Couple sells EVERYTHING to start a THRIVING market garden in NC

Discover the hard work, dedication, and passion that goes into cultivating fresh, locally grown produce at Honey Tree Farm. Located in NC, this one and a half acre market garden supplies 40 plus varieties of vegetables to local markets, restaurants and through direct farm sales. With a commitment to small, sustainable, and organic farming practices, Tori and Casey take great pride in providing the community with nutritious and delicious produce. Using caterpillar tunnels they are able to control what they grow so they can grow year round despite the varied climate of North Carolina. Despite only farming for four years, the blood, sweat, and tears they have invested into their farm has made it what it is today. For them, the good life is being able to work together and do what they love every day.
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[@amextoagri1708]

Great job! Congratulations on the success! ..

[@DK6060]

I’m big fan of @TheMarketGardeners so glad to hear that JM’s book was so helpful. Congrats on building such a great business.

[@sharonchew2144]

Loved this spot light on Casey and Tori and their success with Honey Tree Farm. Their journey has been a pleasure to watch--wonderful clip of them walking the farm, hand-in-hand, brimming with smiles!

[@theJustinRhodesShow]

You all are doing such a great job! Congratulations on the success! You all have worked hard for it. ~ Rebekah

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Thanks

[@discoverFigureitout]

Hey Justin, you’re a beast ! Was this couple enrolled in your new community platform?

[@honeytreefarmnc]

@@discoverFigureitout people can text me garden questions through Justin’s member area

[@curiouscat3384]

I'm just amazed how much you've accomplished in the few years I've been watching you ! God bless your hard work :)

[@robalmeida8056]

You guys Rock. So happy to be able to call you my friend and work with you.

[@coreyvernon2291]

Wow…we have such a similar story. We bought a camper…moved out to a working market garden farm…decided to do it ourselves…sold our house…leased 3.5 acres…we will go to our first farmers market in a month or so. Rock on!

[@honeytreefarmnc]

🤘

[@FarmersFriend]

That's awesome! All the best to you guys!

[@SaltydogNC]

I've followed you since your earliest days, and I am so impressed by how much you've accomplished. Your determination and ability to move forward after significant challenges is what impresses me the most. Your relationship with each other is heartwarming. My dad is a retired preacher, and one of his sermons was that if you wanted to plow a straight row, you couldn't look at the ground in front of you. If you did, you would plow a crooked row every time. But if you focused on a point at the end of the row where you wanted to be, and you never took your eye off that goal, you would plow a straight row every time. You're plowing straight rows in life. Wishing you all the best for this growing season and many more.

[@januarytimberlake9629]

Love these two

[@darinbennett3638]

I have watched Casey and Tori (George) on their YT channel and have enjoyed getting to know their work and dedication to what it takes to make it all work. They're a great couple who seem to truly love what they do and I like how they don't look back...just keep moving forward while learning from their hands-on experiences. Great job...happy for you and proud of you for what you have accomplished and simply for who you are.

[@TS-vr9of]

I remember those first few roof top panorama's. It's so inspiring to see how far they've come. Great job guys.👍

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video. Both are hard working , Our hearts going with them

[@rogerbeck5704]

This is an amazing couple who have put in thousands of hours planning, building and working together. Their energy and drive is so inspirational and motivating. I wish they could post more videos but I also know that they have so much going on and KZbin takes a lot time. Thank you for showcasing them!

[@leeahselfridge7177]

You guys are amazing!❤

[@thomasdecarlo8543]

God bless them … good for them … it’s ice to see good things happen for good people

[@vickeypierce293]

Amazing!!!

[@judithriverarosso1133]

Congratulations on your courage to leave corporate lives behind and start a real revolution by becoming farmers. We wish you the highest success. Remember that human beings also need to spend time in other endeavors like music, friends, pleasure travels, etc. Hope to meet you somewhere in this beautiful state that is North Carolina.

[@PETRATOOLS]

Glad to be a part of your journey ❤ Very inspiring story!! Thanks for sharing your success with all of us, really great job with everything! 🌎🍀🌿

[@innaedwards3568]

Tori and Casey are amazing! They do an incredible job and we absolutely love everything they grow. ❤❤❤

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Thanks Inna!!

