Produce Farm since 2011
Organic Produce | Native Plants | CSA | Ware Shoals
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Bio Way Farm is an organic farm with a focus on biological farming and permaculture design principles. Our 120 acres offer a mix of cultivated fields with row crops, preserved forests, a native plant nursery and a 5 acre lake. We sell through farmers markets, farm to table restaurants, CSA, an on farm stand & additionally offer farm tours and nature walks. Production techniques include, cover cropping, flail mowing,silagetarping, drip irrigation, extremely limited plastic use and experimenting with no-till practices. We view Bio Way as not just a farm but as an actively managed landscape and nature preserve. Though we only cultivate 5 acres of 120, we treat the entire property as a complete landscape in which we work to maximize biological diversity and native integrity. Holistically and organically managing the landscape has provided us with a number of benefits including, reduced pest and disease pressure, additional habitat for native organisms, increased soil health and an overall balanced ecosystem.
Bio Way Farm strives to work with nature using organic farming practices and ecological principles to produce, restore and protect wild and cultivated systems. Chris Sermons, the farmer, is a naturalist who has studied native species, farming, permaculture and conservation for over 20 years. He was voted Farmer of the year in 2016 by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. The farm was USDA certified organic for 18 years, from 2006-2024, and while they still use organic practices they are no longer certified.
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Farm Owner · Since 2011
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Farm since 2011