It’s not very exciting, rounding aisle 12 to view the endless cartons of organic, cage-free, or omega-3 enhanced eggs. Gazing at ground beef next to chicken thighs next to pork chops in plastic packaging.
But cresting a lush hillside looking out over fields of cows, geese, chickens, piglets, and working farmers is exciting, we think. And the good people who run this agronomical setting are giving away a one-hour private tour. Four lucky offManhattan readers will get a behind-the-scenes view of the Stone Barns Center’s historic buildings, greenhouse, 6.5 acres of outdoor land, and pastured livestock operation. For more information about the working non-profit farm, community-based food production, and upcoming farmers markets and events, visit stonebarnscenter.org.
To find out how to enter the contest to win the private tour for four, keep reading after the jump.
1) Follow us on Twitter and tweet this message (if you already follow us, just tweet!):
“Win a private group tour of Stone Barns Center in Westchester. Just follow @offManhattan and RT! http://bit.ly/privatetour”
OR
2) Sign up for our email list. (If you’re already a subscriber, you are automatically entered for a chance to win the giveaway.)
You can do both to be entered twice, and tweet once a day to be entered multiple times and increase your chance of winning. Deadline is Sunday, May 23 at 6:00pm EST – a winner will be chosen at random and announced the next day. Good luck!
How to get there: Take the Metro North Hudson line to Tarrytown. For scheduling and additional train information, visit mta.nyc.us. Taxis should be available at the station, which is a quick ride away from the center. (Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester, NY, 914.366.620, stonebarnscenter.org)
The co-founder and editor-at-large at offMetro, Lauren is a sustainable travel specialist and freelance journalist with frequent bylines in National Geographic, Bicycling Magazine and Shape. Follow Lauren’s adventures at @laurenmati.
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram