Sharon's Natural Gardens

We have tried to source all of our seeds from organic and/or biodynamic farms. We have been disappointed by many in the past. This year we even tried seeds from Turtle Tree Seed alongside seeds from Sharon's Natural Gardens. While some of TTS's plants did fine, they only ranged from terrible to so-so; Sharon's Natural Gardens outperformed -- and with the same varieties. In contrast to the poor growth of TTS's seeds, we had virtually 100% germination rate from Sharon's Natural Gardens and better yet -- virtually all of them survived on our farm.... even seedlings that were totally ignored. None were irrigated, none were babied, and very few were even properly weeded. The vigor of these seeds suited us perfectly on the Delmarva Peninsula and will suit anyone in the humid South East, especially the coastal regions.

We acquired generous and hardy cane berry plants from her biodynamic farm.

This is a place that started with low organic content (in some places as low as 0.5%) and is now at a remarkable 3.5% organic content. I don't know if you are familiar with the high rainfall in this region, but we receive well over 4 FEET of rain per year. It takes a noble effort to raise the organic matter content of soil by even half a percent. Sharon, with decades of attention, has established a lush and diverse perma-culture and bio-dynamic farm.

Many farms smell bad, and as Joel Salatin says, "The smell of manure is the smell of manure mismanagement." At Sharon's Natural Gardens, everything was composted and the compost smelled sweet. There were no offensive smells, something I have yet to be able to manage well on my own farm!

Sharon is a sincere and dedicated soul and the farm embodies her spirit (or is it the other way around?).

If you have the chance to visit here, you should. If you cannot visit, you should consider supporting this operation.