We strongly believe in the priciples and practices of Sustainable Agriculture.We grow all our plants on our own Certified Naturally Grown farm using farm produced composts as well as McEnroe and Bio-Comp Composts,  and fertilize with Fertrell products, along with Maxicrop kelp and fish emulsion. Only accepted organic pest controls are used when needed. These may include Soaps, Oils, Neem, Pyrethrum, Rotenone, Bt, and beneficial insects. For us, part of sustainable agriculture means reducing as much off farm input as possible and we are constantly striving to do just that.

We were Certified Organic for years through Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc., but have chosen not to pursue the national organic certification for philosophical differences of opinions regarding that process. We still use the same organic practices as before because it's just what we believe in. Very importantly, we grow only open pollinated and heirloom plants

Instead, we are now Certified Naturally Grown which goes beyond organic to sustainable agriculture. Check it out on the web at www.naturallygrown.org We were awarded the Outstanding Achievement award for Sustainable Agriculture in Yancey County in 2006 by the NCSU Extension Agency. 

We are also members of ASAP…the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project… and their certified Appalachian Grown program.