Blackberry Mountain visits Fogo Island
June 12-16, 2025
Meet the team of Blackberry Mountain, a fellow Relais & Chateaux property based in the foothills of Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains.
An Executive Chef of the property and esteemed forager, as well as their Assistant Director of Wellness, will visit Fogo Island Inn for an exchange of wellness and culinary concepts.
Don’t miss this brilliant itinerary tailored to highlight a unique collaboration between Fogo Island Inn and Blackberry Mountain.
Joey Edwards – PM Executive Chef of Three Sisters and Sycamore
Joey joined The Barn at Blackberry Farm® team in 2013 as a cook. He got married in 2015 and left Blackberry Farm to embark on a backpacking adventure through Africa and Europe. He was working on a farm in Portugal when The Barn Executive Chef Cassidee Dabney asked him to return to Blackberry Farm as her sous chef in January 2016. Joey embraced the chance to return to the kitchen environment where he feels the perfect blend of art, nature, organization and adrenaline. In 2020, Joey was promoted and made the transition to Blackberry Mountain as the PM Executive Chef of Three Sisters. In 2021, that role expanded to PM Executive Chef of Three Sisters and Sycamore when Blackberry Mountain opened a new dining experience. Joey’s love of cooking and foraging blends seamlessly into his personal life where he enjoys cooking with foraged ingredients, typically over an open fire, and preferably with a good bottle of wine.
Meghan Henley, Assistant Director of Wellness
Megan first joined the Blackberry team as a yoga instructor at Blackberry Farm in 2016. Today, she oversees Blackberry’s robust wellness program as the assistant director of wellness. Meghan leads a team of expert teachers, trainers and bodyworkers at Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain and manages the development of wellness experiences at both properties.
Meghan enjoys merging mindfulness practices with creative arts and exploring new wellbeing avenues to enhance awareness and strengthen the mind-body connection. Her calling is helping others recall their connection to themselves, to each other and to nature. When she’s not at Blackberry, her love of movement and exploration is just as strong. Meghan enjoys spending quality time with her husband and children and getting outside as much as possible.