We are a sustainable family farm business, owned by Chip Hope and Julie Laramie, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Just outside of Burnsville, in Yancey County, we grow and sell an eclectic selection of plants, produce, and seeds .

                                                                                                            We have been growing many heirloom varieties since 1998. Our specialty has always been heirloom tomato seeds and heirloom tomato plants. (see list of tomatoes we grow on the family farm, with pictures and descriptions) Our work with heirloom tomatoes has been featured in Southern Living magazine (May 1999, Timeless Tomatoes), Back Home magazine (Mar/Apr 2002, Grow "Real" Tomatoes) and Blue Ridge Country magazine (July 2004, Meet Mr. Tomato) among others.

Today we offer many unique and unusual open-pollinated, annual and perennial flowers, culinary and medicinal herbs, and gourmet vegetables (see availability list with descriptions).Everything we offer is grown and processed on our family farm.

Marketing is through direct sales at the family farm, regional garden centers along with mail order heirloom tomato seeds and mail order heirloom tomato plants. See bedding plants and tomatoes.