Welcome

Hi, welcome to Davis Ridge Farm.  We are a small farm in northwest North Carolina.  We grow mostly vegetables, but who knows what we'll get into in the future.

My name is Don and I am married to Stephanie.  We have been growing a garden for ourselves for years, but last year I decided to make some lifestyle changes primarily with my diet.  Our church adopted a health initiative called "The Daniel Plan" that was started by Saddleback Church in California.  

Through watching the videos and reading the material, I not only had to start facing the truth that I have some pretty serious food issues, but that most of the food I had been eating is not good.  Most of what we eat is processed in one way or another and all that "artificiality" brings with it some health consequences.  In one of the videos I watched, Dr. Daniel Amen said, "You should eat food grown on a plant, not made in a plant".  Because of where we live, we didn't feel like we had access to a lot of the organic, naturally-grown food that was suggested in the plan.

Then we started learning about the local food movement and how it was just gaining momentum in our area with the county farmer's markets and an organization called Pilot Mountain Pride.

With our love for growing a garden and our search for healthier food, it seemed only natural to expand in order to meet the growing need for local food in our area.

We are just getting started and have learned a ton already, but we hope that you will join us on our journey.  In this blog, we will share what we are learning, what is happening here on the farm, and what we have available and where you can get it.

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