About the Farm

I enjoy farming and keeping bees here in southeast North Carolina although the farming  part can sometimes prove challenging in this hot and humid, sometimes very dry climate.  Herbs were some of the first things I planted when I had my own land and I have been devoted to them ever since. They have remarkable restorative properties and it’s this fact that continues to intrigue me as I work to develop new products for my customers. I believe we need to be kind to the land and ourselves and because of this philosophy I don’t use harmful chemicals on my farm. My herbs are grown organically so you can be assured that my products are safe. I try all of my products on myself or my willing friends and family and if they are not amazing and healing to the skin, I don't sell them.

The bees are a huge part of Honey Thyme Herb Farm.  Like my herbs, they are raised without chemicals so my honey is pure and the beeswax and propolis gathered from my hives has no chemical residue. Bees are fascinating creatures and add another dimension
to my garden providing color, movement and sound. A warm summer day finds them buzzing happily amongst my herbs gathering nectar and pollen and in the process pollinating my vegetables. Bees and other pollinators are vital to our food production and need to be protected and encouraged in all ecosystems especially our suburban yards.  The average neighborhood lawn has more toxic chemicals per acre than a traditional acre of cropland.  Remember, what you spray in your yard directly affects all the creatures that walk, crawl and fly in it and that includes bees of all types.  Explore my Bee pages to learn more about these intriguing insects.

I love sharing the amazing world of bees and herbs with other folks and I do this is two ways: giving lectures and workshops and attending craft fairs. Please visit our farm news page to see where we will be in the coming months.   If you'd like to learn more about herbs follow this link.

                                        About the Farmer
I grew up like most kids in the 70's playing outside and exploring the natural world.  By the time I was ten or so I had a reputation for tasting any berry or fruit that my friends found growing outside.  "Give it to Theresa, she'll try it." Fortunatly, I never came aross anything poisonous but those early experiences taught me how cool it was to pick your own food  because up until that point, food for me had come from the grocery store. Growing my own food never occured to me at that point and I was content to gather plants from the wild.  So life went on, I married, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1989 and had a few kids.   In 1992 when I finally had my own land, those early plant encounters were still with me and I took full advantage of my half acre of bare dirt.  I planted lots of herbs and all the edible plants I could think of including some of those old friends that I had met in the woods so many years before.    It was like coming home and I was enthralled.   As I progressed on my gardening  journey, planting more herbs every year, I came to feel a deep conection to the land and the plants and creatures that I nurtured. I discovered  too that herbs could  affect our emotional and physical well being in a profound way: they could heal our bodies and our minds. This was a powerfull concept since at this point I had  turned my back on the  western medical establishment.  Herbs seemed like a wonderful, user friendly alternative and I found that  Herbal Medicine really is the people's medicine.   Honey Thyme Herb Farm is the culmination of my herbal quest and as you peruse the website, I hope you come away with a deeper sense of the interconnectedness of all living things.  Herbal Blessings, Theresa.