CRAFT Herb Growing and Processing at Bird Fork Farm

In July, Bird Fork Farm on Cagle Mountain hosted us for an Herb Growing and Processing workshop. Herbalist and farmer Alysia Leon took us on an herb journey: we harvested yarrow, built garbling screens to help break up plants for use in teas and medicines, and practiced garbling mullein and mountain mint.

The Southeast TN CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) program highlights farmers in the region and helps to facilitate farmer-to-farmer learning. There are many ways to approach the topics covered in the workshops. The information shared at each CRAFT workshop reflects the philosophy of the farmer-educator(s) and their findings/ways of doing things that work for them in their operation. There will always be an opportunity to learn more, dive deeper into the topics, and approach them from different angles.

This event was made possible with support from SARE and Crabtree Farms of Chattanooga.