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Half Hill Farm: Celebrating 10 years!

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Christian and Vince (2013) – photo by BrassPenny Photography

10th ANNIVERSARY: All year we are reflecting on ten years of big dreams and big change at Half Hill Farm. A lot can happen in ten years, but one thing is true: life has a way of showing you the path forward in every challenge if your heart and mind are open to it.

We moved to Woodbury from Murfreesboro to build and open Short Mountain Distillery for the Kaufman brothers after helping change county law in 2010 by referendum to allow it. I had just quit my job producing evening news for a local television station in search of something with more meaning and purpose and found way more than I could have imagined.

It took 16 months to build the distillery but not nearly that long to be inspired enough by the community and country living to want to slightly change direction again to start our own farm.

It almost didn’t happen. We looked for months when we saw a “for sale by owner” sign on what appeared to be a heavily wooded property. When we drove up the first part of the driveway, we stopped and looked at each other and said we should leave before seeing anything more. Something about the entrance kept us away for months until we saw a listing that showed what we had missed. Luckily, it was still on the market, and we bought it!

When we moved to our new farm in 2012, a good friend opened our eyes to nature’s possibilities with a surprise find of a giant 9 lbs Maitake mushroom growing at the base of an old oak tree. It moved us toward growing mushrooms, but not nearly as seriously as life had in store.

We started our farm with selling our organic vegetables at our local farmers market, but everything changed when Vince’s mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. The farming side waned as we focused more on mushrooms and what they could do for her.

While her quality of life was dramatically improved, stage four eventually proved too difficult a challenge for Sandy. Her passing was hard, and we almost decided to stop farming when friends who needed our mushroom extracts encouraged us to keep going.

Over time, the word-of-mouth growth in demand for the mushroom extracts we made required us to move to a larger commercial kitchen we invited another new business to share. Very soon after, our new gut healthy beverage took off and we brought on a partner to get bigger space that has grown us into three retail stores.

Despite the growth, we are still based in our small hometown of Woodbury, TN. We are here because of help from a lot of friends and neighbors who believe in our vision. We still make our mushroom extracts with all organic ingredients and a monkish reverence in service to customers who need it. Because of stories of healing and personal transformation from our customers, we personally take the products every single day and will for life.

In the past ten years, we have gone from making our liquid mushroom dual extracts because no one else was to seeing a whole industry grow around what these mushrooms can do for people. We see what some get wrong and what some get right. We see companies making the most of it and companies with the same level of passion for better health & well being.

It’s exciting to see customers’ mushroom consciousness grow no matter how it happens. However you come to use mushrooms in your life, know that the roots of our dedication to better health & well being with mushrooms runs deep and is personal. Thank you for continuing to trust what we do and for choosing our farm’s products!

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Half Hill Farm’s Mushroom Dual Extracts – new packaging, same quality and care!

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MUSHROOM EXTRACTS: When we created our farm’s popular mushroom dual extracts several years ago, we started by sparing no expense on quality because we created it for a very special member of our family battling cancer. Today, that same focus on quality and care is the reason we’ve grown into what we are today, and we will never forget that!

In a couple weeks, you’ll start seeing our new mushroom extracts packaging that will help customers see and pour the product better. It’s the exact same product made by the same people you love and trust with all the same high quality ingredients our friends and loved ones deserve.

Thank you for trusting us to help keep you on the path to better health and well being!

Purchase Half Hill Farm’s Mushroom Dual Extracts online and save 15% when you buy 4 or more 200ml bottles in any combination using coupon code “4pack.” Save 10% anytime with the one time use code “intro10.”

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Please consult your doctor if taking any of our products for health reasons. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

CDC recommended mask essentials at Wellness Emporium

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MASK ESSENTIALS: We now have washable cloth face masks available for customers for $5 and $10. All proceeds from mask purchases support local makers who are recently unemployed, underemployed, retired, or facing health challenges and putting their sewing skills to good use.

These masks are CDC recommended and also keep limited surgical grade masks in the hands of those who need them most. Get your face mask and other wellness essentials in one stop through our lobby and curbside service seven days a week!

