Detour Farm
Sam McLeod

All About Sam

Sam McLeod was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1951, grew up there, attended college and graduate school at The University of Virginia and Washington & Lee University, worked as a banker, a lawyer, and a venture capital investor, and moved to Detour Farm with his wife Annie in 2004.

Since moving to the farm, Sam has written several books, produced an audio book, hosted a live variety show, written a newspaper column, and told his stories to anybody who’d listen. Learn more about Sam’s books and other stuff.

Sam and Annie have three wonderful daughters, horses, alpacas, dogs, chickens and a cat that thinks she’s a dog. Their farm, located near Walla Walla, Washington, is devoted to wildlife and habitat conservation. If you’d like to know more about the farm, please visit the Detour Farm website.