Welcome!
Red Wing Farm is a small farm in the Swannanoa Valley in the mountains of western North Carolina. We grow heirloom vegetables for ourselves and our community using ecologically responsible and sustainable growing practices. We operate a diverse, four-season vegetable, herb, and flower garden.
Red Wing Farm incorporates permaculture principles and biointensive practices into the design and management of our homestead and gardens. We use open-pollinated, heirloom seeds and are committed to preserving seed sovereignty and keeping food traditions alive.
Our growing practices are “beyond organic” — our produce is naturally grown with no herbicides, fungicides, chemical pesticides, or petrochemical fertilizers. We cultivate, plant, and harvest from permanent raised beds by hand using human-powered and human-scale tools and practices (we do not use a tractor or tiller).
We start many annual vegetables from seed in our greenhouse, which is heated without any fossil fuels using passive solar technology and a small wood stove for very cold nights.
In addition to fresh produce, other products available seasonally are: garlic, potatoes, dry black beans, seeds and plants, and various live-culture foods such as brine pickles and sauerkraut. Starting in the summer of 2010, we will be offering honey, duck eggs, and berries as well.
We are stewards of five acres of river bottom land that we intend to preserve as farmland and wildlife habitat in perpetuity. We are committed to leaving the soil, water, and air healthier than we found them.
Red Wing Farm hosts educational and community events, workshops, and classes related to organic gardening, simple living, food preservation, sustainability, community, health and wellness, and ecology.
We also have an internship program and work-exchange opportunities for short-term volunteers who want to learn about permaculture, biointensive methods, modern homesteading, and organic gardening.
Contact us
Phone: 828.298.0957
Email: redwingfarmer@gmail.com
or click here: redwingfarmer [at] gmail [dot] net
By mail: PO Box 42 / Asheville, NC 28802