First Step Farm of WNC
Social And Human Services
Why pick this one
First Step Farm provides licensed residential recovery services in Candler alongside farm-based work therapy and vegetable-transplant production.
Best for
- North Carolina adults seeking residential substance-dependency recovery
- Recovery programs incorporating farming, greenhouse work, and paid vocational training
- Farmers seeking vegetable transplants from a certified nursery
- Customers seeking seasonal flowers, vegetable plants, or farm-grown vegetables in Candler
Look elsewhere if
- Someone needs a conventional produce retailer rather than a residential recovery program
- Someone needs outpatient treatment without residential supervision
- Someone cannot commit to at least three months of participation and strenuous farm labor
Specialties
- residential treatment for substance-dependent adults
- work therapy through farming and greenhouse operations
- vegetable transplants
- annual and perennial flowers
- NC safety and emissions inspection training
Certifications
- North Carolina licensed residential supervised living center
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture Certified Nursery
- Staff pesticide certifications
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services licensing
What makes them different
- Operates two productive farms and 29 greenhouses across two Buncombe County facilities
- Supplies vegetable transplants to farming operations in five surrounding states
- Combines residential recovery services with paid seasonal farm and retail-store work
- Has separate men's and women's facilities in Candler
- Farming operations began in 1978 and greenhouse operations began in 1980
- Serves
- Candler
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 200 Pete Luther Rd, Candler, NC 28715
- Phone
- (828) 667-0303
- Website
- http://www.firststepfarmwnc.org
- info@firststepfarmwnc.org
Services
- supervised residential living
- individual and group counseling
- case management
- 12-step self-help meetings
- farm and greenhouse work therapy
- retail sale of vegetables, vegetable plants, and flowers
- automotive minor repairs and NC safety inspections