College Grove's Holiday Season Runs Down Horton Highway, and This Year There's a New Butcher Counter on It

The Double Barrel Angus website still has a "Coming 2024" banner announcing a meat market where the family would sell its beef next to goods from other local vendors. The market opened in 2026, two years later than that banner says. It sits at 8735 Horton Highway, the same road the College Grove Christmas Parade travels each December.

That timing affects this holiday season in two ways. A cattle operation that used to be visible mainly from Flat Creek Road now has a counter in town. The same family is also hosting one of the area's December farm events. Between the new storefront, the parade and the farm event, College Grove's December goes through one family and one stretch of highway. The calendar only works if you know which days the counters are open.

From Four Cows on 23 Acres to a Counter in Town

Tim and Serena Humerick started Double Barrel Farm in August 2016 with four cows on 23 acres. The farm's website now says the herd is close to 400 head on more than 500 acres. The farm describes itself as a family-owned operation that breeds registered Black Angus cattle.

According to the Williamson Herald, the store opened with a ribbon cutting on July 24. During the soft opening earlier that week, it had already taken in $7,000 in two days. The Herald also reported how the family splits the work. Tim Humerick runs the store. His son Colton runs the farm day to day. Serena makes the seasonings sold on the shelves. Humerick told the paper, "We're giving people what they want, which is good food that's clean."

Next door is Southern Stitch & Print, owned by Tabitha "Tabby" Humerick and her mother, Serena. The shop does custom embroidery, screen printing, embroidered and printed apparel, hats and branded merchandise. The Williamson Herald reported that the business started as Tabby's embroidery work inside a family gym. With both shops open, the Humerick family now has two storefronts side by side on Horton Highway.

What's in the Case Before the Holidays

The store's online catalog is built mostly around beef. It lists beef tenderloin, ribeye, filet mignon, whole ribeye, tomahawk ribeye, New York strip, porterhouse, steakhouse burger patties and premium ribs, plus chicken, chicken wings, pork chops and premium bacon. The store says most of its cuts come from the family's Angus herd and that the beef is pasture-raised with no added growth hormones.

The items that matter most in December are the whole cuts. The store's beef tenderloin page says whole tenderloin can be special-ordered for holiday gatherings. Its whole ribeye page offers that cut for holiday meals and custom orders. The homepage also invites questions about custom orders, freezer beef, bulk orders, specialty cuts and holiday packs. Holiday cuts are special orders, so the simplest way to get one is to call the store at 615-368-2255 and ask about timing.

The store also carries products from other makers, which helps when you're shopping for a holiday table. The Herald listed frozen chicken tenders and patties from Bell & Evans, ham and bacon from Meats By Linz, honey from Zeebeez Honey Farm in Franklin, milk and ice cream from Hattie Jane's Creamery, and produce from local farmers.

Two Farm Counters, Two Different Weeks

Double Barrel Meats isn't the only farm store on this stretch. Mooberry Farms runs a farm store at 8810 Horton Highway that sells pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken and eggs, along with coffee, local goods and a grab-and-go café that makes breakfast to order. The two stores keep different hours, and that matters for December planning.

Mooberry covers early in the week and early in the morning. Double Barrel covers the middle of the week through Saturday afternoon. On Sundays, both are closed.

The Parade Falls on the One Day Both Counters Are Closed

The 2026 College Grove Christmas Parade starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 6. Lineup begins at 1 p.m. at the College Grove Recreation Center and Gym, 8607 Horton Highway. The parade is free and organized by College Grove Athletics. The FranklinIs parade guide says it is usually held on the first Sunday in December and has drawn more than 1,000 attendees and participants in past years. Spectators typically line Horton Highway to watch.

Horton Highway usually closes to through traffic during the parade. Last year, the Williamson County Sheriff's Office planned the 2025 closure from Arno-College Grove Road to 3rd Street. Check for the sheriff's notice again this year before you drive in, especially if you're coming from the Arno side.

Lineup is at 8607 Horton Highway, Double Barrel Meats is at 8735, and Mooberry is at 8810. The parade's starting point and the two farm counters are within a couple hundred house numbers of each other. On parade Sunday, though, both counters are closed. If you want a tenderloin for that weekend, or breakfast before you find a spot along the route, plan for Saturday, December 5. That day Double Barrel is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Mooberry is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Six Days Later, the Herd Hosts Christmas

Six days after the parade, the family behind the meat counter opens the farm itself. Double Barrel Angus will host Christmas on the Farm on Saturday, December 12, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Double Barrel Farm, 6818 Flat Creek Road. The plans include a petting zoo, hayrides, s'mores, hot cocoa, crafts, games, cookie decorating, an ugly sweater contest, a raffle, food trucks and a visit with Santa. Tickets are $10 per person and free for children under 2. The listing says spots are limited, and tickets are sold through Eventbrite.

That Saturday, the store and the farm event overlap from 1 to 4 p.m. The meat counter on Horton Highway is open until 4, and the farm on Flat Creek Road opens at 1. Picking up a special order and going to the farm can fit in one afternoon. The store is where you buy the beef, and the farm is where the herd is raised.

Before December, the Vineyard Has Its Own Calendar

Arrington Vineyards lists two late-November afternoons with food and music. On November 21, the Steaming Goat food truck is there from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Simply Living Life is there from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Johnson Jay plays from 3 to 6 p.m. For Black Friday, November 27, the winery's event page lists Steaming Goat from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Simply Living Life Cottage and The Derby Coffee & Desserts from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Johnson Jay from 1 to 4 p.m. in the heated pavilion tent.

The posted hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays, and the winery notes that hours change by season. It is closed on Christmas Day and reopens December 26.

The Season, Laid Out by Day

1. Friday, November 27. Black Friday at Arrington Vineyards, with music in the heated pavilion tent from 1 to 4 p.m.
2. Wednesday through Friday, early December. Call Double Barrel Meats about a whole tenderloin or whole ribeye while the counter is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
3. Saturday, December 5. Pick up your order before Double Barrel closes at 4 p.m. Mooberry is open until 6 p.m., and its café serves food until 1 p.m.
4. Sunday, December 6. Parade lineup at 1 p.m. at 8607 Horton Highway and the procession at 2 p.m. Expect Horton Highway to be closed to through traffic.
5. Saturday, December 12. Christmas on the Farm at 6818 Flat Creek Road from 1 to 6 p.m. The Double Barrel counter is open until 4 p.m. for anything you forgot.

When I talk with clients about College Grove, the questions are usually about acreage, wells and road frontage. This December is a reminder that the closest thing to a town center here is Horton Highway between 8607 and 8810, and two of its newest storefronts belong to a family whose cattle graze a few miles away. If you'd like to talk about this part of Williamson County, from the farm counters to the land around them, Donna Walsh eXp Realty TN is glad to help. Let's Connect.