Whitted Bowers is hands down my favorite farm to buy food from. There is so much goodness going on at this farm, it's hard to know where to start. For one, they are the CLEANEST farm in the state. You will find no chemical fertilizers, no industrial amendments, no herbicides (not even organic ones), no pesticides, absolutely nothing but good old fashioned compost (made on-site), and oh so much love. You won't even find treated posts, only cedar, that's how much they care about the quality of their soil which = the quality of their food.
What I love most about Rob and Cheri is that they are so sincere in their desire to provide the cleanest and most nutrient-dense food available. They don't cut corners. They work so hard to produce their delicious produce/fruit and the result is produce/fruit that not only looks better than the rest, it TASTES better too. Go see them at the Carrboro farmer's market and you'll see their goods are in a whole different league, to what other farmers are selling.
They are the only organic farm in the area that I know of, that doesn't use feathermeal. As someone who truly cares about my health, and about the environment and clean farming practices, the use of feathermeal is hugely offending to me, and the fact that Whitted Bowers makes the conscious decision not to use feathermeal speaks volumes to their integrity, and sincerity as farmers and stewards of the earth.
Every time I come back from picking their delectable strawberries (which are so clean you need not wash them before eating!), or from the farmer's market with a basket full of their incredible produce, I think how lucky I am, in this day and age of nutritionally depleted and unclean food, to have Whitted Bowers to buy my vegetables and fruit from.
Walking around their farm is pure joy, and it's impossible not to feel the love they so clearly pour into their work.
Rob, Cheri, thank you for providing me and so many others with the highest quality food, that I consider the most effective health insurance available, and that I simply don't know what I would do without! read more