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Gaining Ground Farm

298 Sluder Branch Road
828-545-2362

About Us:

Our farm is located in Leicester, NC on 70 acres of family farm land. We are Aaron and Anne Grier. The farm is home to a heard of Red Devon cattle, a Jersey milk cow, a flock of chickens, and several acres of vegetable-growing bottomland. We strive to raise food that is healthier for all of us raised in a manner easier on the environment.

Our cattle are rotationally grazed on mixed forage pasture. This is a great diet for ruminating animals and the open pasture lands aid in carbon sequestration.

Our vegetables are raised in soil fed primarily by green manure (plants grown specifically to be reincorporated into the soil). No chemical fertilizers and no synthetic herbicides or insecticides are used EVER. We rarely spray even organically approved insecticides. It is our belief that crop diversity, good soil fertility, and wild borders combine to make an environment perfect for growing healthy vegetables. When irrigation is necessary, we use drip irrigation from our well. This keeps us all safe from fecal contaminants found in above ground water.

We love the lifestyle here on the farm and are truly devoted to producing good food.


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