Harland's Creek Farm-Certified Organic
Harland's Creek Farm, LLC is a certified organic farm located four miles west of Pittsboro NC. All our flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits are certified organic. The farm is operated by Judy Lessler, Erasmo Flores, and Yoli Nill Rios. Judy started the farm with her husband in 1999. After many years working on the farm, Erasmo became a partner in 2016. Yoli, Erasmo's wife joined in the farm operations in 2018.
We sell our products at the Durham Farmers Market on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Visit the market's web site for more information. et. We operate two CSAs, our Tuesday CSA with deliveries in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Pittsboro and our Durham Collaborative CSA with deliveries at the Durham Farmers Market. See the CSA tabs for more information and to enroll. And we also sell to local restaurants, mainly: Poole's Downtown Diner, and Death and Taxes in Raleigh, Tazza Kitchen in Raleigh, and The Boot, Maeto Bar de Taps, and Geer Street in Durham. These are the all topnotch places with excellent chefs. We are particularly in awe of Ashley Christensen who leads a great team of chefs in multiple sites.
You can buy directly from us. Please send an e-mail to hcffarmers@gmail.com or call Erasmo at 919-799-6982 for more information.
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations writes “…organic [methods] …are increasing soil organic carbon by [transferring] large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere to the soil … enhanced carbon sequestration, coupled with additional biodiversity…organic agriculture [has] potential for mitigating and adapting to climate change. From http://www.fao.org/organicag/oa-specialfeatures/oa-climatechange/en/ January 29, 2017.
We farm organically--to protect our staff, our customers,
and our world.
Join us in our mission.
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On-Line Ordering Available
Posted by Judy Lessler :: Thursday, March 19 :: 12:30am
CLICK ON THE ON-LINE ORDERING TAB ABOVE
Because access to the Durham Farmers Market is restricted due to the novel coronavirus, we have set up online ordering. This will allow our customers to get fresh, organic produce without spending time in grocery stores. We love the Durham Farmers Market where we usually sell; however, by order of the municipal authorities, that market will be closed until at least April 10, 2020.
We have arranged for a location near the market from which we can distribute online orders. Also, they can be picked up at our farm.
We will have a Farm Share Program opening toward the end of April. If the Durham Farmers' Market is not open by then, we will have another site for delivery and are also investigating home delivery in the Durham area. We already have non-farmers market sites in Raleigh and Chapel Hill for the farm shares.
This is a moving target requiring us to adapt daily. Our main goal is to deliver fresh, HEALTHY, organic food to you. We have instituted new procedures on the farm to increase food safety. Remember the food comes directly from the farm to the pick-up site, to you..a much less convoluted route than the one traveled by produce in your grocery store.
Judy started HCF. She develops meal plans for the CSAs, maintains our website, and writes our blog. Judy is now in her seventies, and you are not likely to see her at our early morning markets, because she is sleeping in.
Erasmo worked part-time on the farm for years, He became a partner in 2016 and lives in Siler City. You can meet him at the Saturday Durham Farmers' market on alternate Saturdays. He is active in all aspects of the farm, is our main tractor guy, and is transitioning into doing the book-keeping. He and his wife Yoli work on the farm. Also, you can find them at the Durham Farmers' Market with their son Michael who is a math-wise.
We are a great team.
