Herbs...
We are fortunate to have a wealth of medicinal plants growing right outside our doorstep! If you are interested in taking home any of our dried herbs, please visit the online farmer's market of Meeting House Farm, a collaborative of 11 farms; in addition to herbs grown here at Belstar, you're sure to find a plethora of herbs from one of the other growers, as well!
If you are interested in fresh herbs (in season), please contact Stacey.
Here's just a glimpse at what we are growing:
If you are interested in fresh herbs (in season), please contact Stacey.
Here's just a glimpse at what we are growing:
- Apple trees: predominately cider-specific fruit such as Black Oxford, Golden Russet, Esopus Spitzenburg, Kingston Black, Hewe's Virginia Crab, and our own Belstar apple
- Culinary herbs (traditionally speaking): chives, garlic chives, lavender, mint, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, winter savory
- Fruits (besides apple, of course): Raspberries (black, golden, purple, red), blackberries, elderberries, aronia
- Medicinal herbs (to name a few): anise hyssop, bee balm, borage, calendula, California poppies, catnip, chamomile, comfrey, echinacea, feverfew, goldenrod, heather, hops, hyssop, lemon balm, marshmallow, red clover, rose, skullcap, St. John's Wort, soapwort, sweet annie, tulsi, wormwood, yarrow