About Us

1974

Marian Wall and Tommy Dean open Harmony Farms on W. Franklin St in Chapel Hill, NC with a vision to bring the cleanest foods possible to their community.

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1976

Harmony Farms moves to Raleigh, NC on Hillsborough St. across from NC State University, and Marian Wall assumes sole ownership.

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1984

With new co-owner Penny Eubanks, Marian opens a second, larger Harmony Farms location in North Raleigh on Creedmoor Rd. NC State student Jamie Nile assumes management of the Hillsborough St. location. Jamie’s friend Steve Long becomes a regular customer.

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1991

Marian becomes sole owner when Penny steps away to give birth and raise her family.

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The Late 1990s

Regular customer and Usui Reiki Master Healer Steve Long begins leaving business cards at the store.

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1998

Marian sells the Hillsborough location to focus on the Creedmoor location, where business is booming. The Hillsborough store eventually closes down in 2000.

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The Early 2000s

Nancy Stefan finishes her Classical Naturopathic Doctor studies at The Trinity School of Natural Health. She begins leaving her business cards at the store. A devoted customer, Nancy hints to Marian to call her if she ever considers selling.

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2002

Steve begins dating Nancy, whom he had met in Reiki Master Vicki Penninger’s Reiki Healing Troupe. They soon find out they had similar goals and dreams to escape corporate America and offer healing practices in a healing and sustainable environment

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2004

Nancy and Steve marry in October 2004.

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2005

Marian Wall decides to sell the store to the Longs.

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2019

In late 2019, the store expanded by 2000 sq ft, making room for many new products!

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2023

In December of 2023, Steve and Nancy sold the store to a young entrepreneur who owns many "Fancy Foods" stores.