Returning to the Farm
Our Hella Farms is nestled on 15 acres in the community of Bandys in Catawba, North Carolina. The farm is an hour drive from the mountains and climate is always comfortable. But there is another Hella Farm, the original, that carries a lot more mystique for this family. There, the Hella lineage dates back through Andre's descendants for over a dozen generations and spanning hundreds of years.
The family-owned Hella homestead still resides on what's left of the farm in Lemhény, Covasna County inside the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania, Romania. It was years ago the young Hella sisters would travel on train from their home in Csíkszereda and out to the farm in the countryside where their summers were spent with grandparents. Over those summers, the ways and the passion of the old-world life were bridged to the new generation. This experience gave them a glimpse into a simpler, more fulfilling life.
Many years later, the grandparents are still celebrated in remembering and practicing some of the old ways of doing things. And the joy, passion and simplicity of their summers back in the old country are enjoyed once again on the new Hella Farms.
Our Farm Manager
Scott LaSala is husband and brother-in-law to the Hella Sisters, namesake to the farm. Raised in South Georgia, Scott has always had a soft spot for backyard gardens and the agrarian lifestyle. A geologist by training, Scott loves the great outdoors and anything that keeps him outside. And since 2012, Scott has pursued studies in permaculture, regenerative farming and sustenance living and is constantly experimenting with the next latest technique on the farm. He loves his family and his neighbors, and he strives always to pull his community together.