Reviews for: Salamander Springs Farm: Permaculture Organics

When you're 'starved' for a genuine experience, Susana Lein at Salamander Springs Farm is the real deal.

Salamander Springs Farm serves a full course Appalachian meal of permaculture and organic farming knowledge, solar and electrical energy alternatives, and SO MUCH more! And like any satisfying and surprising feast, Susana herself is the fine wine adorning each scrumptious presentation.

She is open and 'grounded' in who she is and what she does. Despite her wealth of knowledge and experience, her speaking style and sensitivity to her audience is palatable, like the perfect French sauce to a perfectly cooked entr?e. Susana serves herself and nature up at its best.

If you're interested in living off the grid and preserving this magnificent spread of land we've been given to steward, go see Susana! It's not only time well spent , it's a lovely place to spend the day away from our current culture's voices.

******* Bon A Petite! Pam Berlando, Bowling Green, KY

Tho in my rural youth I walked corn fields and enjoyed creamy, sweet, fresh corn right off the stalks, for the last 20+/- years I have been unable to consume the "mutant" (hybrid) corn prevalent in commercial food production. Also such corn contamination "traps" as, paper cup molds dusted with corn powder to prevent sticking, baking powder, sweeteners, derivatives used in cosmetics, on and on. Six months ago I sampled Salamander Spring's Heirloom corn. Words are insufficient to describe how WONDERFUL it is to again enjoy DELICIOUS corn bread using Susana's provided recipe. LOVE the rustic texture. Susana, and others, preserving Heirloom food sources are National/International TREASURES. THANK YOU for your dedication!!!

My husband and I attended Susana's Farm Tour in October. The weather was gloomy and rainy but that didn't distract from all the things we learned. Susana is very gracious and we enjoyed out time greatly!

Her corn is the most beautiful corn I've ever seen!

Susanna's farm is wonderful and incredible. She has put together an opportunity for folks to obtain healthy, nourishing food with her diligence, expertise and care. It is incredible what she has done purely by hand. The food we ate from her farm was naturally delicious. I didn't have to have issues with overeating because the food was so delicious and nutritious. I wish all food was this filling and nutritious. I don't think our country would have issues with obesity if all food was this good. Most of all her garden was inspirational. I want to garden and prepare food like this. I am working on my solar food dehydrator now.

I've never been to Susana's farm, but have just tried the cornmeal. Best. Cornmeal. In. The. World. I am a country cook, have made thousands of pans of cornbread, and I have never tasted anything so flavorful as this delicious cornmeal. Am buying some as holiday gifts.

I had first ran into Susana's Organics at the Berea FMKT and filled my sack full of garlic, potatoes, blackberries and even tried her Chamomile tea. The blackberries never quite made it into a cobbler from being so scrumptious! All of her food was so fresh and full of flavor! I was so interested in how they packed that flavor...soo I decided to go find out! I took a group of Master Gardeners to Salamander Springs Farm this past summer and was astonished at the amount of produce they were harvesting on a hillside! Susana and her gang were extremely welcoming to our group and gave us a fabulous tour and demonstration of permaculture. I had never seen such tall corn in my life! Many of us in the group had been traditional farmers of tilling and synthetic sprays but after seeing her methods we were all sold!

I have never seen the farm but I attended Susana's talk at the SSAWG conference in Louisville. The presentation was so dynamic and interesting that I bid on her basket of products at the Silent Auction. I was lucky enough to get the basket and have thouroghly enjoyed the black beans, cornmeal, and popcorn. As a Florida native I have long been a fan of black beans and found her included recipe to be excellent. I would highly recommend her products to anyone interested in high quality organic food. Thanks for your good work Susana. Phillip Smith