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Harland's Creek Farm is a certified organic farm located four miles west of Pittsboro North Carolina. The Alston-Degraffenried House, a national historic site, is on the farm. We grow and sell flowers, produce, and herbs. In addition the farm is available for weddings and other events.
You are welcome to visit Harland’s Creek Farm and see how we grow our produce, herbs, and flowers.
We sell our produce, flowers, and herbs at the Durham Farmer's Market (http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/), and the Moore Square Farmer’s Market in Raleigh NC. In addition, we have three CSAs. (Community Supported Agriculture groups) that provide produce or flowers on a subscription basis.
History
The Alston-Degraffenried House was built in 1810 and the farm has a long history. Thus, in our flower production, we are focusing on native and heirloom varieties. Many of the bouquets that we make could have been in someone's parlor in the 1800s.
When we first moved into the Alston-Degraffenried house in the early 70’s, kudzu covered the yard and was growing onto the porch. After clearing, we discovered an old fruit and flower garden to the east of the house. In the fall of 2001 we built a parterre on the site of the old garden that was inspired by drawings of 18th century gardens in The New Traditional Garden by Michael Weishan. The farming operation was also initiated in 2001.
Farming Practices
We have about 5 acres under production divided into three plots that have been opened successively over time since 2001. Soil amendments include compost, feather meal, rock phosphate, sulfate of potash, bone meal, lime, or manure. Mulching and cover crops are used to build the soil. Pest management includes 6 to 8 foot fences to keep deer out; row-covers and flash tape to deter birds and rabbits, and occasionally we use OMRI approved amendments to control of pests. Post-Harvest Handling consists of cold storage in an on farm walk in cooler. Flowers are conditioned using either Vita Products, Inc. or our own on farm mixture using ORMI approved substances that are compliant with the National Organic Program Standards.
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