Cold and Flu: Elderberry Syrup for better health & well being

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ELDERBERRY SYRUP: Half Hill Farm is focused more than ever on crafting natural products to boost your family’s immune system, including our farm’s new 8 oz Elderberry Syrup formula – made with all organic ingredients (elderberries, local honey, cinnamon, clove and ginger) and available now through curbside service Mon-Sat 12-4 at Wellness Emporium Woodbury next to DTC and seven days a week 10-4 at Wellness Emporium Murfreesboro at the corner of East Main + Middle Tennessee BLVD!

 

While we are currently sold out of our popular Elderberry Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic, we’ve got a new batch ready to bottle next week. We know it’s a challenging time for folks already dealing with a lot of life without adding in a pandemic. We want you to know we’re here for you, and while we can’t reach out and hug or hold your hand, do know we see you, and we’re listening to your needs. Thank you for making us your home for better health & well being!

COVID-19 Pandemic and our commitment to better health & well being

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Our wellness advocates are committed to your better health & well being no matter what life throws at you. During public health emergencies, our advocates are vigilant with cleaning procedures designed to disrupt transmission from touch surfaces and providing you the very best natural products to boost your immune response. We are closely monitoring CDC guidelines for businesses and will remain open with capacity limits set at 10 people in our retail spaces. We are here to arm you with knowledge, confidence and nature’s best tools to defeat fear and the health challenges fear can amplify.

While there is no known cure for COVID-19, there are a couple of ways to make transmission more difficult especially for those at higher risk. Both of them require acting on shared knowledge. The first option is entirely up to you – creating physical boundaries. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Stand at a distance from others. Regularly clean your cell phone. The second option is a more elusive knowledge of natural remedies that can help amplify your immune response. Supplement your gut health with probiotics, locally fermented foods and beverage, whole food sourced vitamin and mineral supplements, elderberry, essential oils, immune boosting mushrooms and herbals.

 

We can’t be there to remind you to wash your hands, but we are here with knowledge of nature’s remedies and hand crafted quality products for better health & well being.

SHOP ONLINE: Shipping is FREE for all online orders over $150. There are coupon codes posted on the store page. If you want an item shipped from our store and do not see it listed online, please phone in your order.

SHOP OUR STORES: Stop by Wellness Emporium at the following locations and learn more.

UPDATE 3-21-20: We’ve moved to curbside service only to further protect our employees and customers. We’ve temporarily closed our Bell Buckle location. Our Jackson store has normal business hours. Below are our temporary curbside hours and locations. Thanks for your understanding!

Half Hill Farm lowers prices on CBD hemp products

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This Valentine’s Day we’re sharing the love with a huge price drop on all our farm’s CBD hemp products! As the hemp industry matures and processing and hemp prices fall, we’re passing the savings on to customers as we promised while still using all the same quality ingredients and processes you expect from us.

Half Hill Farm is a natural health & wellness product maker founded in 2012 and was the first certified organic farm to grow hemp in Tennessee. We are now a licensed hemp grower, processor and permitted manufacturer producing quality full spectrum extract CBD hemp oil blends in 500mg, 1000mg, and 2500mg formulas and a 1000mg full spectrum CBD hemp topical salve as well as 500mg, 1000mg, and 2500mg 0% THC CBD oils.

Half Hill Farm manufactures our hemp products and other wellness products in our FDA registered and state permitted manufacturing facility in Woodbury. Our hemp products use high quality CO2 extraction while most competitors use cheaper and faster ethanol and butane extractions. We also do not use any additives, flavors or artificial ingredients. Each batch is tested by third-party independent labs to ensure quality and compliance.

CBD HEMP PRICE CHANGES:

  • 500mg full spectrum was $48 – now $38
  • 1000mg full spectrum was $87 – now $69
  • 2500mg full spectrum was $189 – now $149
  • 500mg 0% THC was $45 – now $32
  • 1000mg 0% THC was $82 – now $58
  • 2500mg 0% THC was $180 – now $128

Check these and other popular CBD product price reductions available now at our farm’s retail stores below. Want our products in your store? Click here to inquire about wholesale.

Please consult your doctor before taking any of our products for health reasons. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Give the gift of Better Health and Well Being!

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GIFT CARDS: Now you can stuff their stocking this holiday season with better health & well being from the Wellness Emporium! Our gift cards apply to anything in our stores and are the perfect way to support healthier New Year resolutions – there’s no expiration and $20 minimum. Available now:

Here’s to your better health and well being!

