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Wild Onion Farms is a small sustainable farm in northern Johnston County. The farm was established in 2005, on what was formerly part of an old tobacco farm. I grow a wide variety of produce and culinary herbs. I also raise pastured laying hens, heirloom tomato plants, and herb plants. The farm is a little over 7 acres. About 2 acres are cultivated for produce each year. Another 2 acres of the farm are wooded, with the remaining areas left fallow or sown to cover crops for soil restoration.

I grow everything on the farm using strict organic methods. I use no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or other poisonous sprays. I grow cover crops and use the pastured hens to build soil fertility. Pulverized limestone and other natural rock powders are sometimes added to promote soil health and good growth. I do my best to have as little negative impact on the environment as possible, and to create healthy soils that will support nutritionally-packed vegetables for years to come.

A plant's health is much like your own health - if you eat right and take good care of yourself, you'll rarely need to see the doctor. If plants are grown on healthy, well-balanced soils, they will rarely have pest or disease problems. In addition, I save some of my own seeds from year to year, which allows me to select those that have a natural resistance to stubborn pests or diseases, and that are particularly suited to the farm's microclimate.

Where to get it? I sell produce, herbs, and eggs at two farmers' markets, and to the occasional restaurant. I am at the Wake Forest Farmers Market (http://www.wakeforestmarket.org) on Saturdays, 8am-noon, April through November. I am also at the Moore Square Farmers Market (http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/farmersmarket/index.html) in downtown Raleigh on Wednesdays, 10:30am-2pm, April through August.

I send out a weekly email update with each week’s produce harvest and prices. If you would like to receive this, please

send your email address to wildonionfarms@yahoo.com.

2009 CSA memberships are sold out!

Wild Onion Farms ~ Elizabeth Haarer

9999 NC Hwy 222W ~ Middlesex, NC 27557