Gatherings
Food. Farming. Hospitality. Place.
What We Offer:
We design and host exclusive field-to-fork gatherings and seasonal events that celebrate the art of slow living.
Bespoke Immersive Gatherings
Thoughtfully planned multi-day retreats, and beautifully hosted dinners at your own table.
Multi-Day Field Immersions & Getaways
We design slow-paced getaways built around deep outdoor connections and the farm-to-table lifestyle. These are highly exclusive experiences that cannot be booked out of a brochure. Imagine gathering your group for an insider’s look into a working goat farm, spending the day wading through legendary trout streams, or joining an all-inclusive autumn field sport pursuit—each evening culminating in a spectacular, chef-led feast. From the moment you and your guests arrive on-site, we handle the entire flow of the day, managing every local coordinate and detail so you can simply sink into the experience.
What we do: Full daytime and evening experience design, on-site hosting, outdoor sporting coordination, and private field-to-fork culinary management.
Please note: All multi-day field immersions & getaways are personally accompanied and hosted by our team.
Perfect for: Intentional small groups, social clubs, outdoor enthusiasts, and hosts looking for an unforgettable, completely turnkey getaway.
Private Intimate Dinners & Holidays
For homeowners who love to host and want to elevate their table, we bring a distinctive farm-to-table experience directly to you. We provide the creative vision, styling, and coordination needed to execute a flawless event, serving clients who appreciate a deeply curated lifestyle and have a distinct eye for design. From collaborating with private chefs who build menus around regional ingredients to designing custom tablescapes with local flora, you simply sit down and enjoy your company.
What we do: Complete event styling and creative direction, custom tablescape design, local floral curation, and seamless vendor coordination.
Perfect for: Discerning homeowners and holiday hosts who value good design, regional food, and creating memorable, elegant gatherings at home.
How We Work Together for Dinners & Holidays:
We believe that beautiful design requires seamless execution. For both our single-day dinners and multi-day immersions, we manage the entire creative design phase remotely and travel directly to your destination or private residence. Our team personally directs the visual environment, oversees styling setups, coordinates artisan arrivals, and delivers our intuitive, live hospitality hosting throughout your entire gathering.
Chicken Librarian Signature Experiences
Bespoke guest experiences and custom event programming for boutique destinations and rural hospitality brands.
We partner with premier properties to create distinctive events and multi-day gatherings that highlight your venue's unique character. By blending relaxed outdoor leisure with exceptional styling and chef-led dining, we design experiences that feel entirely welcoming, unhurried, and deeply rooted in the farm-to-table lifestyle.
How It Works
Our partnerships are completely unified. We bring the creative vision and personal execution to your property, guiding the process from the initial concept to the live event.
What We Do:
Concept Architecture: We design the narrative timeline, theme, and sensory flow of the experience to perfectly complement your property.
Artisan Sourcing: We vet and coordinate any creative partners, including guest chefs, open-fire cooks, florists, and land stewards.
On-Site Executive Hosting: We welcome your guests, manage the evening's flow, and personally host the gathering to anchor the storytelling and style the visual landscape.
What the Property Provides:
The Canvas: The physical venue, pasture, kitchen infrastructure, and baseline event insurance.
The Logistics: Table and linen setup, cleaning, dishwashing, and physical food preparation staff unless an outside guest chef is brought in for the event.
The Audience: Handling the booking software or ticketing platform and marketing directly to your built-in guest list.
Our hospitality partners include: Boutique inns, working agricultural estates, vineyards, and destination lodges.
How It Works
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Start a conversation.
Tell us what you're imagining, whether it is an intimate holiday dinner at your private table or a co-branded weekend experience for your boutique destination.We'll figure out the best approach.
We will discuss your vision, look at your target dates, and determine the best engagement model to shape the experience so you know exactly what to expect.I'll take care of the details.
Once we've agreed on the scope and pricing, I'll manage the entire concept architecture, visual styling, and artisan coordination while keeping you seamlessly informed along the way.You get to enjoy the result.
That's really the point. You simply sit down, relax, and be a guest at your own experience.
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Service Area
Bespoke experiences and signature destination programming take place wherever the vision calls for them—from our East Tennessee homestead launchpad to destinations across the country and around the world. Travel outside our local region is seamlessly integrated into your custom project scope.
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Ready to curate something memorable?
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Tell us what type of slow-living gathering you're planning, or what type of guest experience you're wishing someone would design. We'll figure out the best way to bring it to life together.
What People Are Saying
We are so appreciative of Kristin’s concierge service for the Powell Pet Palooza event! We use our event to raise money for local animal shelters and rescues in our area. We are so thankful for how accommodating she was and getting supplies to us in a timely, efficient manner
— Sara from Sara’s Waggy Tails