This week on the FarmHouse, a podcast by Lancaster Farming, we're talking to Katelyn Melvin, owner of Katydid Hill Farm.

Melvin grows herbs and makes her own herbal tea blends in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.

Her journey into herb farming started by growing herbs in high school. She later worked on a few vegetable farms and decided to take on farming full time.

The farm grows multiple acres of herbs including chamomile, peppermint, lemon balm, anise hyssop and more. The teas are made only with herbs grown on the farm.

"All the tea blends come from my love of the fresh herbs," Melvin said.

She has three points of focus that she tries to incorporate into the farm: soil health, farmer health and supporting the community.

Melvin enjoys talking to customers about the tea blends and how they make people feel.

Drinking tea can often be a calming and stress-relieving experience, which is something Melvin tries to translate into the farm work.

"Are we getting the benefits that I'm hoping that our customers get from the tea? Are we getting that from farming?" Melvin said.

Not only is she hoping to find benefit in farming for herself and her family, she also wants all of her farm workers to get something positive out of working at Katydid Hill Farm.

"I really owe it all to the farmers who I worked for who were so generous and sharing with their knowledge," Melvin said. "That has always been important to me to give back to the people who are working for us."