Busy Bee Farm is located in the Pine Barrens in Tabernacle, N.J. Pesticide free lavender, herbs, and native plants are the focal crops, and the farm is also home to 25 beehives. As the Price's home since 1996, the farm was created in 2006 with the addition of a greenhouse in 2007. Busy Bee Farm has recently been certified for Jersey Fresh, which means that all of the high standards of the program have been met by the farm's products. The farm has also been awarded several grants from NRCS towards reinforcing environmentally sound practices that include the creation of a Pollinator Habitat, Forest Stewardship, and Organic Certification. We are committed to these practices and are available for educational programs related to these topics. Updates From the Farm January 1, 2012 - Thank you for making 2011 another wonderful season for Busy Bee Farm. We sincerely appreciate all of your continued interest and support, and we truly value the opportunities we've been given to educate about environmental topics dear to our hearts and to make wonderful friendships in the process. For 2012 we are already moving forward. We've ordered 10 additional beehives as well as about 600 new lavender plants. We are trying some new varieties in our fields to meet the demand for our culinary products as well as possible distillation for lavender essential oil. Thanks to the popularity of our lavender based loose leaf herbal teas, we'll be planting more this year. And of course I'll be crafting more lavender honey soaps all winter. This year we are also working towards scheduling more cut your own lavender dates with the hope that the weather will cooperate. Dates will be posted here, on Facebook, and Twitter. During that period, roughly between mid-June and most of July, we'll also be open for group visits. In addition to Cut Your Own, we can provide educational talks and walks here at the farm on Honeybees, Plants for Pollinators, Lavender, etc. Plan your group visits early, though - the group visits are already being scheduled. E-mail lavender (dot) toni (at) gmail (dot) com for details. Thanks again for a great 2011 season, and best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy 2012! 2012 Farmer's Markets - Coming Soon! |