[@jeshurunfarm]

Been watching these 2 for 3 years. Wishing they would do more YT vlogs. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@denisebrady6858]

Hey Guys you convinced me to try to grow Kohlrabi & I can't tell you how many years ago that was. My little backyard vegetable garden is thriving here in Australia & I have just started my seeds so here I go for another adventure. Our extreme heat & humidity has caused some big problems but I will never give up even at 71 yrs old. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Awesome! Kohlrabi is such an underrated veggie

[@Deltasunfarm]

Love those two

[@garytibo]

Very nice to see you two have a good thing going on...😇

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Love this! Yall have done so much and so well.

[@debrabooe901]

It has been such a joy and blessing to watch you two on this journey! I’m so proud of you (and the veggies aren’t bad either)!

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Thanks for the support !

[@cherylbertolini3140]

congratulations the farm has grown so much looks amazing! I hope to one day come to the farm and buy lots of veggies:)

[@suzanneo1124]

Well done, guys!! So happy for you, you’re doing great!

[@angiegomez4002]

Be blessed.

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

They have such a nice setup. Great spotlight on Honey Tree farm.

[@FarmersFriend]

Yes they do! Thanks!

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

@@FarmersFriend Anytime!

[@yudinugroho1196]

Love this channel so much

[@FarmersFriend]

Thanks! :)

[@karolborowiecki8612]

Beautiful couple. Kisses from Poland

[@larrystone5749]

Thx so much for sharing GODS BEAUTY

[@charliecameron2551]

Thanks

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

🔥 🔥 🔥

[@aramosss]

Addie laying at Casey's feet the entire time 😂😂

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Always haha

[@joesimmons5582]

George!

[@t81629]

I have 4 beds and can't even keep up with them. What's a good source to learn to start gardening?

[@FarmersFriend]

The book, The Market Gardener by J. M. Fortier is a good place to start, as well as learning from other farmers in our Good Life Series. Many of them have their own KZbin or social media channels that you can follow for more details and inspiration.

[@t81629]

@@FarmersFriend Thank you. Also wanted to say God bless, I saw the article about how your family visited Donnie in prison. Also started reading Our Ebenezer. I see God's blessing here.

[@gardengatesopen]

👍

[@billyangelapressley]

Where is the Charlotte farmers market you go?

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Charlotte regional

[@tweetiethebird]

This is inspirational. Do you have time for anything else?

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Yeah

[@PAULO-dx2zs]

I badly wanted to be a farmer but I don't own an acre of land sooo....

[@hasenafarms6448]

Curtis Stone didn’t own land when he started.

[@MartyGold]

You're going to love following Agrotonomys channel. You can grow/farm large yields in your home, backyard or any spare space. I own Gold Label Growers and build similar semipermanent walled gardens at homes, schools, restaurants and food banks. Good luck to you And pursue your goals even if you don't know where to start.

[@kelleyfarm]

Intern at a farm by where u live first its alot less glamorous than online videos make it but still an amaxing life

[@circledot-kc8il]

Too much work for the pay.

[@AB-ol5uz]

They make 6 figures...

[@circledot-kc8il]

@@AB-ol5uz That's not profit. That is gross income. They also have an employee they have to pay and expenses.

[@Boringcountrylife]

After growing my own garden and seeing how much I had to grow just to feed my family it cleared my brain of any ideas of ever running a market garden. Maybe once the kids are gone and I then want to be busy non-stop for low pay..... but no. There is a reason all the other gardeners sell books, courses, and consultations. Everyone needs to start growing their own food and then maybe they will be willing to pay real prices for what they need from farmers.

