HEALTHY PLANTET HOMESTEAD
About Healthy Plantet Homestead
A sub-one-acre, regenerative food forest out to make the future of food hyper local, better than organic, restorative, and fair pay. Our goal is to nurture the earth, our community, and our staff. We use no gas-powered machinery, no single-use plastics, no chemicals harmful to bees or other wildlife, pay a fair living wage, and regularly donate produce to our local community. As a tiny market farm, we grow a small amount of a huge variety of crops. Our primary crops are perennial: asparagus, rhubarb, tree and bush fruits, and edible and medicinal herbs. We also grow an extensive line of heirloom annuals, often in traditional ways, such as three sisters hills for beans, corn, and squash. We aim to provide folks with the staples they know and love, as well as introduce them to new perennial favorites that are kinder to the environment and farmers alike. We also propagate these perennial plants and make them available for sale to folks who'd like to start their own little patch of perennial paradise. Our bread and butter, so to speak, is an annual 8-month CSA: a weekly produce subscription box, starting in spring and ending in early winter. We deliver from Spruce Pine to Weaverville. This is the best way to sample a huge variety of both common and unique produce, and to support our mission. Given our wide variety of produce, we also make an extensive line of farm-grown jams, jellies, pickles, elderberry syrup, and freeze-dried treats, plus medicinal salves and lip balms, and fully biodegradable castile soap/shampoo bars and conditioner bars. We also love working with professional chefs, whether it's to keep them in a steady supply of fresh herbs, or to provide the best in seasonal ephemerals. Lastly, we keep a beloved and very spoiled flock of laying hens whose waste is used to fertilize our tree crops. Find us every Saturday at the Yancey County Farmers Market, come visit our on-farm honor stand for produce and preserves, or subscribe to our CSA for eight months of weekly produce!
CONTACT
Physical Address
128 Academy St
BURNSVILLE NC
(Yancey County)
Location Contact
Rachel Haimowitz
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ONLINE ORDERING AND PRE-ORDER DETAILS
Online Ordering:
Order at least 48 hours in advance of desired pickup day/time.
Delivery:
During our CSA season (spring to early winter), we offer door-to-door delivery from east Burnsville to Celo and Spruce Pine on Tuesday afternoons/evenings, and from west Burnsville to Weaverville on Thursday afternoon/evenings. Orders must be placed at least 48 hours in advance. Delivery fee is based on driving mileage from the farm (128 Academy St in downtown Burnsville) to your door, as follows: Up to 7 miles from the farm: $4 7.1 to 15 miles from the farm: $7 15.1 to 23 miles from the farm: $10 23.1 to 35 miles from the farm: $12 You do not need to tip your driver; they are well compensated.
Pickup Options:
In-person pickup is available during all daylight hours at our on-farm honor stand.
PRODUCTS OFFERED
Artisan Foods
jam, preserves, pickles, teas, tomato sauce, vinegar
Dairy & Eggs
eggs
Flowers
edible flowers
Fruits & Berries
apples, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, elderberries, grapes, kiwis, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, raspberries, strawberries, watermelons
Grains
popcorn
Herbs
dried herbs, fresh herbs
Nuts & Seeds
sunflower seeds
Specialty Products
corn shocks, medicinal herbs, plants, salves, seeds, soap
Vegetables
arugula, asian greens, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chiles, collards, cucumber, daikon, dry beans, edamame, eggplant, garlic, green beans, green onions, horseradish, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, onions, parsnips, peas, pole beans, potatoes, pumpkins, radish, ramps, rhubarb, salad greens, salad mix, shallots, shell beans, spinach, summer squash, sun chokes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash
CSA
Starting in early May and running through mid December, receive a varied bag of better-than-organic produce each week grown organically and restoratively by staff earning a living wage. As we are a food forest, you'll find a large variety of perennials, ranging from asparagus and rhubarb in the spring, to peaches and blueberries in the summer, to autumn berries and sorrel in the fall. Of course you'll also find a wide range of annual vegetables--all your favorites like salad and cooking greens, carrots, tomatoes, etc., plus some crops that may be new to you, like husk cherries and kohlrabi. You'll also find specialty items like fresh herbs, edible flowers, and responsibly wildcrafted foods. Our CSA comes in three sizes: small ($15), medium ($25), and large ($35). In every bag, you'll get at least 20% more produce than you paid for each week, so you always feel like you're getting your money's worth, even if there's an item you don't enjoy. We also allow some customization, so you can tell us what you don't like or can't have, and we'll substitute those items with things you enjoy. The small is perfect for one person, or two who don't eat a ton of produce. The medium is perfect for two people, or up to four who don't eat a lot of veggies. And the large is perfect for four people. If you have a larger family or eat lots of produce, you can purchase more than one share. We also offer an egg add-on (half a dozen non-gmo eggs per week for $3, limit two per customer), and a farm treats add-on (a once-a-month selection of jams, jellies, pickles, syrups, vinegars, soaps, freeze-dried treats, lip balms, and medicinal salve made on-farm, offered at a 20% discount, in $15, $30, and $45 per month sizes). While it helps us the most for you to pay for your entire share up front, we do offer a payment plan to those who need it; you can make up to 8 equal installment payments throughout the entire season. We also offer a limited number of shares to those experiencing financial hardship at half price, and those shares can be paid for month by month. Pickup is available twice weekly on our farm in downtown Burnsvile, and once weekly in both the South Toe/Celo/Spruce Pine and Mars Hill/Wearville areas.
Pick Up Details
Downtown Burnsville Pickups: On farm (128 Academy St) 3pm to noon the next day on Tuesdays and Fridays (free - no fee) East Burnsville / Celo / South Toe / Spruce Pine door-to-door delivery: Tuesday afternoon/evening (delivery fee based on mileage applies) West Burnsville / Mars Hill / Weaverville door-to-door delivery: Thursday afternoon/evening (delivery fee based on mileage applies)
Pick Up Addresses
Healthy Plantet Homestead
128 Academy St
Burnsville, NC 28714
(Yancey County)
PAYMENT METHOD
Credit/Debit
EBT/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
SNAP Incentives
WHOLESALE LOCAL FOOD GUIDE LISTING
We're listed in ASAP's Wholesale Local Food Guide, ASAP's Farm to Business Trade Directory.
ROADSIDE INFORMATION
Find our full line of fresh produce and shelf-stable items in the honor stand under our carport! Fruits, veggies, jams, jellies, pickles, elderberry syrup, biodegradable castile soap/shampoo bars and solid conditioner bars, medicinal salve and lip balm, freeze dried treats, and more. This is a self-serve honor stand; you'll find a drop box for cash, checks, and SNAP/Food Bucks tokens, and a sign for paypal and venmo. We are open year-round, dawn till dusk. During the colder parts of the year, we can't leave perishable items in the fridge because they'll freeze, but we will pick on request--just email us at [email protected].
Our store is open from April 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025.
Store Hours
- Sun. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Mon. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Tue. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Wed. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Thu. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Fri. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Sat. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
IDENTITIES
LGBTQ+, Woman-owned, New and Beginning Farmer (Operated farm 10 years or less)
PRACTICES FOLLOWED
Organic (not Certified), Low Spray, GMO-Free, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Biodynamic, Wild Harvested, Humanely Raised, Permaculture, Regenerative
