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I do not grow pumpkins to make pumpkin spice tea. But we at the Kettle Farm grow an amazing alternative for your fall drink lineup that is both native and healthy! Here’s how you make the Kettle Farm’s Spiced Iced Tea using all locally-grown ingredients:

This is a fun way to connect with your local farmers, enjoy our beautiful Appalachian scenery, and hangout with fellow customers! Grab a passport from one of the three participating farm sites: Hidden Hills Orchard, Wildroot Flower Co., or Stacy Family Farms. If you can get your passport stamped at all three farms, you are… Continue reading Harvest Trail in Marietta

It’s time for my favorite festival of the year, where we celebrate Ohio’s Native State Fruit, nature, and all things sustainable!! Pawpaw Festival is coming up Sept 18th-20th at Snow Fork Event Center in Nelsonville (note the new location this year!). Going to Pawpaw Fest truly feels like going to a party—-you’ve got pawpaw beer/cider/kombucha,… Continue reading Pawpaw Festival!!!

I’m heading to Akron this weekend to sell at the Made in Ohio Festival at Hale Farm & Village! This is a Friday-Sunday festival (from 10am-5pm) that celebrates Ohio’s farming heritage and showcases our state’s artisans, musicians, food, and beverages. Hale Farm also features livestock, heritage gardens, and demonstrations of traditional trades and farming practices—-there’s… Continue reading Akron: Made in Ohio Festival!

It’s apple season!!! My favorite place to get apples is just down the road from the Kettle Farm: Hidden Hills Orchard! With rolling hills and over 5,000 apple trees, their farmstand is a picturesque place to pick up a bag of apples, Kettle Farm tea, a Wildroot bouquet, and delight in a frozen apple cider… Continue reading A Farmstand of Apples & Tea

Marietta has a new location where you can buy Kettle Farm tea! Root 60 Coffee is a giftshop and coffee bar in my favorite local nursery, Greenleaf. They are now carrying Kettle Farm tea in their giftshop, as well as featuring a flavor of the month on their menu! They have a drive-thru, Lisa’s Sweet… Continue reading Root 60 Coffee & the Farmers Market!

I wanted to share this difficult news with you all, as many of you have had the opportunity to meet my beautiful mom while she helped me sell tea at farmers markets and festivals.  Earlier this year she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and last weekend Kathleen passed away.  It is hard to process that… Continue reading My Market Mama

A challenge of organic farming is how to protect your crop from pests…..while keeping your customers and environment safe from pesticides! A common pest that many gardeners face are Flea Beetles. There are over 6,000 different species of Flea Beetle, and each specialize in eating only certain plants! A lot of gardeners have issues with… Continue reading Flea Beetles + Neem Oil

The farm is looking for a team of part-time employees to begin August 3rd! With the field expansion going on, I will need employees to help between August 3rd and October 30th. A typical day could involve harvesting, packaging tea, weeding, or cultivating. Regardless of the day’s work activities, I always aim for a positive… Continue reading Job Applications Now Open!

If you are a gardener, you may have noticed the symptoms of Powdery Mildew on certain plants—-Bee Balm and Zinnias are especially susceptible! Today’s newsletter will focus on Powdery Mildew—-how plants become infected, and what you can do about it! Powdery Mildew spores overwinter in the soil or dead plant material, where they wait until… Continue reading Powdery Mildew & Bee Balm