love with Banner Elk
Greensboro News & Record;
• Banner Elk Escape
Winston-Salem Monthly; Published
• Best-Kept Secrets: Meet the Animals
News & Observer; September 4, 2016
Recent audio & podcasts of Apple Hill Farm
NC Travel Chat: Apple Hill Farm
July 9, 2020
Productive Flourishing Podcast: December 14, 2017
Agritourism is booming right now, as people more and more are trying to find ways to unplug from their tech-driven lives, create memories with their families and come back to the land (quite literally). Lee Rankin explains this and more on the podcast!