Think you need a lot of land to grow your own food. Not so! Over the weekend I showed a young couple a house. The woman's mother had purchased a cute cottage on one acre with me a few years ago. After checking the house for the newly married couple, we strolled down the street to mom's place. WOW! Fruit trees, blackberry brambles, and what most of us would describe as a medium size garden. The garden's owner, Rose, told me it takes her THREE HOURS to pick the garden every other day in season. Three hours!
What Rose does with these treasures from the earth is create canned and jammed jewels for her business Blessed Earth Farm Products. She sells them year round at the Carrboro Farmers Market. You can also acquire them on the Web @ www.blessedearthfarm.com or
Selected products are available at
-Chatham Marketplace, Pittsboro, NC
-Weaver Street Market, Carrboro & Hillsborough, NC
-Guglhupf Cafe' & Bakery, Durham, NC
-Saxapahaw General Store, Saxapahaw, NC
-Tidal Creek Food Co-op, Wilmington, NC
-Harry's Market at White Cross, Chapel Hill, NC
-Lee Farms Fresh Market, Roxboro, NC
The visit to Rose's reminded me of two things, it does not take much space to grow some food or A LOT of food and that experienced gardeners tell new gardeners to start small. It is good advice. Most of us don't have the time to weed a large garden, pick a large garden or process the harvest properly.
Whether you have the home of your dreams or you are still looking, small can be beautiful AND bountiful.
