We start with very clean 5 gallon buckets. We buy recycled pickle buckets and sanitize them in a bleach solution before every picking. It's important because any kind of debris will block the plants ability to take in water most efficiently, causing stems to wilt. So we keep them clean and add floral preservative. Next [...]

The Witch Hazel blooms. The tulips, dutch iris and narcissus sleep tight. The snapdragons enjoy a cozy home of biodegradable corn plastic and row cover.   Pincushion flower waits patiently.   Lavender- a full row- brings bliss to all who wander her way.   Calibri poppies cold chill. Bachelor buttons look lush after temps in [...]

Join us Sunday November 6 at 3 pm for a celebration of the end of another season, of where we've been and where we're going- individually and collectively! Featuring eats by Eclectik Domestic, live music from Hearts Gone South, Zach Bryson and Todd Day Wait's Pig Pen, and a bonfire! We'll be dancing and feasting rain or shine. Purchase tickets [...]

  It is an extremely disheartening time in North Carolina- Mike and I's home state. We want all our potential customers to know that we are vehemently opposed to HB2. We believe in love and equal rights for all citizens of planet Earth!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prwDgGYFTxc

We are so glad to be part of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's farm tour this year! We were last on the farm tour in 2010 on our old farm in Candler, so this is our big "debut" of our new homestead! The dates are June 25th and 26th from 8-12pm.  Please join us for tours, [...]

IT IS HOT these days... Sometimes you have to bring the shade with you. But the flowers are thriving with afternoon rains.. Here is one of our beds of zinnias next to corn and squash.   Peachy pinks on the scene Here is what happens when mommy drives the tractor and gets stung by a [...]