I believe in designing life around one’s values and helping others do the same.
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Subscribe if you love to learn about beekeeping, producing nutrient-dense food, and seasonal living. Whenever possible I’ll share research that supports certain beekeeping and gardening practices, nutrition, and agricultural trends. I’m motivated by evidence-based learnings and love connecting with others who are inspired by the same.
I’m a journeyman beekeeper, certified permaculture designer, and an author. My new book ROSE WINDOW released on July 1, 2025. I’ve published a guide for freelance journalists and written for magazines like VEGETABLE GROWERS NEWS, PRODUCE BUSINESS, GRIT, TRIANGLE GARDENER, and more. All of my 1-lb and larger honey jars include my bee-inspired poetry. Based in North Carolina, I raise chickens, quail, bees, and raised our first pigs in 2024. Between 2 main apiaries near Pittsboro and Bryson City, I steward approximately 17 acres. I practice low-till, in-ground gardening, grow in a high tunnel, containers, and added an heirloom apple orchard and peach orchard. You’ll find a lot of updates on Instagram @taralynne0.
Aside from food for our family of 2, I grow diverse forage for pollinators on our land. Beyond conserving existing species, I routinely add woodland botanicals, once-endangered plants like the Snowbank white blackberry, and resilient varieties such as the Dunstan chestnut.
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