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. 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. 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, or come visit our on-farm honor stand for produce and preserves!
CONTACT
Physical Address
NC
(Yancey County)
Mailing Address
128 Academy St
BURNSVILLE NC 28714
(Yancey County)
Location Contact
Rachel Haimowitz
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ONLINE ORDERING AND PRE-ORDER DETAILS
Online Ordering:
Order at least 24 hours in advance of desired pickup day/time.
Delivery:
Pickup Options:
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, peaches, pears, persimmons, raspberries, strawberries
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, 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, spinach, summer squash, sweet corn, sweet peppers, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash
CSA
Starting in early May and running through October, receive a varied bag of better-than-organic produce each week grown by staff earning a living wage. As we are a food forest, you'll find a huge variety of perennials, ranging from asparagus and rhubarb in the spring, to peaches and blueberries in the summer, to autumn berries and blackberries 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 seasonally-appropriate wildcrafted foods. Our CSA comes in two sizes: a $15 bag, and a $30 bag. In both, you'll get more 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. The $15 bag is perfect for one person, or two who don't eat a ton of produce, and the $30 bag is perfect for two people, or up to four who don't eat a lot of veggies. 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 no-soy, 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 of $15 per month for a half share and $30 per month for a whole share). 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.
Pick Up Details
Pickup is available from 3pm to dusk on Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday, at our on-farm honor stand at 128 Academy St, Burnsville, NC. No need to set a more specific day or time; your produce will be ready when you are.
PAYMENT METHOD
Credit/Debit
EBT/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
WIC FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition 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 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 November 30, 2024.
Store Hours
- Sun. 1:30 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
