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The all-natural power of Turkey Tail Mushrooms!

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TURKEY TAIL MUSHROOMS: (Trametes versicolor – pictured here growing at Half Hill Farm® in Woodbury, TN) have been used for centuries for better health & well-being with modern science validating its substantial health benefits.

Immunity – Turkey Tail mushrooms are used mostly for its immune-boosting polysaccharides (polysaccharide K and polysaccharide peptide) that enhance the immune functions of white blood cells. Polysaccharide K improves survival rates of patients with certain types of cancer when used as an adjunct therapy by inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and enhancing the body’s ability to fight cancer.

Gut-Health – The natural prebiotics found in turkey tail mushrooms help nourish beneficial bacteria in the gut for a stronger immune system and better digestion.

Inflammation – Turkey Tail mushrooms are also rich in antioxidants, which reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. This helps prevent damage to cells which lowers the risk of chronic diseases while promoting longevity.

You can take fully mature Turkey Tail mushrooms as an encapsulated powder. You can also decoct it into a tea or liquid dual extract which removes the indigestible chitinous biomass.

Celebrating 10 years with 20% off!

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10 YEARS: Half Hill Farm is celebrating 10 years with a huge 20% discount for online purchases! Use coupon code “10YEARS” twice this year on any two orders and get 20% off your order. It’s one way we’re saying THANK YOU for making us your home for better health & well being!

When we first started making our mushroom extracts, we had no idea anyone outside our own family would need it. You surprised us with stories of healing that changed everything! Making our mushroom extracts continues to be a labor of love for all of us here at Half Hill Farm.

You can only use one coupon code at a time. Don’t forget other coupon codes you can use to continue helping you save throughout the year:

  • 4PACK – get 15% off when you order four or more 200ml bottles of our mushroom extracts in any combination.
  • 10FOR20 – get 20% off when you order 10 or more 200ml bottles of our mushroom extracts.
  • intro10 – get 10% off any one order as an introduction to our products!

Seasonal Honeysuckle Kefir Soda Now on Tap!

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HONEYSUCKLE KEFIR: Our farm’s first seasonal taste of Spring is now on tap! Half Hill Farm’s Honeysuckle water kefir soda is a trip through childhood memories – made with farm foraged honeysuckle and a kiss of local honey in our probiotic water kefir soda. It’s an annual favorite that never lasts long. Stop by our stores listed below and get it by the 16 oz cup or 64 oz growler refill!

WE’RE HIRING: Wellness Advocate position

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We’re Hiring! Do you have a passion for helping people? Does your passion include a knowledge of kombucha, kefir, natural supplements, vitamins and minerals? Click here and fill out the form to apply today to join our team of dedicated Wellness Advocates!

Wellness Advocate Job Description: Our Wellness Advocates help customers on their path to better health and well being. Wellness Advocates have a passion for health and wellness and helping people find it. This position is a part-time position that pays $15 an hour with potential for full-time. Our Wellness Emporium stores are owned by our parent company Half Hill Farm Inc and are located in Woodbury, Murfreesboro, and Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Come grow with us! Click here for the full job description and qualifications (PDF). 

UPDATE 3-30-2021: We are very pleased to announce that we are adding two very talented Wellness Advocates to our team. Please welcome Ambrea Fuller and Isabella Katchmar to Wellness Emporium!

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!

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:

Half Hill Farm expands to new Woodbury location

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(Woodbury, TN) – Half Hill Farm is moving into the building next to DTC on High Street in Woodbury. The kombucha and extract maker purchased the 3,600 square feet building with plans to expand manufacturing and retail.

The High Street location will feature a kombucha tap and tasting room with growler refills, products made by the farm, hand crafted gifts and products that promote better health and well being.

“We are so excited to keep growing in Woodbury,” said co-owner Christian Grantham. “We’re grateful the Arts Center gave our farm an opportunity to grow and for the community helping us find a home right off the square.”

Half Hill Farm is currently in the third year of a shared lease at the Arts Center of Cannon County where they make and bottle kombucha, botanical extracts, apple cider vinegar tonics, tinctures, teas and more. They will officially open on High Street when the lease with the Arts Center is up at the end of the year.

“Customers can still get our kombucha on tap at the Arts Center all year,” said co-owner Vince Oropesa. Arts Center location visitors can also try Half Hill Farm’s new herbal tea-based energy shots and other products coming out later this year.

Stop by I’ll Be Back at 110 W. High Street all the month of May for great deals on Amish made goods and retail displays!

Since opening retail and manufacturing at the Arts Center in 2016, Half Hill Farm launched several new products proudly made here in Woodbury. The most popular is kombucha, a fermented, fizzy health beverage available in different flavors by the bottle, growler or keg.

Half Hill Farm opened a second retail store in Bell Buckle, TN (Wellness Emporium) earlier this year. The company partnered with Manchester native Scot Smotherman to help make the expansion happen. Smotherman will manage Half Hill Farm’s business development and growth.

