She-Biz: Green Grocers, Farmers and Nurseries

Now, from Sheville.org! Shop our local food and plants, and arrange to pick them up at a local farmer's market or other site. No need to worry if your favorite farmer's produce is sold out!

Eagle Feather Organic Farm and North Carolina Ginseng and Goldenseal Company Madison County A haven for herbalists, naturalists, and seekers of agri-tourism excellence, Eagle Feather Organic Farm has been designated as a Native Botanical Sanctuary by United Plant Savers, and is also a designated North Carolina Nursery by the NC Department of Agriculture. Since 1993, the NC Ginseng and Goldenseal Company has been growing organic medicinal herbs such as ginseng, goldenseal, and a variety of other woodland botanicals in a natural hardwoods cove. We have books, a video, classes, apprenticeships, and tours that further teach and address the natural ways of growing such beneficial herbs. Contact Robert Eidus at 300 Indigo Bunting Lane in Marshall, NC 28753 or e-mail robert@ncgoldenseal.com (828) 649-3536 http://www.ncgoldenseal.com/ Ol' Turtle Farm Mc Dowell County and Asheville Markets Ol’Turtle Farm is owned and operated by Eileen Droescher. Eileen owned and operated a large CSA farm Massachusetts. Here at Ol’Turtle Farm in Marion, Eileen grows vegetable and flower transplants, produce, cut flowers, flowering hanging baskets and small fruits. Ol’Turtle Farm is strongly committed to sustainable and organic management and quality production. We sell eggs from pastured-based hens with access to soy-free organic feed. Ol’Turtle Farm will be marketing at local tailgate markets in 2009. 828-738-8286 farmer@olturtlefarm.com Solleon Farm Fairview, NC Farm fresh eggs, from chickens fed strictly organic feed. You can find us at the Farmer's Market at French Board Co-Op on Saturday morning. (828) 628-1584 http://sheville.org/grocer/Solleon.html Useful Plants Nursery Black Mountain, NC Useful Plants Nursery is a small, permaculture-based nursery specializing in useful, phytonutritional, food, and medicine plants well-adapted to our Southern Appalachian mountains and surrounding bioregions. Our plants are grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides at our nursery located at Earthaven Ecovillage. I believe that growing your own food and medicine plants is a vitally important strategy and practice for regaining control over our collective and personal lives, our health, and our individual and bioregional economic well being. "Liberation through Abundance" Chuck Marsh, nurseryperson,permaculture designer, bioregional inhabitant (828) 669-6517 http://www.usefulplants.org/