Follow us through the year as we share what's happening at Gaia Farm.
Farm Journal
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Green Business Partnerships
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How Our Shipping Boxes Fund Green Initiatives As manufacturers, we receive materials in cardboard boxes just like you. We… -
In the Spirit of Giving
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Gaia Herbs is a company with a cause. Actually, make that causes. A deep respect for people, plants and… -
Sustainable Relationships
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How Gaia Herbs’ fiber products help to fund vocational training for people with disabilities Gaia Herbs’ work with Transylvania…
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GaiaKids® on the Farm
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Echinacea, bees & bamboo! Tractor rides, organic snacks & herb games too! A group of our Gaia Kids had… -
Biodiesel at Gaia Herbs
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Recycled cooking oil helps to power our business It takes power to grow herbs and then manufacture and transport… -
Supporting Community Health
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The Gaia Farm Produce Program The Gaia Farm Produce Program delivers fresh organic produce to Bread of Life Center,…
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Sustainability Starts at Home
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Visitors to Gaia Farm are often surprised to see that among the fields of herbs, which go in our… -
Busy Bees
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Everything is planted! Gaia’s greenhouses and hoop houses are emptied and all the herbs are thriving in the 250-acres… -
Farm Season in Full Swing
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The growing season is ramping up here at the Gaia Farm. Of course there’s the usual herb seedling graduation…
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A Welcoming of Spring
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It’s very exciting; we’re breaking ground for spring here at the Gaia Farm. There’s much to be done in… -
A Change of Seasons
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We’re winding down from the height of the growing season here at Gaia Farm. Fall is a good time… -
Herbal Leaders Visit Gaia Farm
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Ric gave a personal tour to herbal leaders that are teaching at this weekend’s Medicines from the Earth Symposium…
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Planting Valerian
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Check out these photos of today’s planting of Valerian! These precious plants have moved from greenhouse to hoop frames… -
Cilantro in the Field
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Today is a gorgeous day to be out on the farm. It’s all “farm-hands” on deck as they hand-plant… -
Seeding Holy Basil
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It’s seeding time in the Gaia Greenhouses. First steps are underway to make our seeds ready for germination. A…
A Welcoming of Spring
March 1st, 2011
It’s very exciting; we’re breaking ground for spring here at the Gaia Farm. There’s much to be done in preparation of the growing season: ordering and starting seed, sharpening tools, cleaning greenhouses and repairing water systems, as well as finalizing what plant will go where in the fields.
Our farm crew has begun sowing Gaia’s medicinal herb crops for the coming year. In February, Valerian Root will be started in seed flats to be nurtured by the warming winter sun in our greenhouses. Valerian plantings will continue through March, followed by Echinacea angustifolia. The seeding symphony climaxes in April when Holy Basil, Ashwaghanda, Blue Vervain, Skullcap and many others begin their lives here at our organic farm.
It’s also time for our annual organic inspection. Our certification from Oregon Tilth expresses our fundamental commitment to the principles of purity, integrity , and potency. Organic agriculture honors Nature and her cycles, which resonates with the mission of Gaia Herbs. Here in western North Carolina, we’re fortunate to have the splendor of the change of four distinct and beautiful seasons. Welcome, spring! And thank you, winter.
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradsteet (1612- 1672)