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THANK YOU: I really enjoy the chances I get to write a short note on the packing slips of orders we ship out every day. We’ve grown a lot over the past few years, but we’ve not forgotten what got us here. When I ask myself ‘what good can I do today,’ the work we do everyday is the answer, and your trust makes work not feel like work at all. I am so fortunate to have started this business with family and to see it grow to include a new family of extraordinary people I trust to fulfill our wellness-focused mission every day. Thank you for giving so much purpose and meaning to the work we all do at Half Hill Farm!

LIVE GREEN: Watch this segment on Live Green Tennessee featuring Christian Grantham talking about Half Hill Farm’s mission and the products we make for better health and well being. You can find our products in over 20 stores throughout Middle Tennessee including our four stores:

Stock up on functional honey at Wellness Emporium

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FUNCTIONAL HONEY: Did you know there are all kinds of honey with different health benefits based on location and which flowers and plants the bees foraged? We love honey bees and the sweet honey they make. We’re collecting just enough special honey from around the world made with extra bee magic for better health & well being – get stocked at our farm’s store: the Wellness Emporium!

NEEM HONEY – Made by wild bees and responsibly harvested in India and used as a digestive aid. Add to oatmeal or pancakes!

HEMP HONEY – Hemp flower extract infused honey used to help reduce inflammation and anxiety. Add a teaspoon to your favorite tea and get 15mg of full spectrum CBD.

MANUKA HONEY – Made by bees from the Manuka flower in New Zealand and used around the world for gut health. Take by the teaspoon to soothe an upset stomach.

ACACIA HONEY – Made by bees foraging Black Locust tree flowers and used for skin health and immune boosting. Try using on acne or minor scrapes.

WHITE HONEY – Made by bees foraging Himalayan wildflowers. Try on baked bread or Brie cheese and then tell me why not!

LOCAL HONEY – Made by Mr. George Martin’s bees with Manchester area pollen for seasonal allergies. Grandmas would know exactly what to do with this because they buy the quart jars.

Half Hill Farm partners with former tobacco farm to grow hemp

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Half Hill Farm is now partnered with a former tobacco grower to produce premium indoor grown hemp flower. The new 5,000 square feet indoor grow space at Boze Farms in Carthage, TN should be fully operational later this year.

The indoor grow will provide bulk wholesale flower to stores and manufacturers including Half Hill Farm’s Wellness Emporium retail stores across the state. The new climate controlled facility will also supply their new CO2 extraction lab in Woodbury to ensure in-house quality controls from start to finished product.

“We know retailers and consumers have a lot of options on the market,” said Half Hill Farm owner Vince Oropesa. “That’s why we’re focused on providing a premium value with quality growing and processing that can scale to meet demand.”

Many hemp farmers and processors in Tennessee rely on solvent extraction that can process mass quantities of hemp at a time using ethanol or butane. Half Hill Farm’s new extraction and testing lab will use higher quality supercritical CO2 extraction. The slower process uses a few pounds of hemp at a time and will help ensure only the best hemp is extracted producing a better quality product option for consumers and manufacturers.

“We know we can’t CO2 extract everything,” said owner Scot Smotherman who heads up the partnership. “But there’s no shortage of good quality ethanol extraction service options for larger volume grows.”

Half Hill Farm was the first USDA certified organic farm in Tennessee to grow industrial hemp. We are now a licensed hemp grower, processor and permitted food manufacturer producing quality CO2 extracted CBD hemp oil blends in 500mg, 1000mg, and 2500mg formulas and a 1000mg full spectrum CBD hemp topical salve.

More than 2,900 grower licenses were issued to Tennessee farms by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture this year. For perspective, neighboring Kentucky is the nation’s third largest grower of hemp, and they issued 1,000 grower licenses this year.

The year round indoor grow and the ability to scale into several hundred thousand square feet elsewhere on the farm was a critical component in Half Hill Farm partnering with Boze Farm.

“Farming has taken a real beating over the past few years, “ said Joe Darren Boze. “We’re hoping hemp helps turns it around.”

Jimmy Joe Boze, Joe’s father, started growing hemp when his tobacco contract was suddenly pulled. He still proudly makes pre-rolls from last year’s harvest and humbly says he did it to see how it will go. While he’s hopeful, and sees how it helps people, he’s wary and still describes this year as ‘poking around to see what works.’

“This ain’t my first rodeo,” Jimmy Joe added with a wink and hint of good old farmer’s been-there-done-that attitude. “Let’s see what the boys can do with it.”

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