Fresh Echinacea fields ready for harvest Our soils are a fertile sandy loam. The soils and climate found in the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountain area is known worldwide for its ability to support a wide variety of herbs. Perfect conditions for early growth stages Perfect conditions for early growth. Hundreds of thousands of plants spring to life in a perfect environment during the winter months. The plants are then placed in the fields for cultivation in the early spring.
Supplemental irrigation comes from a mountain stream running through the farm.
Bee hives are maintained to facilitate pollination. Highly skilled farmers who comply to the highest standards care for the herbs. It takes 8 weeks of preparation before the compost is ready to use. This fertile bio-dynamic compost is added to our raised beds to enhance the organic matter and nutrients available for our herbs to grow. This produces herbs with a high concentration of natural medicinal compounds for maximum potency.