All our plants are grown organically, using ecological methods and without the use of use of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Silver Heights Farm is organic certified by NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC (producer #200123).
"Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers who want an alternative, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants. The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, families or kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel that genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately people and communities."
We have begun to draw particular attention to those plants that have received the Slow Food organization's distinctive recognition as threatened. ARK plants have been so desgnated for the need to preserve these endangered foods and their associated economic, social and cultural heritage. For more information, visit SlowFoodUSA.org.
Trina Pilonero
Silver Heights Farm
216 Eggler Road
Jeffersonville, NY 12748
Email: nursery@silverheightsfarm.com
Phone & Fax: 845-482-3608
Note: There is no phone service at the nursery—no land lines and no cell service. Instead, the phone rings at Trina's home, 10 miles away. Inconvenient, we know, but we are in the "boonies."