[@circledot-kc8il]

@@Boringcountrylife I am a computational biologist but I do market gardening as a side hustle. It is way too much work for the amount of money you get back. I have 100 acres but only probably a quarter acre in production. I have a tractor and all the equipment that I inherited from a relative who was a professional farmer (unlike this couple). If I were going to scale up I would do a minimum of 50 acres and pay people to do all the harvesting. I've looked into it and the money just isn't there. Market gardening is a meme that cannot die fast enough. I

[@allthingsgrowing]

Ask for help? I about fell out of my seat laughing. Then I thought about crying. We have reached out to nearly 50 farms. All over the U.S., and yes including the ones within a short drive from us. People that claim to be homesteaders, farmers, farmsteads, market gardeners, milk farms, meat farms, you name, we have asked. We have offered tons of free labor, to include paying all these people a generous sum of money. Then to top it off I personally have offered my skills as a carpenter for in and up to two weeks, for free at no additional cost to them. If they would simply let us come and meet them, talk to them, ask questions and all the above aforementioned package deal. We have asked KZbinrs and the like. Only to be met with silence. So NO, asking for help is kind of a joke. And all we have ever asked is to show us something, anything. Trim a tomato plant, clip chicken wings, what they companion plant. It goes as far as just wanting to meet people. In our local and not so local community. We have only been met with silence. Or they point in two different directions except for themselves. Attempting to offer help. Angry? NOPE. Mad? NOPE. Frustrated? YEP. Discouraged? YEP. Disappointed? ABSOLUTELY! We have been to 2 homesteaders festivals. One at Rory Feeks and the other one in Virginia. We will never waste our money or time again at those places. Those people were nothing more than an overpaid, glorified cheerleader.. But the second you ask to come see them, to talk, to learn something, anything. They were like cockroaches when the lights came on. Have you read this book, or that book. Or have you watched this video? Yes, to all. That is why I am standing in front of you, and you and you asking for help. Not everyone learns from books or videos. Remember that. There are such things called learning disabilities. One of which I have, that plays an instrumental part of how I learn. Remember that the next time someone comes and asks you personally for help. Consider why they are asking. The answer is not always that simple

[@janew5351]

That is really sad situation! I hope someone will respond to this post.

[@greg042]

I do this on a small scale. I, like you, have asked for help, but found none locally. Although the SC dept of AG is in my county,it has little resource to help me.They are set for the large commercial farmer. So far, I have been met with blank stares. I think it's that I am not in the clique. I even went to see these very same people in this video about 19 months ago or so. I could not even find their farm in the small town. Knowbody knew who they are. I have made many mistakes so far, and I still own a resturant and a HVAC business to cash flow the project. My plan is to quit HVAC and stay here on my small 7 acre farm. I'll get there eventually and maybe knock a door or two down in the process.

[@allthingsgrowing]

@@janew5351 one of "those" people, already commented. Wasn't to what I said.... But they did comment. I was,...... Almost in shock when at the festival, I saw long lines, cardboard cutouts of themselves, people snappin pics, signing autographs. And when I asked them the things I stated before, mad scramble. They had every answer but what I was looking for. That.... That was when I was shocked. These were the people that I thought were "experts". Shame on me. I wasn't star struck. I literally went there to see if these people that I had bought their book, followed them on KZbin, yadda yadda yadda. How was I to know? I felt I had been duped. Again, shame on me. What really surprised me, wait for it. I heard them preach, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY! What I didn't hear? Their silent whisper, " just not mine" All of these same people, that I had seen in multiple videos, all hangin, all preaching community, that we loved to help others, that's why we are here, being treated like celebrities. It was a joke. It was an absolute joke. A lie. And yet, I watch these people be celebrated as if, somehow this clique had somehow cracked the code to farming. Now, I don't believe if you met me, that you would consider me to be stupid, slow or something else. I just don't learn the ways these people think that everyone thinks and learns. But I absolutely come to terms with it. You mark my words. We are here to change the game of this false homesteading phenomenon that so many people have signed on for. I know I can't be the only person who has felt this. In fact we hope to change the game so much so, that it forces each and everyone of them to change their tactics. Because I know this to be certain. Word will get around. When they come knocking for an interview, or a video or a visit. The question I will ask them is, Why Now? This is not out of being vindictive, or spite. Just simply removed the times when I did reach out and they said no. These people know exactly who they are. That we, never say no. Again, not mad or upset. Like the video above. It makes me smile when I see somebody, someone go do it and make it work. I applaud them. They are the exception not the rule.

[@aenorist2431]

Oh hey, didn't expect to see Honey Tree Farm on here.

[@jerex112]

love caseys farm its pretty