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omato-based products are sold only within Kentucky as per micro-processor certification requirements. The heirloom corn seed for the whole-grain cornmeal is selected and sold through a VA-based heirloom seed company (www.southernexposure.com).
Salamander Springs Farm produce and products are sold at the Berea Farmer's Market from April-November. Weekly salad and produce orders are delivered to the Berea winter market from November to April. Local Berea, KY area residents: to view recent produce lists or sign up to receive it each week, go to: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SalamanderSpringsFarmProduceList/messages.
Salamander Springs Farm, 98 acres of hardwood Appalachian forest south of Berea, KY, was purchased in 2000 by 4 founding members with the goal of establishing a rural community committed to sustainable, ecologically sound living. Susana's Organics began in 2001 on approximately 6 acres of ridgetop meadow; the farm, buildings and infrastructure have been built based on permaculture principles, using and recycling local resources. Today the farm includes market gardens, grain & bean fields, orchard & nut trees, pasture, and several structures, including a small house built from locally harvested and milled wood and other local resources. Insulated bed frames and a hoop house are utilized for year-round production.
We welcome work-exchanges such as WorldWide Opportunities On Organic Farms (www.wwoofusa.org and www.organicvolunteers.org) and college service & learning programs; farm internships have developed from these programs. Apprenticeships are available from May 1 to October 15 at Salamander Springs Farm: see http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/internships/. Conditions are rustic in a beautiful setting (platform tent camping or Tipi, open air kitchen shelter, solar shower, compost toilet, kerosene lights, solar electric); farm infrastructure and home are being developed from scratch using local, recycled and salvaged materials. This is a place to learn about cycling local resources & energy, homesteading from the ground up, living within one's means, and using permaculture principles to develop sustainable crop production.
To see informational slides of Salamander Springs Farm (2001-2009)
or photos of Earthen Floor Workshop at the farm (July 2008) use the following link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28998021@N02/sets/
Choose a set of photos and press slide show button at top right corner to see photos full screen.
Photos of Susana's Organics/Salamander Springs Farm stand at Berea Farmers' Market can also be seen at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueathena7/sets/72157606368948556/
Read about Susana & Salamander Springs Farm in September/October 2007 issue of Orion Magazine; article "Altar Call for True Believers" by Janisse Ray:
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/342
(This listing was last updated on Nov 22, 2009)
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