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Bright green tobacco plants sat in a wood box with water beside the barn — a sight to soon to be long lost in Tennessee. Bobby Darnell is one of the last farmers standing.

Hedgelawn Farm offers a tranquil lifestyle similar to rural pockets of the Hamptons, he added. Plus, it doesn’t have a tennis court. “But it’s got a ton of land for one,” Comer said.

Plus, the tobacco is an infinite source—collect the seeds and re-plant. Before we head off to Mars, though, we should address the problems here on Earth, and sustainability is a big one.

Garst Farms sits on 85 acres in Cross Plains in Robertson County, Tenn. There, Garst grows mostly Dark-Fire Cured Tobacco, but also some Burley, which sets him apart from some of his neighbors.