Farm Life & Philosophy

Our Farm

How We Farm

Food quality starts with how it's grown.

Regenerative Farming describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity. This keeps both water and carbon in the soil where they belong.

Our Approach

Five Principles of Regenerative Farming

The practices that guide everything we do on the land.

Cover Crop / Pollinator Crop

Cover crops/pollinator crops, along with no-till farming, builds soil health, allowing us to use less fertilizer while providing pollinators (bees/birds) with fresh food.

No Tillage

Eliminate tillage to prevent soil disturbance. No-till planting saves fuel and keeps the carbon in the soil, where it's supposed to be.

Soil Armour

Protect the soil by keeping it covered with living plants or crop residue to prevent erosion and help moderate soil temperature.

Living Roots

Keep living roots in the soil as long as possible using techniques like fall cover crops to extend the growing season into the fall and early spring.

Diversity

Increase plant diversity through practices like cover crops, inter-cropping or multi-species poly crops to build soil organic matter and the soil's microbial population.

Integrate Livestock

Adding intensive grazing systems provides animal impact and additional nutrients to change the regenerative system.

What We Raise

Our Animals

Raised with care, fed with intention, and treated with respect.

Beef

Our on-farm, pasture-raised beef get a diet of grasses/legumes along with non-GMO corn that is grown on-farm. This way our beef is gluten-free — a must for people who are Celiac/sensitive to gluten. This is the way we've been producing beef for three generations — to great compliments!

Chicken

We source from several local farmers who raise chickens in large, well-maintained barns where they are given a diet of grasses and grass-based grains.

Pork

We source from several local farmers who raise pigs in large, well-maintained pens where they are given a diet of grasses and grass-based grains.

Through the Seasons

Our Farming Calendar

A look at how our land works throughout the growing season.

August 15th

7-Species Cover Crop

Oats, crimson clover, sunflowers, field peas, forage peas and corn, and tillage radish — our pollinator mix goes in.

September 15th

Sunflowers

The sunflowers from our cover crop mix are in full bloom, feeding pollinators and building soil health.

October 21st

Tillage Radish

Our tillage radishes break through compacted soil, creating natural channels for water and root growth.