You can find Half Hill Farm’s products at their stores in Woodbury and Bell Buckle, Harvest Local Foods in Manchester and The Turnip Truck in Nashville.

FireRoot Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic – the troll chaser

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Half Hill Farm’s FireRoot Apple Cider VInegar Tonic – the troll chaser

Our small organic apple orchard here in Woodbury, TN will never produce enough apples for market, but with a little help it will be enough to make some amazing apple cider vinegar tonics!

A famous example that inspired our farm’s first seasonal apple cider vinegar tonic is Rosemary Gladstar’s recipe for Fire Cider. We call our tonic FireRoot, a spicy decoction of certified organic horseradish, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, orange, lemon, cayenne and black pepper in organic apple cider vinegar & mother lightly sweetened with local honey.

Half Hill Farm’s FireRoot apple cider vinegar tonic is just one way our farm honors traditional folk remedies. Each ounce of prevention will chase your trolls and light a fire under whatever’s thrown your way. FireRoot is available in both 8 oz and 16 oz bottles online or in our retail store in the Arts Center of Cannon County starting Thursday February 2.

Better health and well being
Apple cider vinegar has been used for centuries as a natural folk remedy for indigestion and a host of ailments. Research shows daily use of 1-2 tbsps naturally lowers morning blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, dramatically lowers mealtime glycemic levels associated with chronic diseases, helps people lose weight and may satiate appetite. There is some evidence showing anti-cancer properties, but the mechanism is not well understood. Less is known about widely reported uses as a cold and flu prevention, but it is suspected that apple cider vinegar’s alkalizing affects in the body helps prevent cold & flu. Using apple cider vinegar to decoct ingredients like garlic, ginger, and turmeric certainly helps increase the tonic’s antimicrobial and antiviral potential.*

To make FireRoot, our farm starts with all organic ingredients and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar that contains the mother, the naturally occurring probiotic yeast and bacteria that ferments the cider into vinegar. This will appear as a light sediment, so shake well to get all the botanical goodness in every serving!

How to use FireRoot Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic
If you’re a fan of bold flavor, take a tablespoon of FireRoot every day before or after your biggest meal. By using FireRoot with food, you can also lower your intake of salt and fat. Here are a few suggested uses below. Check back for recipes using FireRoot!

  • Blend FireRoot with flax oil or coconut oil to make an amazing salad dressing!
  • Spice up your chutney recipe by replacing the vinegar with FireRoot.
  • Use FireRoot in place of butter or salt on steamed vegetables or beans or blend into marinades for meats.
  • Blend with Bragg’s, sesame oil, and lemon juice to make a tangy dumpling sauce.

FireRoot is our farm’s first seasonal tonic release this year. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram to learn when other tonics will be available.

* Please consult your doctor before using any of our products for health purposes. These statements have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Half Hill Farm among Tennessee’s first to grow hemp

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Industrial hemp grows on Half Hill Farm in Woodbury, TN

(Woodbury, TN) — Half Hill Farm is the first USDA certified organic farm in Tennessee to grow legal hemp. The state legalized hemp last year despite decades of federal prohibition under the Controlled Substance Act. Growing hemp requires a background check and permit from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

Half Hill Farm grows several hundred plants in a pilot partnership with a co-op of farms under Tennessee Hemp Farm. Using various farm methods, participating farms hope to learn how much seed and fiber production they can expect from a plant not grown legally in the United States since the 1950s.

“My guess is hemp will grow just fine here in Cannon County,” said Half Hill Farm’s Christian Grantham. “The exciting part for us is what can be done with it.”

While industrial hemp contains little to none of the psychoactive ingredient THC, hemp seeds produce the highest omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids of any grain. Milled seed is an excellent source of oil and plant protein, and hemp is one of the world’s most renewable sources of industrial fiber.

“It won’t be long before you start seeing several Tennessee products made with hemp grown and processed right here,” Grantham said. ”As part of our farm’s mission, we can’t wait to share the health benefits of hemp through value added products.”

In the mid 1800s, Tennessee farms reported growing over 2,200 tons of cannabis using it to make rope and industrial canvas used in boat sails and to bag cotton harvests. According to state records, production fell with competition from other states.

Growing commercial hemp is still illegal under federal law. Permitted farms in Tennessee work closely with state and federal authorities under new farm rules for states that legalize hemp or recreational & medical marijuana.

Under state law, farms growing hemp can sell hemp fiber or viable hemp seed to a manufacturer and value added products direct to consumers. The first hemp crops in Tennessee will harvest in late September.

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UPDATE 12-10-18: We now manufacture quality CBD hemp oil extract blends in 500mg, 1000mg, and 2500mg formulas. Learn more or sign up for a wholesale account.