Chapel Hill Ranch & Farm exists to honor God by recognizing that everything we have is a gift from Him, especially the food that we consume.
What is "Ethically Grown?"
Ethically grown is a belief system that the plant is a gift from God, entrusted to us to nourish and cherish. Our responsibility as stewards of this gift is to nurture and care for it as part of a relationship with God. We plant it, but He gives it life. We care for it so that it will thrive as a reflection of a thriving relationship we hope to enjoy with God. When the plant thrives, it gives us its fruit, pouring itself out just as God pours out his love for us. It's our duty in this relationship to provide the best natural farming practices possible to promote the health of the plant, and never to jeopardize it. We do that by using natural means to make the soil fertile. We do it by providing adequate water, filtered to remove impurities, applied to the plant in appropriate quantities. We do it by protecting the plant from enemies using natural means, and never artificial chemicals. We do it by spending time with the plant to assess its health and make adjustments as conditions of the plant suggest. We do it by carefully tending to the needs of the plant with our own hands. And we do it by harvesting the plant only when the plant is ready.
