We value the land, life, and resources that make farming possible, and we do our best to take care of them. You are always welcome to visit the farm to see how we do things around here. Please contact us with specific questions!

Everyday our focus on the farm is to encourage life and diversity in all of our garden plots. We endeavor to work with the natural world, not against it.

We are a chemical and spray free farm!

. Seeds and Plant Starts

• we grow and save many of our own seeds; we also spend the majority of our seed budget on local, regional, and small-scale seed companies; and the majority (95%) of the seed we buy is organic

• We start 99% of our plants from seed on the farm (We do purchase onion starts from Dixondale Farms which are conventionally grown)

  Soil Management & Soil Health

• We are a low-till vegetable farm, and we endeavor to care for soil by using less tillage, and we loosen and aerate the soil by hand using large broadforks

• we use farm-made compost and vermi-compost extracts to amend soil

• All soil amendments we use are naturally derived and are approved for organic production, i.e.organic alfalfa meal, organic sunflower meal, feather meal, and mineral amendments

• We plant cover crops (like peas, rye, clover, vetch, and oats) in order to:

  - Prevent soil erosion and leaching of nutrients

  -Add and retain nutrients and fertility in the soil

  -Add organic matter to the soil

  -Retain soil moisture

  Disease and pest management

• Our best line of defense against pest and disease is building healthy soil.

• When there is an imbalance in the system, and we are having pest problems that create an economic impact, we will use the following substances to control certain pests: Diatomaceous Earth, and Sluggo Plus (a pellet that is dropped on the soil surface)— all OMRI certified (certified for use in Organic Farming)

• We do our best to provide habitat and nectar sources for beneficial insects and pollinators by planting flowers, and allowing some of our herb crops, like cilantro, dill, and basil,to flower before they are removed from the garden

• We practice crop rotations to naturally break up pest & disease cycles