entr-02~Bluebird Hill Farm
A North Carolina family farm
Norma DeCamp Burns wants to keep her North Carolina family
farm from disappearing. In the Tar Heel state, that’s an uphill
battle—North Carolina loses 55 acres of farmland each day.
Norma singlehandedly operates Bluebird Hill Farm in Bennett,
NC, where she grows USDA Certified Organic fresh herbs, specialty
vegetables and Grosso Lavender. Her long-term plans include a blend of
technology with old fashioned barn raising techniques to farm more
efficiently.
Norma utilized a ShadeFund loan to buy a specially designed
harvester and a large capacity steam distiller so she can produce more
premium lavender hydrosol and lavender essential oil. Each June, she
thanks her volunteer harvest crew with a little North Carolina BBQ and
fresh bouquets of the sweet smelling flowers.




